City of Fargo releases
College GameDay traffic plan
FARGO, N.D. (Sept. 9, 2014) – The Fargo Police Department would like to make the public aware of the traffic plan for downtown Fargo starting the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 10 for the upcoming ESPN College GameDay broadcast. Below is a list of closures which will impact the flow of traffic downtown. All road closures will remain in effect until after the ESPN event on Saturday, Sept. 13:
In preparation for road closures, no parking signs were posted on the following streets Wednesday evening:
Broadway between 2nd Ave. N. and 4th Ave. N.
3rd Ave. N. between Broadway and 4th St. N.
5th St. N. between 3rd Ave. N. and 4th Ave. N.
Thursday
Broadway will be closed to traffic between 2nd Ave. N. and 4th Ave. N.
3rd Ave. N. will be closed to traffic between Broadway and 5th St N.
5th St. N. will be closed to through traffic between 3rd Ave. N. and 4th Ave N.
No parking signs will be posted which will prohibit parking for Thursday evening on 2nd Ave. N. between Broadway and 5th St. N.
Friday
2nd Ave. N. will be closed from the west side of Broadway to 5th St. N.
No parking signs will be posted which will prohibit parking on Friday evening on 4th Ave. N. between Roberts St. N. and 5th St. N. and on Broadway from 4th Ave. N. to the rail road tracks (5th Ave. N.).
Saturday
4th Ave. N. will be closed from Roberts St. N. to 5th St. N., and Broadway will be closed in the 400 Block (4th Ave. N. to the railroad tracks). These roads will remain closed until the conclusion of the Saturday event.
Police encourage motorists to plan ahead, take alternate routes, pay attention to posted signage and consider taking alternative means of transportation near these areas. Shuttle information is available online atwww.GoBison.com
Oak Street closing between
9th & 11th Avenues North
Oak Street will be closing between 9th & 11th Avenues North on Thursday, Sept. 11 starting at 7 a.m. The closure is expected to last through the weekend. Crews working on the Mickelson Field flood project will be installing a storm sewer in the 10th Avenue/Oak Street intersection. Traffic will be detoured on 2nd Street during this closure.
Lane Reduction on 25th Street South
25th Street at the Rose Coulee bridge is reduced to one lane in each direction to allow for storm sewer installation that is related to the Coulee’s Crossing Flood Risk Management project. Construction on the project is expected to last about two weeks.
Find a complete list of road closures online at www.FargoStreets.com. Follow @FargoStreets on Twitter.
North Dakota Reports First
West Nile Virus-Related Death in 2014
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Health announced the state’s first West Nile virus-related death in 2014, according to West Nile Virus Surveillance Coordinator Alicia Lepp. The individual was a woman who was hospitalized and was older than 60 years of age. This report brings the total number of cases in North Dakota this season to 12.
“This unfortunate death is a reminder of the seriousness of West Nile virus, especially to those older than 50,” said Lepp. “North Dakotans should continue to take steps to protect themselves from mosquito bites to prevent West Nile virus.”
Help Fargo and Moorhead area Fire Fighters
Fill The Boot and conquer muscle disease for MDA
Fire fighters will be at all Hornbacher’s locations in Fargo and Moorhead to “Fill the Boot” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Thursday-Saturday, September 11-13 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Members of the Moorhead Fire Department will be at Moorhead Hornbacher’s on those days where they invite the community to come out and support their efforts. Every dollar that passing motorists pitch into the fire fighters’ boots helps our local fire fighters provide medical treatment and support services to individuals and their families living with neuromuscular diseases in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.
All money raised is donated to the greater North Dakota chapter of the MDA, which includes service in 18 counties in northwestern Minnesota (including Moorhead and the surrounding area). Thanks to the support and generosity of the citizens of Fargo-Moorhead, contributions send area children to MDA summer camp and help support 350 local families affected by neuromuscular diseases.
“We are grateful for the support of our local fire fighters and the dollars they raise on behalf of our families with muscle disease,” said MDA Area Director Sue Wiger. “The funds they raise are used for health care services and equipment support, and to help send kids to free MDA summer camps. 100% of the dollars raised stay in our community. ”
For more information, visit mda.org.
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Library hosts One Book, One
Community film events Friday, Sept. 12
FARGO, N.D. (Sept. 9, 2014) – This week, the Fargo Public Library is hosting two film screening events as part of the One Book, One Community reading project in our community.
Join us to view the PBS documentary “The Orphan Trains” Friday, Sept. 12 at the Dr. James Carlson Library. The first screening starts at 1 p.m.; a second screening starts at 2 p.m. The PBS documentary tells the story of the orphan train experience. Popcorn will be served.
For more information about the 3.2.1 reading project, visit www.1book1community.org or call the Main Library’s Information Desk at 241-1492.