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Authorities call on drivers to do their part to end road violence July 18, 2021 7:34pm Text size Copy shortlink: Horrific. Tragic. Sad, said Hanson, director of the Department of Public Safety s Office of Traffic Safety.
The recent fatal shooting of youth baseball coach Jay Boughton as he drove on a west metro highway was all of those things, and it should be unnerving for any motorist, he said. Police said the shooting may have stemmed from a traffic altercation. That s frightening for Hanson, whose career in law enforcement and traffic safety spans more than 35 years. You should not have to be terrified about being shot if you make a mistake behind the wheel, he said.
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation is ditching MnPass and switching to an electronic toll collection system used in 18 other states.
The change, which MnDOT officials have been preparing for since 2015, will allow drivers to use one device to pay tolls in Minnesota and elsewhere, satisfying customer demand and bringing the state in line with others including Illinois, Indiana, Florida and several states on the East Coast and in the Northeast. This will make travel easier for folks, said MnDOT Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher at a news conference Thursday. This will add a lot of value for folks.
The switch from MnPass to E-Z Pass is scheduled for Aug. 2. MnDOT will pay Delaware-based E-Z Pass $20,000 a year for membership and can opt out at any time, said Brian Kary, MnDOT s director of traffic operations.
MnDOT switching from MnPASS to E-ZPass, adding new express lanes
MnDOT switching from MnPASS to E-ZPass, adding to express lanes
MnPASS is changing to E-ZPass, adding new signs and, in some cases, new express lanes for E-ZPass drivers on 35W, 35E and I-394. But the biggest advantage to E-ZPass might be when you ease your way out of town.
(FOX 9) - As traffic barrels start to disappear from I-35W, following a years-long construction project to improve the roadway, some other changes are also on the way.
MnPASS is changing to E-ZPass, adding new signs and, in some cases, new express lanes for E-ZPass drivers on 35W, 35E and I-394. But the biggest advantage to E-ZPass might be when you ease your way out of town.
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