Title: St. Croix River bridge project now halfway finished - StarTribune.com
Headings: Birth of a bridge: St. Croix River project now halfway finished
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Birth of a bridge: St. Croix River project now halfway finished
On both sides of St. Croix River, residents wait to see the impact.
Halfway home
Shaking heads

Content: Gearing up for fast growth costs tens of millions of dollars, he said. “High schools, roads, sewers, water treatment, these are expensive things. You don’t want to overbuild or underbuild. It’s expensive both ways. I don’t envy decisionmakers in places like St. Croix County. It shouldn’t be driven by emotion or what you wish to have happen, but by what you think is actually going to happen.” Ryun, meanwhile, said people should turn their attention to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway — a national park — and put the bridge debate behind them. “You’re not going to stop it, so you make the best of it and try to raise awareness that we have a national park here, folks,” she said. “ People will adjust. People adjust to about everything.”