Construction & Traffic Updates Archives

NP Parking Garage now open in downtown Fargo

November 14, 2025

Eric Bolin,

The new NP Parking Garage is open to drivers. 11/14/25.FARGO — The City of Fargo is celebrating the opening of a new downtown parking garage. The NP Parking garage, located at 602 NP Ave., is a collaboration between the city, Kilborn Group, the Downtown Community Partnership, and others. It boasts 480 parking spaces, making it the largest parking garage in…

Open House Regarding Pedestrian Bridge Linking Fargo and Moorhead

The current timeline is for the bridge to open mid-2028.

November 6, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – City engineers from both Fargo and Moorhead are seeking community input regarding a pedestrian bridge linking the two cities. The bridge will connect 40th Avenue South in Fargo with 50th Avenue South in Moorhead, near the Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Amphitheater. The project is set to cost a little over $7 million, and while…

Business Owners On Center Ave. In Moorhead React To Closure

Business Owners on Center Avenue React to Closure

The road is currently closed between 10th Street and 14th Street, and is expected to fully reopen in November of next year.

November 5, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Adam Wiedman owns the Starbird Lounge on Center Avenue in Moorhead. He says, even though he’s been well aware of the impending shutdown of Center for underpass construction, it’s still been difficult to hammer out logistics, such as how delivery trucks will access the building. His neighbor, Jill Johnson of the Words to Live By bookstore,…

Polk County Sheriff’s Office warns of fake business website

October 30, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office is warning people of a fake business website selling farm and construction equipment. It’s called Erdmann Equip Group. They’ve received numerous complaints of this company using a Polk County address. People from multiple states say they’ve been scammed from this website. The sheriff’s office says they are actively trying to get…

City of Fargo Plans Reconstruction of 1st Avenue North

The engineering department has already begun soliciting feedback with an online survey, and will speak to community members at an open house on October 28.

October 23, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The rationale regarding the reimagining of 1st Avenue North in Fargo is simple. “It’s made its jump to the top because it’s really in pretty poor shape,” said Jeremy Gorden, engineer for the transportation department. “It’s pushing 100 years old.” The city will attack the project in two stages. First, they’ll work on a shorter stretch,…

Contracts finalized for Moorhead City Hall renovation

The 22 contracts with 18 companies were obtained through an open-records request.

October 14, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Contracts have been finalized with the companies involved in the Moorhead City Hall renovation project. The 22 contracts with 18 companies were obtained from the city of Moorhead through an open-records request. Over $3 million will be spent on plumbing, heating, and cooling systems. Another $4 million dollars was approved for electrical upgrades, curtain walls, aluminum…

Walsh County Sheriff’s Office, NDHP Investigating Crash Near Grafton

The two-car crash led to several injuries.

August 29, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) – The Walsh County Sheriff’s Department has issued a media release notifying the public that they are helping the North Dakota Highway Patrol with a crash investigation. The two-vehicle crash happened at 7:50 A.M. on Highway 17 near the Tri Campbell warehouse east of Grafton on August 29. Multiple injuries have been reported. Authorities are saying that weather…

First Milestone For Red River Diversion Project

Red River Diversion Project makes major milestone by rerouting river

August 7, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — After more than fifteen years of work, the Red River Valley Diversion Project made its step in marking the rerouting of the river. “What is happening here today is beyond impressive, moving our state’s largest metro area one giant step closer to a more secure and prosperous future,” said Gov. Kelly Armstrong. Armstrong and others noted…

Sweet Ambition: Breaking the S’mores Record at the Night Bazaar

July 21, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — The newest Night Bazaar is almost here the nonprofit Folkways is ready to get you all fired up. And we got a warmup on the Morning Show Monday. Folkways co-founder Simone Wai joined the show to show off her marshmallow-toasting tips ahead of the nonprofit’s attempt to break the world record for most people eating S’mores simultaneously. They’re…

Folkways Making Progress in Getting Approval to Close City Street

They want added safety for the participants when they attempt to break the world record for most s'mores eaten at one time.

July 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – We have an update on Folkways’ request to close downtown streets for a world record attempt. The organization plans to break the world record for most s’mores eaten at the same time at their Night Bazaar on July 24. They hope to have over 1,200 people in the Broadway square area, so they submitted three separate…