Updates
Later, 11:38 pm: see comments below. The company working on designing this project is SRF, headquartered out of Minneapolis, MN, with regional offices in Fargo and Bismarck. Click here for link to their website. It appears it is easy to contact their principals by e-mail if interested in additional information. A huge "thank you" for the reader who took the time to send in this information.
Original Post
Readers can help us out on this one.A reader was kind enough to send some incredible aerial photos of what I think is the "new" bypass road north of Williston as it comes to/crosses "2 & 85" about five miles north of Williston.
It's definitely not the 13-mile corner north of Williston (unless they completely eliminated the arc).
I don't think it's the corner at 60 Avenue NW because 60th Avenue NW is completely straight, and in the bottom-most photo one can see the county highway has a distinctive curve about a mile in the distance. It has to be 57th Street Northwest (my hunch is County Highway 6 is now 57th Street Northwest).
But about five miles north of Williston is County Highway 6, which has that distinctive curve about a mile east of "2 & 85."
So, I think this "brand new" intersection is about five miles north of Williston, where County Highway 6 intersects with "2 & 85." If so, I think the well at the intersection is:
- 22414, conf, Zenergy, Tufto 13-24H, Cow Creek,
Having said all that: look at the amount of asphalt used at the intersections: I can only imagine the engineering that was done to make this intersection stand up to all the truck traffic it's going to see.
Then, look at all the truck traffic.
And the crew camps.
Those who grew up in Williston, but who have long since left, will hardly recognize these amazing changes.
A huge thank you to the reader for sending these photos to be shared.
See comment below: the middle photo captures the location and early work on Love's Truck Stop.
If I am correct that this is County Highway 6 crossing "2 & 85" north of Williston: the four-lane divided highway is US Highway 2 and 85 running north - south from Williston, north of Williston about five miles on the way to Minot. The county highway is running west - east. In the bottom-most photo one is looking east off into the direction and the distinctive curve to the south about a mile in the distance.
One can see a new oil well / pad off to the right, in the southeast corner of the intersection.
The "13-mile corner" is about another seven or eight miles to the north (to the left) of the bottom-most photo.
Truckers must really appreciate this new bypass.
