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On This Day | Routing the Roads Requires Decision

This discussion as between one route and the other for that part of the highway has gone on long enough now so that both sides would like Thompson to make up his mind which [...]Read More... from On This Day | Routing[...]

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52 & 83 Bypass Ramp Repair to Begin August 4

MINOT, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin the Highway 83 culvert replacement project on August 4. This project is designed to improve drainage, enhance safety, and extend the life of the roadway. Improvements include replacing the[...]

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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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Flood Protection Road Closures Expand

Minot, ND – Construction continues on Phase MI-6 of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project (MREFPP), with another key road closure scheduled to support critical infrastructure improvements in the area. This closure will enable crews to continue construction of essential flood[...]

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On This Day | Council Debates Road Widths

The council passed on on first reading an ordinance repealing a 40 year old ordinance limiting paving widths to 30 feet. The old ordinance came to light as the result of a protest by [...]Read More... from On This Day | Council[...]

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City converses on road construction with residents

Minot’s construction season is in full swing, with 13 projects totaling $43 million underway—and 16th Street Southwest is just one piece of the puzzle. At a neighborhood meeting this week, City Engineer Lance Meyer laid out both the immediate disruptions and long-term[...]

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On This Day | Already More Than We Can Afford

More than $2,000,000 for highway construction will be available from federal funds for North Dakota in Jan. 1, 1938, with no prospects at present for securing it, for the state highway department of North [...]Read More... from On This Day | Already[...]

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4th Ave NW to Close April 5th for Bridge Replacement

Replacement of the Oak Park bridge on 4th Avenue NW will require the closure of the road through middle July. The closure will go into effect Tuesday, April 5th. Access to Oak Park will be available from the East on 4th Avenue.[...]

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Broadway Bridge Project Set for 2017

The Broadway bridge over the Souris River was originally built back in the 1970s, and with more than 30,000 vehicles daily, the ND DOT has decided it’s time to rebuild it. The project will start in 2017. Details from KMOT News. [...]Read[...]