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[...]
Tag: Roads
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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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Prairie Fare: Skip the ultraprocessed road snacks
I was feeling nostalgic the other day. My husband and I were driving four hours to our daughter’s college graduation. Our youngest is ready to launch into adulthood and a career. I saw many families with young children at rest stops and[...]
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Temporary closure of eastbound ramp at US 2/US 83 in Minot
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation has temporarily closed the eastbound ramp at the U.S. Highway 2 and U.S. Highway 83 interchange in Minot due to emergency culvert repairs. The ramp is expected to reopen within two weeks. During[...]
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LA’s Traffic Ordinance Went Into Effect 100 Years Ago. It Changed Streets Across America.
A century ago, Los Angeles rewrote the rules of the road, and America has been living with the consequences ever since. The 1925 Los Angeles Traffic Ordinance prioritized cars over people, redefining streets as spaces for speed rather than shared public life.[...]
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Is it time to raise speeding fines? HB 1366 Says Yes
In North Dakota, a speeding ticket can cost less than $20, but state lawmaker Roger Maki from Watford City believes it’s time for a change. He has introduced House Bill 1366, aiming to increase fines for drivers speeding significantly over the limit.[...]
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Can US Cities Tame Drivers’ Outrage Over Roundabouts?
In Ashland, Kentucky, the buzz around roundabouts has been anything but smooth. City commissioner Joshua Blanton’s mayoral run hit a bump as his advocacy for these traffic circles stirred up community resistance. Many locals blamed the roundabout construction for traffic headaches and[...]
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$370 million for road maintenance and construction for ND DOT this year
The price tag for keeping our roads in shape is nothing to joke about. This year’s $370 million DOT budget is in line with past year’s budgets of $380 million and $360 million. These numbers are down considerably from oil-boom years when[...]
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25 reasons not to widen freeways
Our neighbors to the West are wrestling with a question of widening a freeway through their downtown corridor. It’s not much of a news topic; stories like this have been an afterthought for most cities and citizens for the past 50 years[...]
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Regina to Estevan Passing lanes draw criticism from committees
Our Canadian neighbors have been discussing a dramatic improvement to the road that connects Estevan to Regina. In Canada, the improvement is call twinning, here in the states, we’d call it four-laning. Whatever the language, and improvement to the road would solidify[...]
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It’s Time to Raise the Gas Tax
WIth roads and bridges in need of repair, Rob Port with the Say Anything Blog becomes an unlikely proponent of an increase in the state’s gas tax. Read his arguments here. [...]Read More... from It’s Time to Raise the Gas Tax
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Dickinson looks at road recycling practices
In Dickinson this week, a 3,000-foot section of road was rebuilt in just two days. The project was used as a demonstration of a road-recycling process that may deliver significant cost savings and increased efficiency. The Dickinson Press has the story on[...]
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Scientists are developing road surfaces that can de-ice themselves
Scientists in Turkey are working on what is best described as a salt-infused road surface that has proven effective in reducing the formation of ice on the surface. [...]Read More... from Scientists are developing road surfaces that can de-ice themselves
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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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North Dakota to Spend $40 Million on Highway 2 Between Minot & Williston
Highway 2 between Minot and Williston was converted to four lanes in 2008; the road was expected to last 20 years. But heavy use by the growing oil-industry has required rewriting that schedule. [...]Read More... from North Dakota to Spend $40 Million[...]
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Heitkamp Holds Meeting to Address State’s Infrastructure Issues
— Official News Release, Senator Heitkamp — Continuing the work through her Strong & Safe Communities Initiative, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today joined local community leaders to discuss the importance of building and expanding roads and bridges across the state to improve[...]