Minnesota 511
Free
5.7.82for iPhone, iPad and more
4.5
241 Ratings
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Developer
29.2 MB
Size
Feb 21, 2024
Update Date
Travel
Category
4+
Age Rating
Age Rating
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About Minnesota 511
Minnesota 511 is the Minnesota Department of Transportation's traveler information resource. The 511MN app provides statewide, real-time traffic information for Minnesota highways and interstates, including:
- Hands-free, audio notifications of traffic events while you drive
- Zoom-enabled map with selectable event icons
- Near real-time updates on winter road conditions, traffic incidents, and road closures
- Roadwork and construction
- Travel time delays associated with traffic reports (look for the orange glowing icons)
- Current traffic speeds
- Roadside camera images and live video capabilities
- Road weather information
- Snow plow camera images
- Electric vehicle charging locations
- Rest area locations including real-time truck parking availability for select state-run rest areas
- Electronic roadway sign messages
Learn about Minnesota's Law on wireless communication devices in vehicles at https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=169.475
The MnDOT privacy policy can be found at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/disclaimer.html#privacy
Drive safely!
Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
- Hands-free, audio notifications of traffic events while you drive
- Zoom-enabled map with selectable event icons
- Near real-time updates on winter road conditions, traffic incidents, and road closures
- Roadwork and construction
- Travel time delays associated with traffic reports (look for the orange glowing icons)
- Current traffic speeds
- Roadside camera images and live video capabilities
- Road weather information
- Snow plow camera images
- Electric vehicle charging locations
- Rest area locations including real-time truck parking availability for select state-run rest areas
- Electronic roadway sign messages
Learn about Minnesota's Law on wireless communication devices in vehicles at https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=169.475
The MnDOT privacy policy can be found at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/disclaimer.html#privacy
Drive safely!
Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.7.82
Last updated on Feb 21, 2024
Old Versions
- Added a new feature that allows users with an 511MN personalized account to schedule and receive mobile push notifications for travel alerts for their saved routes and areas
- Added support for Dark Mode. Adjust your settings in the "More Options" section of the app.
- Added support for Dark Mode. Adjust your settings in the "More Options" section of the app.
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Version History
5.7.82
Feb 21, 2024
- Added a new feature that allows users with an 511MN personalized account to schedule and receive mobile push notifications for travel alerts for their saved routes and areas
- Added support for Dark Mode. Adjust your settings in the "More Options" section of the app.
- Added support for Dark Mode. Adjust your settings in the "More Options" section of the app.
5.7.61
Oct 12, 2023
- Updated app to highlight information that is important to travelers during the winter season like road condition reports and images taken from plows.
- Performance improvements
- Performance improvements
5.7.56
Oct 5, 2023
• Need a charge for your car? EV charging locations are on the map and in search results. Just turn on the layer.
• Revamped search results to highlight events w/ high impacts to travel.
• Urgent notifications have been redesigned to grab user's attention.
• Suggest nearby working cameras when the selected camera is not working.
• Improve map clutter at statewide view.
• Revamped search results to highlight events w/ high impacts to travel.
• Urgent notifications have been redesigned to grab user's attention.
• Suggest nearby working cameras when the selected camera is not working.
• Improve map clutter at statewide view.
5.7.6
May 8, 2023
- New buttons along the bottom of the map that allow users to tap to quickly update the information shown on the map.
- Streamlined mobile phone number verification for 511MN text alerts. Users can now enter a code from within the app to verify their number.
- Improvements to the "hands-free-eyes-free" feature. Events will be announced within a shorter distance of the user's location if within the Minnesota/St.Paul metro area and farther away if they are outside the metro area.
- Added Future Construction layer for users to view reports of upcoming work.
- App will also now report future weather warnings issues by the National Weather Service. Previously the app only reported active weather warnings.
- Fixed bug that caused Google Traffic layer to not load when app was opened.
- Streamlined mobile phone number verification for 511MN text alerts. Users can now enter a code from within the app to verify their number.
- Improvements to the "hands-free-eyes-free" feature. Events will be announced within a shorter distance of the user's location if within the Minnesota/St.Paul metro area and farther away if they are outside the metro area.
- Added Future Construction layer for users to view reports of upcoming work.
- App will also now report future weather warnings issues by the National Weather Service. Previously the app only reported active weather warnings.
- Fixed bug that caused Google Traffic layer to not load when app was opened.
5.6.75
Dec 27, 2022
We've been listening to your feedback and have another round of usability updates.
- Removed the "Where To?" search bar from the main map and moved it to a button on the bottom bar. Tap the Search button to see events along a route, a city, or a trip from point A to point B.
- Separated and moved the Legend and Layers to buttons on the bottom bar. Now you can easily view and slide the legend while interacting with the map.
- Moved the More button to the top right corner of the map.
- Updated the hands-free, eyes-free feature to keep the map centered on your current location while driving.
- Removed the "Where To?" search bar from the main map and moved it to a button on the bottom bar. Tap the Search button to see events along a route, a city, or a trip from point A to point B.
- Separated and moved the Legend and Layers to buttons on the bottom bar. Now you can easily view and slide the legend while interacting with the map.
- Moved the More button to the top right corner of the map.
- Updated the hands-free, eyes-free feature to keep the map centered on your current location while driving.
5.6.69
Dec 13, 2022
We have been monitoring feedback in the App Store and have made several updates. More usability improvements are coming very soon!
The latest updates include:
- Bug fix for an issue that caused the app to freeze for some users.
- The addition of +/- buttons on the map to allow users to easily zoom in and out.
- Updates to the display of size and weight restrictions to include icons depicting the limit in effect.
- Updates to the rest area detail views to display information about the next rest area along the route.
The latest updates include:
- Bug fix for an issue that caused the app to freeze for some users.
- The addition of +/- buttons on the map to allow users to easily zoom in and out.
- Updates to the display of size and weight restrictions to include icons depicting the limit in effect.
- Updates to the rest area detail views to display information about the next rest area along the route.
5.6.61
Dec 3, 2022
- Changed the default map layers to winter driving and critical disruptions. This change was made to make winter driving and critical events more prominent on the map view and easier to find for users.
- Updated the app so that it defaults to the statewide map view when opened (as opposed to zooming close in to the user's location). This improvement was made to allow users to get a better view of statewide conditions.
- Updated the app so that it defaults to the statewide map view when opened (as opposed to zooming close in to the user's location). This improvement was made to allow users to get a better view of statewide conditions.
5.6.58
Nov 21, 2022
- Fixed issue with viewing road condition reports at a statewide zoom level
5.6.35
Oct 7, 2022
- App default layers will now include Google Traffic Speeds
- Added two new buttons to the layer panel: one to turn on all default layers and another to turn off all layers
- Added button on map to allow users to zoom to their current location (if location is shared with the app)
- Misc. bug fixes and performance improvements
- Added two new buttons to the layer panel: one to turn on all default layers and another to turn off all layers
- Added button on map to allow users to zoom to their current location (if location is shared with the app)
- Misc. bug fixes and performance improvements
5.6.12
Aug 16, 2022
- Updates to the look-and-feel of the 511MN app
- View nearby events to current location
- Access additional traveler information resources from the "More" menu
- Save camera views to 511MN account
- View nearby events to current location
- Access additional traveler information resources from the "More" menu
- Save camera views to 511MN account
4.7.11
Jun 19, 2020
Added notifications button for viewing statewide alerts
4.7.7
Mar 26, 2020
• Adds support for iOS Dark Mode
• Adds announcements for rest areas and parking availability using TellMe feature
• Adds announcements for rest areas and parking availability using TellMe feature
4.5.9
Nov 26, 2019
Squashed a bug that prevented plow camera images from appearing on the app.
4.5.6
Aug 14, 2019
Added channel ID to Google Maps API
4.5.5
Aug 1, 2019
- Added the electronic signs map layer
- Other minor app enhancements
- Other minor app enhancements
4.4.13
Mar 8, 2019
- New rest area layer which includes real-time truck parking availability at state-run rest areas along I-94 and I-35. Just turn on the Rest Area layer to see the new features.
- Fixed a display bug for iPhone XR and XS Max devices.
- Fixed a display bug for iPhone XR and XS Max devices.
4.4.0
Aug 1, 2017
- New icon for lane closure events
4.2.8
Feb 28, 2017
- Bug fixes
4.2.7
Jan 28, 2017
Display of plow camera images on the main map and album views.
4.2.6
Jan 10, 2017
- Added Travel time delays associated with traffic reports (look for orange glowing icons)
- Bug fixes
- Bug fixes
4.2.5
Dec 12, 2016
- New MnDOT logo
- Bug fixes and enhancements for iOS 10
- Bug fixes and enhancements for iOS 10
4.2.2
Nov 10, 2016
- Added the "Tell Me" option - hands-free, eyes-free audio notifications of traffic events while you drive.
- Bug fixes and optimizations for iOS 10.
- Bug fixes and optimizations for iOS 10.
4.1.1
Jul 1, 2016
- New flooding events map layer
- Bug fixes and optimizations for iOS 9
- Bug fixes and optimizations for iOS 9
4.0.4
Oct 7, 2015
- Bug fixes
- Optimized for iOS 9
- Optimized for iOS 9
4.0.1
Aug 12, 2015
Added Weather Stations layer
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iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
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