DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—Starting Monday, Oct. 6, weather permitting, motorists will encounter overnight closures of Interstate 94 in Moorhead between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., as contractor crews complete the installation of the new overhead message boards, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The closures will occur one direction at a time, between 20th Street and 34th Street, starting on…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – One person was transported by ambulance to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a crash involving two semis on I-94, northwest of Fergus Falls. Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow says the crash happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the westbound lane, near mile marker 47. According to Grabow, the crash was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota will become one of nine states with an 80-mph speed limit. And some public safety advocates are sharing their thoughts on the effects this will take on traffic safety. “Most people exceed the speed limits. They have less time to react to roadway hazards, to other people who are in the roadway who may…
Construction on the I-94 bridge is expected to last until October.FARGO — Commuters who take Interstate-94 into Fargo and Moorhead are dealing with significant traffic delays due to construction on the Red River Bridge. Crews are replacing the bridge’s deck overlay, rebuilding the concrete approach slabs and doing other structural repairs. Lane closures for the project began last week and…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — As the population continues to grow, changes will be needed to improve transportation. That is why MnDOT is hosting a public open house for the I-94 Moorhead Corridor Study. The study will determine short and long-term improvements between the Red River Bridge and Highway 336. That could mean new overpasses and additional lanes to handle…
DRISCOLL, N.D. (KVRR) – A passenger was hurt and Interstate 94 was closed near Driscoll after some cars and a semi hit a herd of cattle that wandered onto the interstate. The crash happened shortly after 1 on Monday morning. According to a release by the North Dakota Highway Patrol, an unknown number of cattle escaped from a pasture near…
STERLING, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Highway Patrol has released the name of the woman killed in a crash on I-94 near Sterling in Burleigh County Sunday night. Kaylene Dunn, 41, was driving a van east when she lost control. The van crossed into the westbound lanes and struck the middle of a semi-trailer. The van was then run over by…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – There was a crash on westbound I-94 near the walkover bridge in Fargo shortly after 7:30 a.m. Thursday. One car was in the north ditch of the Interstate and a semi-truck a short distance beyond that point. The driver of the car tells KFGO News he was driving along when he was sideswiped by the semi. He…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 39-year-old Jamestown man was arrested over the weekend after a crash on Interstate 94 in Barnes County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Skyler Holub was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the Interstate around 8:30 p.m. Saturday when he sideswiped a car and moving van. It happened about 10 miles west of…
If you’re heading towards Alexandria tonight you’ll come across a detour. Interstate 94 will temporarily close between Alexandria and Osakis starting at 9:30 p.m. Beams for the bridge replacement project are being delivered and installed. During the closure, traffic will be detoured to Highway 29, County Road 82 and Highway 27. It will last for approximately three hours. Categories: Local…
