BISMARCK, N.D. – Construction is moving along on a North Dakota bridge while future funding remains unclear for the rest of the highway expansion.
Project manager Mike Fanelli says the 2.2-mile segment of the Long X Bridge project should be about half done this season.
The bridge will replace the narrow two-lane bridge and realign the roadway over a four-lane, open-deck bridge to be opened to traffic in fall 2020.
A Transportation Department engineer, Matt Linneman, says a timeline for the U.S. Highway 85 four-lane expansion from Belfield to Watford City depends on funding.
The department’s traffic count shows that 4,200 vehicles come though the bridge corridor daily. The highway is a major artery for heavy oilfield traffic.
The $34 million bridge project is to be completed July 2021.
