BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Transportation today announced the start of the 2025 Name-A-Plow Contest inviting North Dakotans to submit name ideas for a snowplow in their home district.The contest is open until Nov. 21 and more information can[...]
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North Dakota DOT named finalist for national transportation award
North Dakota’s effort to stop deadly wrong-way crashes is earning national attention. The state Department of Transportation is a finalist in the America’s Transportation Awards for its “Wrong Way Detection Project,” which uses cameras and flashing LED signs to alert drivers and[...]
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On This Day | Better Keep Politics Out of Government
The warning was issued at this time it was said, because of rumors that a certain political faction intends to send out a general order to all employes to attend a state-wide political meeting in their behalf. -- October 4, 1934 |[...]
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No shortage of proposed local transportation projects
In the years ahead, the future of transportation around Minot will demand careful choices — and tradeoffs. A new draft plan lays out more than $300 million in potential roadwork and mobility improvements through 2050, yet federal funding will cover only about[...]
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Gov. Armstrong pushes flexibility, transportation permitting reform during Senate committee hearing
Gov. Kelly Armstrong highlighted the need for permitting reform and flexibility for states to administer federal transportation funding during a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Armstrong provided a state’s perspective Wednesday on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, which provides federal[...]
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North Dakota governor greenlights blackout license plates
North Dakota drivers will soon have a new way to stand out on the road — and help fund highways while they’re at it. Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed off on blackout license plates, featuring a sleek black background with white lettering.[...]
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NDDOT engineers lay out intersection alternatives
Twelve lives lost in 25 years. That’s the grim backdrop behind ongoing conversations about how to fix the intersection of Highways 23 and 83 north of Max. At a public meeting Monday, residents were clear: they want an interchange, even if it[...]
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State will provide $20M to expedite railroad underpass project at UND in Grand Forks
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) will provide $20 million in state funding to expedite the completion of a long-planned railroad underpass project near the University of North Dakota campus, Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced today in a meeting[...]
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It’s time to start removing highways. (And why it matters in Minot)
Highways, the concrete rivers we've navigated for decades, are now under a critical eye. In cities across America, there's a growing buzz about tearing them down—not as a wild notion but as a means to breathe life into urban spaces once split[...]
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ND DOT’s ControlSaltDelete to Patrol the Minot Region
Who says government can't have a little fun? The North Dakota DOT has made an annual tradition of letting citizens around the state come up with creative names for the DOT snow plows that patrol our regional roads and highways. It's both[...]
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ND DOT Launches DUI Crash Victim Memorial Website
The North Dakota Department of Transporation has launched an awareness initiative focused on the people and lives that have been changed in an instant on North Dakota roads. The message is simple and strong: slow down, put your phone away, buckle up,[...]
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Q&A: DOT Director on ND Summer Infrastructure Projects
This past legislative session saw a billion dollar surge bill intended help the western part of the state catch up with oil development growth. A big part of that bill was earmarked to the DOT. Here's a quick Q & A[...]
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Quick Action Being Taken on Oil Patch Highways to Prevent Accidents
In response to a number of recent fatal accidents in the oil patch, the Department of Transportation will act quickly to add interim traffic lights in several locations on both U.S. Highway 85 and state Highway 23. Get details from the Dickinson[...]