Casselton leaders request signs to show motorists bypass route

CASSELTON, N.D. — Casselton leaders want signage that will guide trucks and passenger vehicles to a bypass west of the city instead of through the heart of the small town.

The Cass County Commission has thrown its support behind Casselton’s efforts to reroute North Dakota Highway 18 traffic. Commissioners voted unanimously Monday, Oct. 6, to sign letters of support for two projects: one to encourage the North Dakota Department of Transportation to install signs showing the bypass route and another asking the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments to study the potential for turn lanes on Highway 18 south of Casselton.

Highway 18 takes traffic that turns off Interstate 94 at Exit 331 north through Casselton’s residential and downtown area, as well as by Central Cass High School