Residents in Fargo and Moorhead have been talking for years about better ways to cross the Red River without getting behind the wheel. Now, a long-planned idea is finally taking shape. The two cities are moving ahead on a $7.1 million pedestrian[...]
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On This Day | In Sore Need of a Crossing
As this city grows more metropolitan, the fact seems to impress itself more forcibly on the minds of our citizens, that the Great Northern should establish a crossing over its tracks that the people [...]Read More... from On This Day | In[...]
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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[...]
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West Fargo continues plan for pedestrian bridge over Sheyenne River
West Fargo is stepping up its efforts to connect neighborhoods—but not everyone’s on board with the next move. A proposed pedestrian path and bridge over the Sheyenne River aims to link Sheyenne Street with the Veterans Boulevard trail network, improving walkability near[...]
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Council trims capital projects plan
Minot’s leaders just trimmed their five-year blueprint for city projects by over $150 million at Monday’s city council meeting, choosing pragmatism over ambition. A new police station? Scaled back to a remodel. A wastewater treatment plant? Replaced with an engineering line placeholder.[...]
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Bismarck bridge preservation group denied state hearing, continues
A citizen-led group in Bismarck hoping to save and repurpose the historic rail bridge across the Missouri River was denied a hearing in front of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality. It’s one step in what may be shaping up to be[...]
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Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge preservation group seeks state hearing
It is in the “public interest to provide for the preservation of historic sites, buildings, structures and antiquities of state and national significance for the inspiration, use and benefit of the people of the state of North Dakota” That’s the position of[...]
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Seeds planted to preserve Bismarck’s Historic railroad bridge
The railroad bridge over the Missouri River in Bismarck has a 134-year history, and as BNSF considers replacing it, one Bismarck man is pushing the conversation about putting the bridge into pedestrian service with parks at each end once the railroad is[...]
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A Detailed Look at Engineering Floodwalls and Removable Openings
Following last month’s City Council discussion and vote to add an opening in the Phase 1 floodwall at the Anne Street Bridge, I followed up with SRJB Project Administrator Ryan Ackerman regarding several topics that came out in that debate. Most notably,[...]
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A Growing List of Questions on Integrity and Maintenance
Bias at the top: I’ve been a vocal supporter of the opening in floodwall near the Anne Street Bridge. And if you haven’t been following the story, you can catch up on the coverage here. Last Monday, City Council voted 8-6 against[...]
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The Missing Main Street Opening Wasn’t the Only Flaw in Phase 1
Last Monday, City Council took up the issue of adding an opening in the floodwall at Main Street. It’s been a topic of discussion and commentary here on The Minot Voice since last spring, but it ramped up recently with news that[...]
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Council Shuts Down Access to Ann Street Bridge
The issue of the Ann Street Bridge and a new access point through Minot’s proposed flood wall at Main Street has been a topic of much discussion recently. Monday night, Minot’s City Council ended the discussion by voting to advance flood protection[...]
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Is safety really the only priority in Phase 1 flood protection?
Bias at the top. I’m a regular user of the Ann Street Bridge. I support the opening proposed by Alderman Straight. And the bridge has been a recent topic here on The Minot Voice. If you want to catch up on the[...]
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When are we going to start to listening to citizens?
Bias at the top. I’m a regular user of the Ann Street Bridge. I support the opening proposed by Alderman Straight. And the bridge has been a recent topic here on The Minot Voice. If you want to catch up on the[...]
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City Council should have to approve flood protection designs
Bias at the top. I’m a regular user of the Ann Street Bridge. I support the opening proposed by Alderman Straight. And the bridge has been a recent topic here on The Minot Voice. If you want to catch up on the[...]
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City Council to Take Up an Opening at the Ann Street Bridge
At Wednesday’s regularly scheduled Public Works Committee meeting, Alderman Straight — responding to public comment — brought forward a proposal to amend the Phase 1 flood protection design plans to add a pedestrian opening into the wet-side green-way area at Main Street,[...]