MANKATO — The Minnesota Department of Transportation District 7 has named two new assistant district engineers to lead program delivery and construction operations across its 13-county region in south central and southwest MinnesotaForrest Hasty was appointed assistant district engineer for program delivery, and Andrew Lawver was appointed assistant district engineer for construction operations. District 7 is headquartered in Mankato, with additional offices in Windom. Lawver began his new role July 15 and oversees the district’s construction offices in Mankato and Windom, as well as other areas of district operations including bridge and land management. With more than 25 years of engineering experience, he previously served as District 7’s bridge engineer and most recently worked as the statewide bridge construction and operations engineer. He leads a staff of about 90 employees responsible for administering an annual construction program of about $100 million on more than 1,300 miles of state and federal highways.