Minnesota bridge work could bring work to unemployed
Today, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) released a report showing that more than one thousand Minnesota bridges - nearly one in ten across the state – are structurally deficient, and said investments in rebuilding those bridges would put thousands of Minnesotans back to work—especially those in the field of construction, which has experienced far higher unemployment that most other professions.
"Minnesota has so many men and women in construction who are on the bench—and have been for a long time—and so many projects in need of their skills. We should get them back to work rebuilding roads and bridges across the state that are in need of repair," said Sen. Franken. “While we’re going to have to make some big cuts in our spending, we shouldn’t cut the things we know will help our economy get back on its feet. Investing in infrastructure is a great way to grow our economy, put people back to work, and take care of much-needed work on our state's roads and bridges."
Below is a county-by-county breakdown of the full report, which can be found here.
County
Number of bridges
Number of structurally deficient bridges
Percentage of bridges that are structurally deficient
Bridge average annual daily traffic
Average annual daily traffic on deficient bridges
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