New Town, N.D. (AP) North Dakota officials say work has been completed on a $25 million highway bypass project in western North Dakota's oil patch.
Officials on Monday announced the completion of the project in New Town, on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the project will taking trucks off the community's main street and "enhancing traffic movement and safety,''
The 3.2 mile New Town truck reliever route will divert truck traffic from New Town's main street to northwest of the city.
Construction work began on the project began last spring.