Update: I-29 now open from Grand Forks to Canada

17 hours ago

Jim Monk,

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7:50 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have OPENED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada.

5:45 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have CLOSED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada due to blowing snow and areas of zero visibility. The highway is impassible or blocked due to high winds and drifting snow. Motorists are not allowed to travel on a closed road due to life threatening conditions. Motorists who drive on a closed road may be fined up to $250.

4:30 pm update: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have CLOSED I-29 from Fargo to Canada due to blowing snow and areas of zero visibility. The highway is impassible or blocked due to high winds and drifting snow. Motorists are not allowed to travel on a closed road due to life threatening conditions. Motorists who drive on a closed road may be fined up to $250.

4Pm update: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have CLOSED I-29 from South Dakota to Canada due to blowing snow and areas of zero visibility. The highway is impassible or blocked due to high winds and drifting snow. Motorists are not allowed to travel on a closed road due to life threatening conditions. Motorists who drive on a closed road may be fined up to $250.

FARGO (KVRR) – A blizzard with high winds and blowing snow is shutting down portions of the Red River Valley as another winter storm barrels through the region.

Classes and activities have been canceled in numerous school districts. Some schools are using “E-Learning.” NDSU is also closed.

Interstate 29 is closed between Grand Forks and the Canada border.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol has issued No Travel Advisories for the northwestern and northeastern areas of the state due to blowing snow and poor visibility.

Travel Alerts have been issued for the central part of the state from the northern to southern borders.

Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens said several vehicles went off the road and into the ditch. He says roads are very slippery roads due to rain that fell prior to the snow. Winds are also very strong, with gusts between 50 and 75 miles per hour.

In Minnesota, travel is not advised due to icy roads and blowing snow in northwestern portions of the state.

This is a developing story. Check back for the latest information.