FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The rising Red River in Fargo-Moorhead will cause the closure of the 15th Avenue/12th Avenue North Bridge between the two cities. Crews will shut it down at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The Red River in Fargo-Moorhead will likely reach its high point of about 34 feet this weekend or early next week. That is considered major…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The Fargo City Commission votes to cancel a proposed pedestrian bridge that would’ve been built next to city hall. Four concepts were presented last year with differing costs. Commissioner Arlette Preston said she doesn’t think it’s worth getting people from one side of the street to the other with the bridge and Commissioner Denise Kolpack said…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The man who suffered serious injuries after crashing into the pillars of the pedestrian bridge over I-94 in Fargo last week was wanted for luring a minor. The crash happened just hours after a warrant was signed for the arrest of 51-year-old Robby Njos of Moorhead. Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren says Njos is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Moorhead man suffered serious injuries Friday evening when he crashed into two concrete pillars supporting the Fargo pedestrian bridge on I-94, west of University Drive. The North Dakota Highway Patrol say 51-year-old Robby Njos was eastbound near mile marker 351 around 6:30p.m. when his pickup left the interstate, went into the south ditch, and hit…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo is in the first stages of planning a pedestrian bridge adjacent to the floodwall by 2nd Street North. Project managers are pitching three concepts for the pedestrian bridge near City Hall. Concept A would be the most expensive at $11 million, Concept B is the next costly at $10 million while Concept…
FARGO, N.D. — Recent heavy rains in the southern Red River basin is causing the river to rise resulting in minor flooding. Fargo Park District has raised the pedestrian bridge at Lindenwood Park and the floating bridge at Dike East. The low spot on Elm Street in North Fargo is requiring another closure with rising water. The National Weather Service…
BISMARCK, N.D.– A study finds that converting a historic North Dakota railroad bridge into a pedestrian bridge can be done but it would be expensive. Landscape architecture professors at North Dakota State University looked at repurposing the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge as a footbridge. The Bismarck Tribune reports the report concluded that would cost almost $6.9 million. Proponents of saving the…
Emergency personnel responds to a collapsed pedestrian bridge connecting Florida International University Florida International on Thursday, March 15, 2018 in the Miami area. The brand-new pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway crushing at least five vehicles. Several people were seen being loaded into ambulances and authorities said they were searching for people. (Roberto Koltun/The Miami Herald via AP)MIAMI, FL —…
