infrastructure

Tim Walz
Community, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Governor Walz will be in Moorhead on Friday

His focus is affordable child care and flood mitigation efforts
Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Governor Walz will be in Moorhead tomorrow on a multi-purpose trip. In the morning, he’s hosting a roundtable discussion on his plan to make child care more afforable and accessible for people in Minnesota. Later in the day, Walz will join Mayor Shelly Carlson and Senator Rob Kupec among others to tour the city’s flood mitigation…

Infrastructure
Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News

Biden’s Infrastructure Bill strives to improve safety across country

Hami Arain,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) — The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is investing in 12 formula programs related to safety improvements using President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law. White House officials are calling this a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild roads, bridges and take action for a clean energy economy with more electric vehicle charging ports. They say nearly $270 million will be…

Minnesota National Guard At Bourbanis Dam
Local News, North Dakota News

Gov. Burgum Asks For Presidential Disaster Declaration For Spring Storms

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A presidential major disaster declaration is being requested by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. The declaration would cover severe spring storms and flooding. The storms broke precipitation records, knocked out power thousands of people and caused over $57 million in damage across the state. Burgum has requested that a major disaster be declared for 40 counties: Adams, Barnes,…

Burgum In Dc 013022
Local News, North Dakota News

Gov. Burgum Joins Others Looking To Fast-Track Infrastructure Projects

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The nation’s governors are looking for ways to fast-track infrastructure projects. They met in Washington, D.C. on Saturday with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. They are seeking guidelines on spending new federal money on infrastructure, including bridges. A 2021 analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association found 36% of all bridges in the country…

Mn Bridges
Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

$60 million to go towards repairing Minnesota bridges in 2022

Austin Erickson,

MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Minnesota officials tout $60 million going towards bridge repairs this year. The money is from the infrastructure law signed by President Biden last year. The state’s Department of Transportation says 660 bridges in Minnesota are in poor condition. The state knows all too well how important it is to have updated infrastructure. In 2007, the Interstate 35W…
Local News, Minnesota News

President Joe Biden To Visit Minnesota on Tuesday

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House announces that President Joe Biden will visit Rosemount, Minnesota on Tuesday. Biden will be in the state discussing the new Infrastructure Bill. The location of the visit hasn’t been released yet. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: infrastructure, minnesota, President Joe Biden, ROSEMOUNT

Broadband
Business, Minnesota News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

MN & ND to improve broadband access thanks to minimum $100 million in funding

Austin Erickson,

MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Are you sick of slow internet and the spinny wheel of death? The infrastructure law signed by President Biden on Nov. 15 provides $65 billion nationwide to improve broadband. “This is a really big moment for the country, it’s a really big moment for advocates and I think it’s a really enormous moment for…

Klobuchar Infrastructure
Politics / Elections

Senate passes $65 billion infrastructure bill

George Gonzales,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) — A bipartisan infrastructure project passes the Senate including more than $65 billion for broadband infrastructure. The project includes major funding for broadband infrastructure that will bring high speed internet to families including those in rural communities across the nation. In addition to broadband, the bill will focus on devoting federal resources to help improve; roads, highways, bridges…

Buttigieg On Infrastructure
Construction & Traffic Updates, Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News

Sec. Buttigieg explains American Jobs Plan impact on North Dakota & Minnesota

Raya Quttaineh,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – President Joe Biden has ended negotiations with top Republican leaders regarding his American Jobs Plan, but the administration will continue seeking bipartisan approval of the infrastructure proposal. According to the White House, infrastructure in North Dakota and Minnesota has suffered from a lack of investment for decades. Between the two states, more than 5,000 miles of highways…

Nd Roads
Construction & Traffic Updates, Local News, North Dakota News

Transportation non-profit: ND infrastructure in need of improvement

The findings show that over 40 percent of major roads are considered in poor condition
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NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — A recent report has revealed North Dakota’s infrastructure is in need of help. A Washington DC-based national transportation research nonprofit has released information on the roads, highways, and bridges throughout the state. The findings show that over 40 percent of major roads are considered in poor condition. Closer to home, here in Fargo, six percent of…