FARGO, N.D. (Oct. 30, 2014) – Beginning Sunday night,
November 2, and throughout the week, crews will be setting temporary overnight
lane closures on Interstate 94 (I-94), as they remove the protective bridge
deck canopy on the east edge of the existing 25th Street South bridge
reconstruction project. The canopy was previously used to protect the traveling
public as crews worked above on the roadway.
In the westbound direction, the lane closures will begin
just west of 25th Street South and end shortly after traveling under
the bridge. In the eastbound direction, the lane closure will being prior to
the 25th Street South ramp and end west of University Drive. For the
majority of this phase of construction, crews will close two lanes and sections
of overnight traffic on I-94 will be merged to one open lane.
Access to 25th Street South will remain
available as is currently set up. One lane of traffic remains open in each
direction throughout the work zone.
Motorists can anticipate the following information
regarding lane closures, weather and project needs permitting:
· Closures
will occur overnight between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
· Closures
on Westbound I-94 will occur on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evening
· Closures
on Eastbound I-94 will occur on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening
· Throughout
the project stretch, there will be at least one lane open for the traveling
public
These lane closures are expected to reopen by the morning
of November 7.
These detours are needed to ensure the safety of the
traveling public and crews that work on the project as the bridge deck is
directly above I-94. The NDDOT scheduled this work to occur overnight
when traffic volumes are at their lowest to help minimize impacts to the
traveling public.
The NDDOT Fargo District encourages motorists to avoid
distractions, obey flaggers and signs throughout the work zone and consider
alternate routes if possible.
