N.D. Highway 18 is closed from County Road 55 to the Canadian border near Neche due to water over the roadway, according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
The announcement was released at 5:25 a.m. Motorists must use an alternate route and are encouraged to check road conditions before traveling due torapidly changing conditions.
Fluctuating water levels make it difficult topredict when and where water will go over a roadway or recede from theroadway. For updated road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the Travel Information Map at www.dot.nd.gov.