WEST FARGO — The city of West Fargo could get an additional Interstate 94 exit at 26th Street West, west of the fairgrounds.
The West Fargo City Commission recently voted unanimously to have staff negotiate with the developer of the Sandhills Sixth Addition to purchase a portion of the development in order to secure the city's right-of-way should an interchange be built.
"I think it's absolutely essential to have this project to improve the connectivity," Commissioner Mandy George said.
City Engineer Dan Hanson said it's an opportunity for city staff to look into the future, especially when it comes to the Sandhills lots. He said 26th Street West has been identified as a future major north-south corridor for the city as it expands.
Hanson said part of the 132,000 square foot parcel could be donated by the developer, who is willing to sell the remainder of the land needed to the city.
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"If the city chooses not to purchase the land, it will be platted and developed within the Sandhills Sixth Addition project and when the interchange is constructed in the future, it is likely that the city would need to purchase this land from businesses at a potentially considerably higher cost," Hanson said in a memo to the City Commission.
If an interchange is constructed in the area, it would be done by the North Dakota Department of Transportation, Hanson said. However, without having the right-of-way, it would likely be more difficult to urge NDDOT to move forward with such a project.
Hanson said a recent Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) study found it's possible that 13th Avenue could also one day have an interchange at I-94 as the street stretches into far western West Fargo.
As the West Fargo editor, Wendy Reuer covers all things West Fargo for The Forum and oversees the production of the weekly Pioneer.
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