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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Fargo-Moorhead project consists of a grade raise of I-29 for approximately 4 mi. to bring the roadway out of the 500-year flood elevation.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $67 million contract to Industrial Builders Incorporated of West Fargo, N.D., to complete the Interstate 29 grade raise portion of the Fargo, N.D. / Moorhead, Minn., Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, April 9.
This project consists of a grade raise of I-29 for approximately 4 mi. to bring the roadway out of the 500-year flood elevation. The project extends from south of Exit 50 (Hickson Interchange) to north of Exit 54 (Davenport/Oxbow Interchange) and includes an up and-over where I-29 crosses the southern embankment near the Wild Rice River; bridge construction and replacement; a temporary by-pass; and work on adjacent county roads 18 and 81 in the vicinity of Oxbow.
Army Corps of Engineers awards $67M bid on F-M flood diversion highway raising project
Work will start soon to raise a four-mile stretch of Interstate 29 south of Fargo that will elevate the freeway above the 500-year floodplain, keeping it high and dry when the metro flood diversion operates in extreme floods. Written By: Patrick Springer | ×
Moorhead Mayor Shelley Carlson, left, Minn. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, N.D. Sen. John Hoeven, N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum, Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling and West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis chat before the Metro Flood Diversion Authority meeting at Fargo City Hall on Friday, April 9, 2021.
Army Corps of Engineers awards $67M bid on F-M flood diversion highway raising project
Work will start soon to raise a four-mile stretch of Interstate 29 south of Fargo that will elevate the freeway above the 500-year floodplain, keeping it high and dry when the metro flood diversion operates in extreme floods. Written By: Patrick Springer | ×
Moorhead Mayor Shelley Carlson, left, Minn. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, N.D. Sen. John Hoeven, N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum, Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling and West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis chat before the Metro Flood Diversion Authority meeting at Fargo City Hall on Friday, April 9, 2021.
Army Corps of Engineers awards $67M bid on I-29 flood diversion highway raising project
Work will start soon to raise a four-mile stretch of Interstate 29 south of Fargo that will elevate the freeway above the 500-year floodplain, keeping it high and dry when the metro flood diversion operates in extreme floods. Written By: Patrick Springer | ×
Moorhead Mayor Shelley Carlson, left, Minn. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, N.D. Sen. John Hoeven, N.D. Gov. Doug Burgum, Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling and West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis chat before the Metro Flood Diversion Authority meeting at Fargo City Hall on Friday, April 9, 2021.