Zone: South
Project: 13th Avenue Reconstruction Project
Due to weather events earlier in the week, the mainline paving operations have been rescheduled to begin late Thursday, August 16, at 11 p.m. Crews will be paving two eastbound lanes on the south side of 13th Avenue between 17th Street East to 12th Street East in West Fargo.
When paving operations first begin in West Fargo section:
- A single driving lane will be maintained for both direction of travel between
- Flaggers will direct traffic through the area
As paving operations wrap-up in the early morning hours, crews will reopen the second lane and traffic will be carried side-by-side with one lane in each direction plus turn lanes, in both sections of the work zone again.
Drivers should be aware that there will be a heavy presence of concrete trucks in the work zone overnight until the early morning. Delays are expected during the paving operations.
By the end of the week contractors for the 13th Avenue Road Reconstruction and Infrastructure Improvement Project will reopen the north side of the intersection of 13th Avenue and 47th Street South in Fargo. All turning movements for the intersection will be restored.
Traffic is currently on the south side of 13th Avenue between 47th Street South and 17th Street East in Fargo and then crosses back over to be carried on the north side of 13th Avenue between 17th Street East and 12th Street East in West Fargo.
ACCESS CHANGE – Monday, August 13
- LOCATION: Intersection of 14th Street East and 13th Avenue –south side
- CHANGE: Access to 13th Avenue is temporarily closed
- REOPENING: Tuesday, August 21, late evening, weather pending
- PROJECT WORK: Crews will begin work to prepare for concrete pavement on the south side of the intersection.
ACCESS CHANGE – Wednesday, August 8
- LOCATION: Intersection of 17th Street East and 13th Avenue –south side
- CHANGE: Access to 13th Avenue is temporarily closed
- REOPENING: Tuesday, August 21, late evening, weather pending
- PROJECT WORK: Crews will work to complete removals, water main, earthwork, and concrete paving through the intersection.
ACCESS CHANGE – By the end of this week
- LOCATION: Intersection of 47th Street South and 13th Avenue –north side
- CHANGE: Access to 13th Avenue is OPEN
- REOPENING: By the end of this week, weather pending
- PROJECT WORK: Crews will work to install new storm sewer and water main on the north side of the intersection
TRAFFIC CONTROL – Phase 2, the current traffic phase will continue until the end of August and phase 3 will continue until the end of September
Work zone: 13th Avenue between 45th Street S in Fargo to 12th Street E in West Fargo
Traffic control: Motorist are carried side-by-side on the north side of the roadway through West Fargo and carried side-by-side on the south side of the roadway through Fargo
OPEN:
- One driving lane plus dedicated left turn lane each direction
- Access to surrounding side streets
- Business access is maintained
CLOSED:
- North side of the roadway – 47th Street South to 17th Street East
- South side of the roadway – 17th Street East to 12th Street East
- Sidewalks – North to south pedestrian crossing is at 9th or 45th Streets
UPCOMING:
- Intermittent intersection work:
- South side access of 14th, 16th, and 17th intersections
- North side access of 47th, 48th, and 50th intersections
To access commerce or travel through the area, drivers are encouraged to use alternative routes for their east-west driving.
PROJECT PHASES – As the project progresses, there will be multiple shifts in traffic control. The anticipated phase schedule is:
- Phase 2 completion (Current) – end of August
- Side-by-side traffic on north side of roadway
- Phase 3 completion – (Current) – end of September
- Side-by-side traffic on south side of roadway
- Phase 4 completion – Middle of October
- 45th Street intersection pavement repairs (Completed) – Approximately 3 weeks in June
- Project completion – Middle of October (100% traffic open)
**Please remember all schedules are tentative and weather dependent.