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Fargo advances design and environmental review for 12th Avenue North bridge, recommends off‑alignment route and mini roundabout
Summary
The Fargo City Commission approved advancing the environmental document and final design for the 12th Avenue North bridge project, endorsing the lower‑impact off‑alignment alternative and a mini roundabout at Elm/12th to improve resiliency and pedestrian access; construction funding was not approved and will require grant awards and future commission action.
Fargo officials voted to advance the 12th Avenue North bridge replacement to the environmental‑review and design phase, a step city staff said will make the project shovel ready while construction funding is still pending. The commission approved the motion in a roll‑call vote after staff presented alternatives and answered commissioners’ questions.
Transportation Division Engineer Jeremy Gordon told the commission the existing bridge has flooded multiple times — “in the last 15 years it’s gone underwater eight times” — and staff weighed a…
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