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Sept. 9, 2011

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MnDOT to commemorate Sept. 11 by lighting I-35W bridge red, white and blue

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis will be lit red, white and blue on Sept. 11 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said today.

 

"All of us remember where we were when the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001 occurred,” said MnDOT Commissioner Tom Sorel. “Whether you were in New York City, Washington, D.C., or here in Minnesota, this tragedy connected us all. By lighting the I-35W bridge in our nation’s colors, we in Minnesota honor the memory of the men and women who tragically passed away that day."

 

The bridge’s underpass will be lit from the evening of Sunday, Sept. 11, to the early hours of Monday, Sept. 12.

 

MnDOT has commemorated other events by lighting the bridge different colors, including orange for Workers Memorial Day, which is observed annually on April 28.

 

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