ROADS
Talk to me about the roads
OK, I realize that freezing rain may be an anomaly; I am willing to bite the bullet and put in overtime scraping my windshields in a situation like we've seen in Dickinson since Thursday night. I plan...
Posted on 11/12/12 at 1:01 PM
A 4,800 lb. force...
Two pregnant sisters were killed in a rollover accident in Eastern Montana on Friday morning. Icy conditions are believed to have played a role in the rollover. The sisters did not have their seat bel...
Posted on 11/10/12 at 5:06 PM
Riverside Bridge Update: The Battle over the Ownership
There is usually a problem when it comes to preserving historic bridges and that is the question of ownership and liability. Most of the time agencies and parties involved in a historic bridge in qu...
Posted on 8/6/12 at 10:27 AM
A Generation Back From the Dead
This is a piece about our connection to ancestors, their way of life in the Midwest, and these discoveries through one little old lady. My Aunt Olive Hendrickson was born in South Dakota and now liv...
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:07 AM
Blow Ice
We have the traditional four seasons; summer, winter, fall and spring. We have what could be called a snow season, a thunderstorm season, a severe weather season and of course a growing season. But do...
Posted on 2/25/11 at 10:37 AM
Dunn County preparing for more dust as spring approaches
MANNING — A mix of low moisture and increased oil activity has Dunn County leaders preparing for a dustier-than-usual spring.By Dain Sullivan , February 23, 2012
Oil boom takes toll on Dunn Co.; Commissioners, road dept. discuss how to ‘keep up’
By Dain Sullivan , January 26, 2012
Theodore Roosevelt National Park gets millions for roads
The National Park Service will receive about $3.1 million to improve roads in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, according to a press release issued Friday.January 21, 2012
Building tomorrow's roads today: Legislators to learn about design-build
January 11, 2012
Out-of-staters get taste of ND roads — and ditches
North Dakota Highway Patrol Sgt. Dan Haugen had a busy Wednesday morning due to “extremely icy” conditions on Interstate 94. While on the scene of a rollover, he got a call for another rollover and had to stop on his way to that because he came upon another crash that hadn’t even been called in yet.December 22, 2011
With harvest under way, road construction an ongoing battle
FARGO — Whether it’s from seasonal flooding, the effects of freeze-and-thaw or normal wear and tear, roads and bridges in the Red River Valley certainly don’t have it easy.By Kristen M. Daum , October 09, 2011
Dunn County, oil companies look at solutions to improving roads
By By Sean M. Soehren , August 10, 2011
Dickinson officials take NDDOT members on tour of city's trouble spots
July 22, 2011
Dunn County has trouble retaining road crews; may increase wages
By Klark Byrd , July 21, 2011
Counties, townships near Devils Lake have to shore up, move, and sometimes abandon roads overwhelmed by floodwaters
HAYBALE HEIGHTS — Traveling down the township road past a new fishing resort on Devils Lake just south of U.S. Highway 2, it’s tempting to imagine that Haybale Heights was named for the large round hay bales that line west side of the route.By Kevin Bonham , July 16, 2011
Roads subject of concern for county
May 04, 2011
County to purchase 8 vehicle scales
Local authorities plan to crack down on vehicles causing cracks, potholes and other damage to area roads.April 07, 2011
Blustery weather causes bad roads
With snow storms beginning to show their face, area residents are bracing for Mother Nature’s showing and icy roads already caused one cattle truck to overturn near Belfield.December 30, 2010
Gov. Dalrymple makes stop in oil country
With energy development continuing to impact area infrastructure, Dickinson could have a shot at a slice of $35 million in impact funds, said Gov. Jack Dalrymple during a visit to The Dickinson Press on Tuesday afternoon.December 17, 2010
Study: $900 million needed for oil patch roads
BISMARCK (AP) — County and township roads that bear much of the heavy truck traffic from western North Dakota’s oil industry will need more than $900 million for construction, repairs and upkeep during the next 20 years, a new study estimates.December 11, 2010
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