FIX THE FLOOD

Provide transportation service levels consistent with up and downstream Red River crossing locations... Oslo experiences spring floods associated with snowmelt runoff along with summer floods associated with rainfall. USGS Streamgage 05083500 is located on the Red River near Oslo. The Oslo area has experienced destructive floods in recent years, including the spring floods of 1997, 2009, and 2011. According to stream gage data, floodwaters in Oslo have been above flood stage 28 of the last 51 years that flood stage data is available (1936-2017), and floodwaters have been above major flood stage 10 of the last 22 years (1996-2017).During flood events, the MN 317 roadway becomes overtopped, which causes the closure of the ND 17/MN 317 bridge. And although the bridge is closed, the ND 17 bridge approach would not be overtopped and has been identified as a potential flow restriction. Due to the overtopping of MN 317, the proposed modification to ND 17/MN 317 was to lower the bridge..

Primary location: Oslo United States