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County highway superintendent urges NDOT to restore original bridge realignment; commissioners sign support letters

DeKalb County Board of Commissioners · February 17, 2026

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DeKalb County highway superintendent Ben Parker urged the board to ask NDOT to restore an earlier realignment plan for a bridge on County Road 27, citing safety concerns; commissioners approved sending amended letters asking NDOT to revisit the design and to fund the realignment rather than require the county to contribute.

DeKalb County highway superintendent Ben Parker told commissioners Feb. 17 he strongly opposes NDOT’s plan to replace the bridge on County Road 27 with a like-for-like structure instead of the previously proposed realignment. Parker said the existing bridge and curved approaches create…

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