Road conditions

North Dakota road conditions right now

Every closure and crash NDRoads is publishing, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the I-94 corridor page, and what the season does to North Dakota's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map.

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Closures and crashes
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Source: NDRoads, read every five minutes and converted to the same format MileCheck uses for all 50 states. Ramp, lane and shoulder closures are listed under the toggle, not as full closures. Closures with a future start date are marked scheduled. Positions are the DOT's; mile markers are approximate.
Full closureCrashWeatherHazardRamp or laneWork zoneFaded markers are scheduled, not active

Where to look next

Official source

NDRoads

North Dakota's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Corridor

I-94 conditions

The whole I-94 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Mile markers

Mile markers in North Dakota

How North Dakota numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.

Report

Labor Day 2026 in North Dakota

What the NDRoads feed carried over the holiday weekend.

Driving across North Dakota

I-94 crosses roughly 350 miles from the Montana line through Dickinson and Bismarck to Fargo. I-29 runs the Red River Valley north to south through Fargo and Grand Forks to the Canadian border. US-2 crosses the north of the state through Minot and Devils Lake, US-83 runs north to south through Bismarck and Minot, and US-85 serves the oil-patch country in the west.

What the season does to North Dakota's highways

Winter closes I-94 and I-29 when a ground blizzard takes the visibility. NDDOT posts no-travel advisories by county and closes interstate gates by mile range on NDRoads, and on the open prairie wind matters as much as snow. In spring, Red River flooding has closed I-29 and the roads around Fargo and Grand Forks. Between towns there is very little to point at, so the milepost is the reference everyone uses.

Before a North Dakota road trip

  1. Check the map above for anything red on your route, then open NDRoads for the DOT's own detour and restriction text.
  2. Look at the road where you can. MileCheck's camera maps cover 27 states; NDRoads may carry North Dakota's own.
  3. For the long haul, the I-94 corridor page carries alerts for every state the route crosses, not only North Dakota.
  4. Know how to say where you are. Dispatch, 911 and tow companies ask for the route, the direction and the mile marker. How to report your location on the highway.
  5. Carry the app. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states, and the same NDRoads alerts show on your route as you drive.

What September looked like

Over 25 daily snapshots from September 1 to 25, 2026, MileCheck's archive of the NDRoads feed held 73 unique reports, including 6 closure reports and 60 work-zone reports. The routes with the most reports were I-94, US-2 and I-29. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the September Highway Report.

Questions, answered

Is the highway closed in North Dakota right now?

The map above shows every full closure NDRoads is publishing as a red marker, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. It reloads every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open NDRoads.

Where do I check North Dakota road conditions?

NDRoads is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same NDRoads feed and adds the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.

How often does this page update?

Every five minutes. MileCheck's server fetches the NDRoads feed, converts it to one format shared by all 50 states, and caches it for five minutes. Each alert also carries the time the DOT last updated it, shown in the list.

Does the MileCheck app show these alerts?

Yes. The app shows the same NDRoads alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $49.99 a year or $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial.

Know exactly where you are — live

Your mile marker shows even offline. NDRoads alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Monthly Highway Report

Closures and crashes on US highways, once a month

The month's numbers from DOT feeds in all 50 states and BC. See a sample: the Labor Day weekend report. No spam.