DOT announces latest road conditions due to water, flooding

Water has receded on Highway 200 in Hillsboro, the North Dakota Department of Transportation announced today.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation has the following road and lane closures in place throughout North Dakota:

The following highways/areas are closed due to water over the roadway:

* N.D. Highway 54, between I-29 and Oslo, Minn. Local traffic is allowed. Traffic control in place.

* N.D. Highway 17 Red River crossing, 11 miles east of Grafton.

* Sorlie Bridge on Business Highway 2/Demers Ave in Grand Forks. Motorists should use U.S. Highway 2 Kennedy Bridge.

* The westbound Mapleton Truck Parking Area on Interstate 94, 12 miles west of Fargo.

The following highways have water on the roadway but remain open to traffic:

* N.D. Highway 66, 4 miles east of Egeland. Traffic control is in place.

* The southbound roadway of Interstate 29, 1 mile south of Harwood. Traffic speeds are reduced to 15 mph.

* The northbound roadway of I-29, 8 miles north of Manvel, has water on the shoulder.

The following highways are reduced to one lane due to levee construction:

* N.D. Highway 13, near LaMoure. No oversize or overweight loads allowed from LaMoure to Edgeley.

* N.D. Highway 11 at Lidgerwood. No oversize or overweight loads allowed.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation encourages motorists to check road conditions before traveling due to rapidly changing conditions.

Fluctuating water levels make it difficult to predict when and where water will go over a roadway or recede from the roadway. For updated road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the Travel Information Map on the Web site at www.dot.nd.gov.

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