The first explosive charge at the bridge rang out like a starting gun, followed by the ratatat drumbeat of smaller explosions. The smoke cleared, revealing the concrete and steel beams of County Road ...

Heavy rain back in June 2024 caused severe flooding that breached the Rapidan Dam on the western side. Erosion around the supports of the bridge led county officials to decide to remove and replace ...

County commissioners last year voted to replace the bridge and remove the nearby Rapidan Dam, both of which were at risk of crumbling after last year's deluge. Residents had used the roughly 40 ...

A Twin Cities engineering firm hired to design the demise of the Rapidan Dam expects it ... In addition to the dramatic damage to the dam site, the June flooding undermined the County Road 9 ...

State money may soon be on the way to help tear out the Rapidan Dam after it partially failed following severe flooding last summer. Blue Earth County officials have been working to secure funding ...

Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and ... includes $10 million for dam recovery efforts after last summer’s catastrophic flooding that resulted in the ...

Last summer’s severe flooding on the Blue Earth River breached around the Rapidan Dam and damaged the structure. Blue Earth County is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...

Heavy rain last June caused severe flooding that breached the Rapidan Dam on the western side of the bridge. Erosion around the supports of the bridge led county officials to decide to remove and ...

He outlined his proposal during a visit to the Rapidan Dam site. The Blue Earth River breached around the structure during flooding last year. “The reason I’m so confident about bonding is ...

Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and outline his 2025 bonding proposals. His $887 million pitch includes $10 million for dam recovery efforts after last summer’s ...