As bridge repairs add up, North Dakota might need to rethink approach

Bridges don’t age gracefully, and in North Dakota, more than 1,300 are in need of repairs—including nearly 500 deemed structurally deficient. For Grand Forks County, which leads the state in locally owned bridges, that means a constant balancing act: limited budgets, long project lists, and infrastructure aging faster than it can be fixed. Governor Kelly Armstrong says the answer may not be fixing every bridge, but rethinking the system itself. In a changing rural economy, fewer bridges—and smarter planning—could be the path forward. Korrie Wenzel with Grand Forks Herald has the full story.

Korrie Wenzel

Grand Forks Herald

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