Top 10-Transportation funding

Mankato-area officials, from right, Greater Mankato Growth President and CEO Jonathan Zierdt, North Mankato Mayor Mark Dehen and North Mankato Rep. Clark Johnson, met with union workers in May as part of a push for more transportation funding. The giant roll of fake duct tape was a prop meant to signify short-term fixes the state's transportation system needs without long-term funding. Though politicians agreed new funding was needed, disagreement over funding sources blocked progress in 2015. File photo