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Crews plan to do a guardrail repair on the bridge crossing Interstate 29 at Exit 56, the Horace/Wild Rice exit, tomorrow morning, Friday, Nov. 13.

The Interstate 94 West Business Loop, including its new roundabout at 23rd Avenue West, and the state Highway 22 roundabout are expected to open to traffic this week, weather permitting.

Building upgrades are complete and the Interstate 94 westbound Apple Creek Rest Area is now open to the public.  

The City of Minot will host a public input meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed reconstruction of 16th Street Southwest from Burdick Expressway to Second Avenue Southwest.

The Main Street and Memorial Highway/Mandan Avenue intersection in Mandan will switch from one left-turn lane to two as part of the Memorial Highway reconstruction project. The new lane configuration is expected to open as early as this evening.

Behind every traffic death is a person whose loss continues to be felt by family, friends and a community. North Dakotans are invited to honor those lives during the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Friday, Nov. 13, at the North Dakota State Capitol.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) today announced the start of the 2026 Name-A-Plow contest inviting North Dakotans to submit name ideas for a snowplow in their home district. 

The North Dakota Department of Transportation recently launched a new online scheduling and in-office queuing system designed to improve customer service across the state. 

Halloween plans should include a sober ride home. ND Sober Ride, a Vision Zero program aimed at reducing impaired driving on North Dakota roads, will offer $10 ride vouchers through Lyft and Uber Oct. 29–31, or while codes last.

As holiday travel and winter driving begin across North Dakota, Vision Zero and law enforcement agencies statewide are reminding drivers and passengers that one of the simplest ways to protect themselves on the road is to wear a seat belt.