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The Exit 159 westbound on-ramp to Interstate 94 is scheduled to close Monday, December 29, from 4:30 to approximately 6:30 a.m. in Bismarck. Crews will complete maintenance work during this time.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has selected the winners for the fifth annual Name-A-Plow contest, in which North Dakota citizens submitted snowplow name ideas.

North Dakota citizens submitted more than 800 snowplow name ideas that were considered in the contest. Names were narrowed down by the district for which the names were submitted, and winners were chosen by NDDOT employee vote.

The winners will have the opportunity to meet with the operator of the plow they named, as well as have their snowplow name permanently displayed on the plow.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and North Dakota Highway Patrol opened Interstate 29 between Grand Forks  and the Canadian border as of 7:30 p.m. today, but it remains under a No Travel Advisory in Walsh and Pembina counties due to slick roads and areas of near-zero visibility.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and North Dakota Highway Patrol opened Interstate 29 between Fargo and Grand Forks as of 5 p.m. today, but it remains under a Travel Advisory due to scattered drifts.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and North Dakota Highway Patrol opened Interstate 29 from Fargo to the South Dakota border as of 4 p.m. today, but it remains under a Travel Alert due to scattered snow.

I-29 from Fargo north to the Canadian border remains closed. Several counties in eastern North Dakota remain under Travel Alerts or No Travel Advisories.
 

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and North Dakota Highway Patrol have closed Interstate 29 from border to border due to blizzard conditions.

Travel on a closed road is prohibited and extremely dangerous. Conditions are life-threatening.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and North Dakota Highway Patrol have closed Interstate 29 between Fargo and Grand Forks due to blizzard conditions.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and North Dakota Highway Patrol have closed Interstate 29 between Grand Forks and the Canada border due to blizzard conditions.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation reminds landowners not to push snow into the right of way or ditches on state highways. This includes the roadway, ditch bottom, and backslope of the roadway.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and North Dakota Highway Patrol have opened U.S. Highway 83 south of Minot between Max, N.D. and the junction with ND Highway 23.