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West Fargo commission backs West 94 transportation plan, urges continued coordination with NDDOT
Summary
The commission approved a resolution supporting the West 94 area transportation plan, which maps interchange and local-network concepts to guide growth. Consultants said interchanges could take 10–15 years to implement and stressed continued coordination with the North Dakota DOT and regional partners.
The West Fargo City Commission on Nov. 17 voted to approve a resolution of support for the West 94 area transportation plan, a planning document that lays out interchange and local-network options to guide future development near the FM diversion.
Consultants leading the plan said it focuses on two principal needs: potential interchanges on Interstate 94 and a transportation network to serve anticipated development within the study area. "The Red River diversion breathes potential into this area," the lead presenter said, noting that the diversion both creates opportunity and complicates access. They described alternatives including overpasses and full interchanges at candidate crossings such as 13th/15th and Main/26th and presented phasing scenarios that do not have fixed years attached.
The plan used Metro COG’s travel-demand model to estimate traffic to 2050 and reported that some future locations could carry more than 20,000 vehicles per day. Consultants said the North Dakota Department of Transportation’s access-spacing requirements constrain options and that selecting one interchange site first could delay or change later opportunities. "Picking one first doesn’t preclude others, but it likely delays them significantly," a consultant said.
Commissioners pressed on sequencing and neighborhood impacts, including whether a chosen connection would route more traffic by Brooks Harbor Elementary. Consultants said a mix of options remains feasible and that further technical analysis and DOT coordination would be required before design.
The commission voted to adopt the resolution of support and a letter endorsing the plan; the presenters and city staff said the document is intended as a guide for subsequent land-use and infrastructure decisions and to bolster grant applications.
What's next: staff will use the plan to inform growth-area master planning and to pursue coordination and funding with NDDOT and regional partners.
