Water receded on Highway 11, south of Lidgerwood

Water receded on Highway 11, south of Lidgerwood

Water has receded on ND Highway 11 on the south side of Lidgerwood, mile marker 153, and traffic is back to normal.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation urges motorists to drive with caution as flooding continues to affect parts of the state. Water has receded in some areas, but flooding continues to affect road conditions in other areas.

The NDDOT has the following road and lane closures in place throughout North

Dakota:

The following highways/areas are closed due to water over the roadway:

· ND Highway 5, twelve miles south of Pembina. Motorists should use alternate route.

· ND Highway 66, one mile east of Drayton. Motorists should use alternate route.

· ND Highway 17 Red River crossing, 11 miles east of Grafton.

The following highways have water on the roadway but remain open to traffic:

· ND Highway 13, two miles west of Lehr. Traffic control in place. Speeds reduced to 20 mph.

· ND Highway 3, one mile west of Ashley. Traffic control in place. Speeds to 20 mph.

· ND Highway 32, six miles north of Lisbon has water near the road. Motorists should use caution.

The following highways are reduced to one lane due to levee construction:

· ND Highway 11, one mile south and then east of Forman has a temporary gravel surface. Traffic control is in place. Speeds reduced to 15 mph.

· ND Highway 13, near LaMoure. No oversize or overweight loads allowed from LaMoure to Edgeley.

· ND Highway 11 at Lidgerwood. No oversize or overweight loads allowed.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation encourages motorists to check road conditions before traveling due to rapidly changing conditions. Fluctuating water levels make it difficult to predict when and where water will go over a roadway or recede from the roadway. For updated road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the

Travel Information Map on our website at www.dot.nd.gov.