DICKINSON The Stark County Commission denied a request to fund the Dickinson Public Library's expansion project at the regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 1.
Road workers from entities across southwest North Dakota gathered Thursday at the Stark County Shop in Dickinson, N.D., for an informational workshop geared toward building and maintaining gravel roads more effectively.
ND wrestles with level of bonding to fund infrastructure projects
According to a study conducted by the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, it would cost more than $9 billion over the next 20 years to address all of the infrastructure problems facing North Dakota.
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The North Dakota State Capitol. Forum News Service file photo
BISMARCK Fixing those roads and bridges isn’t getting any cheaper, and local officials across North Dakota are looking for help from state government which is facing its own budget crunch.
“In 2014, $333 million was the total estimate for road and bridge investment need in just Grand Forks County,” county engineer Nick West said. “There is just no way under our normal budgeting revenue mechanisms that we can replace that in a timely fashion. We’re always playing catch up.”