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Landslides continue to affect western ND highway
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KILLDEER, N.D. (AP) _ Another landslide has hampered a highway

reconstruction project in western North Dakota.

Last year, the state Transportation Department spent $4.3

million to twice repair landslide damage that shut down state

Highway 22 north of Killdeer. The highway was torn up this past

spring for a 7.5-mile, $18.3 million upgrade, but another landslide

in September has added about $500,000 to the cost.

Job superintendent Mike Schriner says that crews are tearing out about a mile of

new construction and moving the road east 60 feet from the area

that's sliding. He says his company will finish the job next year.