MINOT, N.D. (AP) A months-long impasse on the construction of two parking ramps in downtown Minot has ended.
City officials on Wednesday said construction will begin later this month and the structures are expected to be completed this year.
Two parking lots were torn up in November 2013 so construction could begin on the ramps that are to provide 225 parking spaces, but activity stopped shortly afterward when subcontractors left after not getting paid.
Minot City Manager Lee Staab says the contractor continues to resolve difference with subcontractors, but the city isn't a party on those discussions.
The city originally set aside about $5.5 million in federal disaster recovery money it received after the 2011 Souris River flood for the ramp projects.
Road closures and detours will be announced in the following days.