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On April 26, Minnesota's port infrastructure received a collective grade of C-from the Minnesota division of the American Society of Civil Engineers, which issues periodic infrastructure "report cards" for national infrastructure and each states infrastructure. This was a downgrade from the 2018 Report Card, which assigned Minnesota ports a C+ grade.' A "C" grade means the state's infrastructure is in mediocre condition and requires attention. The Report Card assigns the state's infrastructure as a whole a cumulative grade of "C," unchanged from the 2018 Report Card, better than the national overall infrastructure grade of "C-." The latest Report Card analyzes 10 categories of infrastructure pertinent to Minnesota: aviation (B), bridges (C), dams (C), drinking water (C-), energy (C), parks (B- ), ports (C-), roads (D+), transit (C-) and wastewater (C). The Minnesota section of ASCE unveiled its 2022 Report Card for Minnesota's Infrastructure, the states first report card since 2018, in two coordinated events at Saint Paul and Duluth. Minnesota Report Card co-chairs Katie Zadrozny and Andy Nordseth presented the findings to an inperson audience at the Minnesota State Capitol building in Saint Paul, while the Duluth Section press conference featured remarks from Duluth Mayor Emily Larson and Matt Baumgartner, president of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce. |