If you drove through Minot this year, you felt it—detours, orange cones, heavy equipment reshaping familiar routes. The construction season is over now, and the numbers tell the story: $43 million in city projects, $142 million more for the Mouse River Flood[...]
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Pompeii House Frozen Mid-Renovation Reveals Secrets of Roman Cement
The latest excavation at Pompeii has revealed something rare: a Roman construction site preserved mid-project, complete with the raw materials for their famously durable concrete. Researchers studying those piles confirmed that ancient builders used “hot mixing”—combining quicklime and volcanic ash in ways[...]
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County makes road plans for 2026
Ward County is gearing up for another packed construction season, as County Engineer Dana Larsen outlined a long list of projects in the county’s 2026–27 Transportation Improvement Plan. From roundabout work west of Minot to culvert replacements, bridge upgrades, and long-delayed paving,[...]
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Minot City Council approves funding for roundabout at 6th St. and 2nd Ave. SW
Minot leaders are weighing long-term traffic needs as the Maple Diversion flood protection project draws near, and their latest decision points to a solution that draws lots of community chatter: a roundabout. The City Council unanimously approved funding to revise design plans[...]
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Public hears options for Third Street East
Minot is taking a hard look at Third Street East, and city engineers say the coming reconstruction is as much about safety and usability as it is about replacing worn-out pavement. After years of heavy traffic and awkward pedestrian conditions, the corridor[...]
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City of Minot hosts public input meeting for 3rd Street and Central Avenue reconstruction
MINOT, N.D. — The City of Minot will host a public input meeting on Thursday, November 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed reconstruction of Third Street from Fifth Avenue Southeast to First Avenue Northeast, and Central Avenue from[...]
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Mall loop roads in Minot open to vehicle traffic
Drivers in southwest Minot are finally seeing some relief as construction season winds down. Both the north and south loop roads along 24th Avenue SW near Dakota Square Mall are now open, easing traffic around one of the city’s busiest corridors. Crews[...]
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On This Day | The Trouble With Prohibition
“Say, Judge,” he said, “I’ve a bootlegger before me and I don’t know what to give him.” “Well,” replied the old timer, “don’t give him more than $4 a pint—that’s all I ever give.” [...]Read More... from On This Day | The[...]
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Civil engineer crashes status quo: Lack of research, flawed assumptions fuel roadside carnage
LAWRENCE — Civil engineer Wes Marshall says government transportation agencies make life-or-death decisions based on data that clouds thinking on how roadway infrastructure ought to be redesigned to better protect pedestrians and bicyclists. Marshall, a professor at University of Colorado at Denver,[...]
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American Roads Are Paved With Inefficiency
North and South Carolina share borders, weather, and soil — but not the same highway costs. Repaving a mile of road in South Carolina costs more than twice what it does just across the state line. Yale law and economics professor Zachary[...]
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On This Day | Opportunities to the North
A petition is being circulated among the business men, asking the commissioners to grade a road from the north hill leading to Ward street. We understand that this will give the farmers an easy [...]Read More... from On This Day | Opportunities[...]
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Motorists in Minot see relief as 16th Street SW reopens to traffic
For drivers in Minot, it’s been a long summer of detours and delays — but 16th Street Southwest is finally open again. The $11.4 million project rebuilt aging infrastructure, added stormwater ponds, and upgraded traffic signals along one of the city’s busiest[...]
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Third Street Bridge in Minot reopens to traffic
For drivers in northeast Minot, the wait — and the detours — are finally over. The Third Street NE bridge, an 80-year-old span that’s been under repair for months, is once again open to full traffic. Crews tackled everything from cracked concrete[...]
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Public input needed for transportation improvements across Minot area
Minot’s future roads, rails, and sidewalks are taking shape on paper, and residents once again have a chance to weigh in. The draft Metropolitan Transportation Plan maps out priorities through 2050, from upgrades along Broadway to a proposed roundabout near Burlington. It[...]
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Flood Protection Work Continues, but Portion of Central Avenue Reopens
Minot, N.D. – As the MI-6B – Downtown phase of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project (MREFPP) continues construction into the fall we are pleased to be meeting milestones through construction. To complete work required to update critical infrastructure Central Avenue[...]
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Repair work on Third Street Bridge to begin Monday
Downtown Minot drivers should plan for delays as work begins Monday on the Third Street Bridge, a structure that’s been carrying traffic for more than 80 years. Crews will repair worn concrete and replace a bridge bearing, with northbound traffic closed to[...]