FARGO, ND — The blazing heat of the summer is not only hard to bear for some people, but it’s also rough on the roads. “During the summer, when the temperature gets to be extreme, then the concrete will shift and expand,” said Mark Williams, who is the services manager of Fargo Public Works. Timber Parkway South on the northeast…
FARGO, ND — Business owners along 19th Avenue North in Fargo say they are worried about how road construction will affect their companies. Project engineers say the purpose of the construction is to realign 19th Avenue to accommodate for a future under pass under the rail road tracks. The engineers are also looking to pave a five lane road on the east…
LISBON, ND — An ATV driver is facing charges after hurting himself in a crash. The highway patrol says 24-year-old Taylor Wixo of Fargo was driving an ATV westbound on 73rd street Southeast, five miles outside of Lisbon. He veered off the road, tried to correct, and rolled. Wixo was taken to the hospital. He is facing a charge of…
ROLETTE COUNTY, ND — A Dunseith man is dead after crashing his car on a closed road. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 56-year-old man was driving around 8 o’clock last night about 5 miles northeast of Dunseith. He was northbound on 35th Avenue Northeast. The road was washed out and closed north of the intersection with 92nd Street….
FARGO, N.D. — City workers are proposing a road project which has the capacity to cause major traffic problems in downtown Fargo. If approved, the $5 million Main Avenue project would start next year. It’s one of the oldest stretches of road in Fargo. Built in the 1950’s, pavement and underground utilities are starting to deteriorate more than half a…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Road work in West Fargo will kick into high gear in early April. The city will make improvements to 12th Avenue Northeast, 9th Street East and 13th Avenue East and First Avenue East. Crews will complete a two-year construction project on 12th to update 2.5 miles of rural, two-lane road from County Road 17 to…
NORTH DAKOTA — Conditions have gone from bad to worse in North Central North Dakota. The DOT has closed Highway 83 from Minot to the Minot Air Force Base due to multiple accidents blocking the roadway. A no travel advisory is out for all of northwest and north central parts of the state due to blowing and drifting snow….
You may not even notice one until you drive over it and officials with the city of Fargo say they are getting an early start on pothole repairs this season. Many of us are enjoying the warmer temperatures during the day, but it still gets below freezing at night. Fargo Public works tells us the cycle of freezing and melting is a…
A Vergas man was injured after the vehicle he was driving was t-boned by a semi in Becker County. The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 59 and County Road 17. The state patrol says a vehicle driven by 37-year-old Marshall Rach came into the intersection and was hit by a semi driving southbound on Highway 59. Rach suffered…
While most people had their driveways to shovel before leaving the house, road crews had countless routes to clear and are expecting to plow many more. Fargo Public Works says the amount of snow Fargo got is a little more than what they’re used to. But the type of snow is actually easier to clean up. It’s powdery and soft….
