FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Roers has started construction on seven townhomes on the east side of St. Paul’s Newman Center in north Fargo. They were supposed to be built by December 2021 in an agreement with the city for the project that includes the center, faith-based housing, and the “View on University Apartments.” Company president Jim Roers blamed skyrocketing costs…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Eventide Senior Living Communities is expanding in Moorhead. In a partnership with RISE Companies, Eventide is breaking ground on an expansion called “Sanders Flats.” It’s an apartment complex for active adults 55 and over. Construction has started at 1601 8th Street South, which is just south of Eventide’s Moorhead campus. The complex will have 46 apartments…
FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – There are quite a few construction projects making drivers find new routes. Crews are working on Interstate 94 in Fargo in Moorhead. In North Dakota, concrete medians are being installed from the I-29 interchange to 42nd Street South. The passing lane is closed heading east. “Make sure to yield to that movement because through traffic can’t move…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Department of Transportation answers questions and gets concerns from people in Moorhead on the 11th Street underpass and reconstruction of Highways 10 and 75. The underpass project includes Americans With Disabilities Act approved pedestrian accessibility improvements, updating utilities and signals. Construction is set to begin next year and end in 2025. The Highways 10…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — You can expect to run into construction along Center Avenue in Downtown Moorhead starting on Monday. The project is being divided into two phases. Phase One is from the Red River bridge to 6th Street and will take until late August to complete. Phase Two affects 6th and 8th Streets and is expected to wrap by…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Expect to see a little more traffic on some roads if you’re out in West Fargo as potholes are being patched up. West Fargo is cleaning up potholes across the city by cold patching. “It’s an asphalt additive with additives in it that we use to bond to our cold surfaces… Mostly in the spring when…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -Plans for the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion and Red River Valley Water Supply Project are picking up speed. The diversion is the first public-private partnership flood management project in North America. “Protection for the community is the most important part – anticipated to safeguard more than 235,000 people and 70 square miles overall, designed to withstand over a 100…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A construction truck gets stuck under the skyway on Broadway in downtown Fargo. The Fargo Fire Department says the truck’s trailer had high material on the back, causing it to get pinned between the road and skyway. It happened around 4:40 Tuesday afternoon and took crews on scene about two hours to clear the mess. The…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — At least 400 neighborhood input surveys have been mailed out to residents and business owners in Moorhead. The City is considering an accelerated work schedule for the Southeast Main 20th, 21st Street Underpass project. Based on current progress, the BNSF bridge over Southeast Main Avenue would be completed in October and the permanent BNSF track would…
WASHBURN, N.D. – Two men accused in a construction fraud scheme in McLean County have each been sentenced to 15 months in prison and have paid more than $700,000 in restitution. Fifty-six-year-old Bartley Gorman Jr. and 27-year-old Sean Gorman, both of Minot, pleaded guilty to criminal charges, including exploitation of a vulnerable adult and construction fraud. An affidavit filed in…
