DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Public Input Meeting to discuss proposed improvements to Campus Road Bridge set for Dec. 4
A Public Input Meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Memorial Union Lecture Bowl, 2901 University Ave, to discuss proposed improvements to the bridge over the English Coul...
Posted on 11/28/12 at 5:08 PM
ON MY MIND First day back to work at MnDOT
After 20 days of the Minnesota government shutdown, I was contacted by my supervisor yesterday afternoon (July 20) to go back to work today. The shutdown was over. The waiting was over. The anxiety w...
Posted on 7/22/11 at 12:02 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Today's Ask Your Government
Dear Teri, Is there any state or federal standards for officials managing some emergency road situation, like accidents or temporary repair work? Ive seen several around the country where the offi...
Posted on 1/15/11 at 10:56 PM
Aircraft pool contentious subject among state agencies 
The House Transportation Committee heard mostly opposition to HB1033, which would require most state agencies to put their aircrafts into a statewide central aircraft management system that would be overseen by the Department of Transportation.
By TJ Jerke , January 11, 2013
MnDOT receives emergency funds to repair NE roads
Federal transportation officials are sending $3 million in emergency funding to Minnesota to help repair flood-damaged roads in the northeast.
By Associated Press , July 19, 2012
DOT, law enforcement team up to promote seatbelt use
The Grand Forks Police Department will increase their patrol of seatbelt use from July 13th through July 21st with funds from the North Dakota Department of Transportation, according to a police department release.
By Herald Staff Report , July 11, 2012
Paper maps: Amid GPS boom, nostalgia finds a place
Used to be, Dad would stuff a half-dozen maps in the glove box before setting out with the family on a road trip to see the waterfalls at Yosemite or the granite faces of Mount Rushmore.
By Barbara Rodriguez , July 08, 2012
Grand Forks DMV office to close for day
State motor vehicle offices in Grand Forks and Fargo will be closed Monday for upgrades, officials said. The offices, which handle titling and registration, will reopen June 26.
By Herald Staff Report , June 18, 2012
NDDOT may start load restrictions early because of warmth
The restrictions would remain in effect until roadbeds have stabilized enough to carry normal traffic. The department said pavement is usually the most vulnerable in the first four weeks after the onset of the spring thaw.
Vehicles and cargo weighing more than 40 tons are affected.
By Herald Staff Report , February 01, 2012
Minnesota seeks input on transportation plan
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is seeking public input on the state’s 20-year Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan and will hold nine open houses across the state this winter.
By Herald Staff Report , January 13, 2012
North Dakota highway hill is cut down to size after landslides near Killdeer
On their second attempt to fix the site of landslides on Highway 22 near Killdeer, N.D., engineers quit playing nice with the terrain and cut it down to size, instead.
By Lauren Donovan , November 19, 2011
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: N.D. offers variety of license plate options
A reader in Dickinson, N.D., wonders when North Dakota will get new license plates. The Department of Transportation offered a variety of options.
November 06, 2011
N.D. officials beef up website for winter driving
With the first snowstorm of the season poised to blow into North Dakota this weekend, transportation officials are promoting new tools to give motorists a better idea of conditions. The state Department of Transportation website is now a "one-stop shop of winter travel information," said Brent Muscha, DOT spokesman.
By Dave Kolpack , November 04, 2011
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Tell officials about road problems
A southeast North Dakota readers is unhappy about condition of roas. She wonders what state resources are available to upgrade roads.
April 18, 2011
AROUND MINNESOTA: Woman faces probation hearing ... Rescued bald eagle returns... Fund set for DOT operator who died
A Duluth woman who struck and critically injured a pedestrian while driving drunk in 2009 was allowed to stay out of jail Friday before a hearing this week to determine whether she violated her probation.
By Forum Communications , March 27, 2011
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: NDDOT, Highway Patrol have criteria for closing roads in blizzards
A Grand Forks reader wonders about the criteria for the North Dakota Transportation Department or Highway Patrol to close highways during blizzards.
By Teri Finneman , March 20, 2011
Sting puts 14 of 14 tour buses off road
A sting operation by New York state transportation investigators and law enforcement a week after a horrific fatal tour bus crash included a single stop in Manhattan in which all 14 tour buses pulled over were ordered off the road, a state official familiar with the investigation said Saturday.
By Michael Gormley , March 19, 2011
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Readers wonder about highway widening, mud flaps on pickups
Readers ask their government about road widening and mud flaps on pickups.
By Teri Finneman , March 13, 2011
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