● In March, two northwest Minnesota lawmakers submitted proposals for state funding. At the time, state Sen. Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, said “we need to have that bridge. It needs to be built, and I want to make sure that we’re prepared here on the Minnesota side so that when we get our act together, the funding will be there.”
These are good conversations, and it’s starting to feel like momentum is finally growing to get additional crossings constructed over the Red, further connecting Greater Grand Forks.
As we noted in an editorial in March, the proposals on funding – by people like Johnson and Minnesota state Rep. Deb Kiel, R-Crookston – are a good step to keep the bridge project alive. Others are joining, too. The murmurs are becoming a chorus.