FARGO & WEST FARGO, N.D. – Construction has begun on interstates 29 and 94.
Concrete is being repaired on eastbound I-94 leading to one lane being open between Veterans Boulevard and I-29. Work will move east to the Red River as construction progresses and shift to westbound lanes when that’s done. The speed limit is 40 miles per hour. Construction is expected to be finished in October.
“We’re 12 years since the last time we fixed this, so we’re overdue. You can see that pavement is in need of repair,” Joe Peyerl with the North Dakota Department of Transportation said.
North Dakota Highway Patrol Captain Bryan Niewind said crashes happened while lane closures were being set up.
“People are traveling too fast for the amount of traffic that’s there, the type of traffic that’s merging and diverging and also the heavy amount of slower traffic that travels through a construction zone,” Niewind said.
I-29 is reduced to one lane in each direction between 32nd and 52nd avenues south to work on bridges. The speed limit is 45 miles per hour.
It’s set to be done in September.
