City of Moorhead outlines summer 2025 neighborhood street reconstruction, $65 front-foot assessment

Clay Lexson, an engineer for the City of Moorhead, presented an informational video describing a proposed street reconstruction in a Moorhead neighborhood expected to start in May or June 2025 and to be completed by the end of September, with an estimated total cost of $1,500,000 and front-foot assessments set at $65.

Why it matters: The project would replace the entire pavement section and base material on roads built in 1978, address failing pavement along edges, and include limited ditch regrading. Funding split between special assessments (front footage) and a city cost share affects homeowners directly through assessments on their property frontage.

According to Lexson, the neighborhood roads were originally built in 1978 and have seen only minor work since then (chip seals and patching). Pavement failure is concentrated along edges where sections are separating and sliding toward the ditch. The area is a rural-section road with limited storm sewer; drainage currently flows to roadside ditches and into regional stormwater ponds. The city has received resident reports of poor drainage and standing water in ditches.

The city conducted a resident survey of 43 properties and received 20 responses. Lexson said the unanimous pavement…