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Meetings Planned for South segment of Highway 85 Widening

By Bill Dubensky May 25, 2025 | 4:15 AM

(Photo courtesy the North Dakota Department of Transportation via the North Dakota Monitor)

 

(BY:  North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation will host information sessions on part of the planned expansion of U.S. Highway 85 from two to four lanes.

The first meeting will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Mountain Time Wednesday at the fire hall in Fairfield. The second meeting will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Mountain Time Thursday at the Memorial Hall in Belfield. Both meetings will be an open house format with a formal presentation at 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time.

The meetings will update the expansion of about 31 miles of Highway 85 from Interstate 94 to North Dakota Highway 200. The estimated construction cost is about $290 million.

There is no funding yet for that part of the expansion. Construction would start in 2028 if funding becomes available.

More information is available at www.dot.nd.gov/public-input.

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