When I first read about this I thought to myself:  What does the Minnesota Department of Transportation have to do with ports and waterways?  But the more I thought about it, MNDOT oversees all manner of transportation in the state - no matter if it's on a highway or in a waterway.

For the first time ever, MNDOT has released a statewide plan for the ports and waterways in Minnesota - which will drive efforts to plan and proceed for the future.

The plan describes the marine system’s economic benefit to Minnesota as a high-capacity, low-cost and energy-efficient mode to transport numerous bulk commodities. It also presents several strategies to preserve and enhance Minnesota’s waterways, including Lake Superior and the more than 200 navigable miles of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers.

To read more about the plan for yourself, click here.

 

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