Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis snow emergency: About 200 cars towed
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – About 200 automobiles have been towed in Minneapolis Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning throughout what was the town’s first snow emergency of the season, based on the town’s impound lot.
The autos have been towed between 9 p.m. Tuesday and seven:30 a.m. Wednesday And solely a couple of dozen individuals had gone to choose up their autos as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
For these needing to choose up their autos, the town has launched an alternative choice to ready in line to pay to get your car – there’s now a QR code individuals can scan to pay their charge, which ought to assist pace up the method.
The snow emergency continues in Minneapolis on Wednesday and Thursday.
Minneapolis parking guidelines
In Minneapolis, the emergency took impact at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. At the moment, you weren’t allowed to park your car on both facet of a “snow emergency” route till 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, drivers aren’t allowed to park on the even-numbered facet of a non-snow emergency route or both facet of a parkway till 8 p.m. Throughout that point, you possibly can park on snow emergency routes or roads which have been plowed.
Then, on Thursday from 8 a.m. to eight p.m., drivers are requested to not park on odd-numbered non-snow emergency streets.
You’ll be able to click on right here for a information to parking guidelines.
St. Paul parking guidelines
A snow emergency can also be in impact for St. Paul. It went into impact at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. So till 8 a.m. on Wednesday, drivers couldn’t park on any evening plow routes, as crews work to plow these streets.
Beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, drivers can’t park on day-plow routes. You’ll be able to click on right here to seek out out which streets are day-plow routes and that are night-plow routes. Night time plow routes are marked with indicators.
Automobiles that aren’t parked on the suitable streets might be ticketed and towed, the town warns.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis bridge getting $34 million in federal funding for improvements, repairs
MINNEAPOLIS — A project to improve the Nicollet Avenue Bridge is getting $34.2 million in federal funding.
The funding is part of a $635 million grant for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects around the U.S., according to the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge, which stands over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis’ Tangletown neighborhood, was built in 1923 and underwent repairs in 1973, according to the city.
Federal officials say over 10,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day.
The city is planning to replace the bridge’s sidewalks, drainage and lighting systems and create protected bike lanes.
The money for the grant is part of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which was signed into law in 2021.
During construction, the bridge will be closed to all cars, bikes and pedestrians. Timing on construction is undecided, according to the city.
Minneapolis, MN
3 people shot in Dinkytown early Friday morning
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured early Friday morning.
What we know
A SAFE-U Emergency Alert states that three people were shot at the intersection of 4th Street Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast around 2:15 a.m.
This area is in the heart of Dinkytown, just over half a mile west of Mariucci Arena and Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The shooting happened off of the University of Minnesota campus.
What we don’t know
Police have not released information on whether any U of M students were involved.
No suspect information is currently available.
Minneapolis, MN
Xcel faces challenges with old utility poles
More than two thirds of the utility poles throughout Minnesota are at least a half-century old and records show their failure rate dramatically increases with age, a problem exacerbated by climate change, experts said.
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