Associated Press
ST. PAUL — One of Minnesota’s highest profile bridge projects goes under the legislative microscope this week.
The House Commerce and Labor Committee will meet Tuesday to get a progress report in the long overdue replacement of the Wakota Bridge.
The Interstate 494 span over the Mississippi River was supposed to be done more than a year ago. But a design flaw forced revisions to the original plan and led to construction delays.
Last week the design firm HNTB Corp. reached a $20 million settlement with the Minnesota Transportation Department.
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The westbound span of the bridge opened to traffic in 2006 and is used to carry traffic in both directions. The eastbound span is headed for completion in 2010.
