Case Study
US Highway 85 Reconstruction
Solution Project US Highway 85, dubbed the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway, is designated a High Priority Corridor by the US Congress and is part of a larger multi-state north-south corridor designated by the Ports to Plains Alliance. Due to its importance, it was critical that improvements be made to reduce congestion and enhance safety along the corridor. KLJ worked with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the NDDOT to redesign a four-lane roadway along the 35-mile long segment of the US Highway 85 corridor from the west edge of Watford City to the junction of US 85 and US 2 west of Williston. A new four-lane, steel bridge was designed by our team to cross the Missouri River and accommodate the lane adjustments. In addition, the NDDOT requested that our team convert an aband