Posts tagged construction

• Workers' Memorial Day Reminds Us to See Road Construction Workers

  Mike Bryant | April 28, 2012 1:42 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  This weekend, as part of the Workers Memorial Day remembrance, road construction deaths are being remembered. Since 1960, 33 Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) employees have been...

• Slow Down in Construction Zones

  Mike Bryant | April 18, 2012 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  This past week, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announced 316 projects, including 92 in the metro area starting this Month. Lt. Eric Roeske of the Minnesota State Patrol also...

• It is Time for Minnesota Highway Construction

  Mike Bryant | April 16, 2012 12:23 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last week , the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDot) announced 316 projects - including 92 in the metro area. The Saint Paul Pioneer Press reported that projects would include: ...

• U of Minnesota : Road Construction Safety Program

  Mike Bryant | September 08, 2011 12:28 PM | 2 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  There is a lot of road construction going on around the University of Minnesota, so they have come up with a safety program: The plan is aimed at pedestrians, bicyclists, and auto drivers. The...

• Minnesota Seeing Way Too Many Construction Deaths

  Mike Bryant | August 31, 2011 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  While construction deaths declined nationally in 2010, Minnesota saw an increase. Construction deaths decreased 10 percent between 2009 and 2010 and by nearly 40 percent over the five years,...

• Major Road Construction Is Backing After the Shutdown: Don't Add To It

  Mike Bryant | August 01, 2011 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The shutdown of the state had a lot of orange cones out there along, but now the workers are back doing their job. Sure, it can be a hassle, but the reality is, that a better road will make the...

• Can We Drive Without Highway Lights?

  Mike Bryant | June 20, 2011 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I was alerted to a new problem that is being done due too budget problems in my former home state of Rhode Island . They are turning highway lights off. Apparently, according to the RI Department of...

• Robert Street: Will Construction Make the Roads Safer?

  Mike Bryant | June 01, 2011 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  For many years, anyone who gets near Robert Street in St Paul knows that there is going to be a lot of traffic. As the Pioneer Press has reported: The north-south corridor, which carries up to...

• Highway Median Fencing Seems To Be Making A Difference

  Mike Bryant | February 05, 2011 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This past week has been a brutal drive for many people across the country. Seems like it's snowing every day and everywhere. I've been traveling I-94 a lot and seeing a lot of vehicles in the ditch....

• Couple Of Semi Collisions Remind Us Of Need To Watch For Big Trucks

  Mike Bryant | October 16, 2010 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The 2009 numbers were very good this past year concerning semi truck collisions. Makes you wonder why the truck lobbyist were so into preventing coverage responsibility this past session. ...