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Current US 81 Traffic Conditions
US 81 Traffic Delays
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Kansas US 81
218mi From Belleville to Caldwell
3 hours 31 mins travel time instead of 3 hours 11 mins
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Nebraska US 81
198mi From city to Belvidere
3 hours 36 mins travel time instead of 3 hours 14 mins
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North Dakota US 81
165mi From city to Fargo
2 hours 34 mins travel time instead of 2 hours 21 mins
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Oklahoma US 81
255mi From Caldwell to Terral
4 hours 22 mins travel time instead of 3 hours 56 mins
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South Dakota US 81
231mi From Sisseton to city
3 hours 31 mins travel time instead of 3 hours 24 mins
7 minutes Delay
DOT Accident and Construction Reports
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US 81 News Reports
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- source: Bing
- 31 views
- Sep 18, 2026 08:56am
81 Emergency dispatchers said one person was injured after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 81. A lane remains closed, causing a significant backup in the southbound lanes. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 18 views
- Sep 14, 2026 12:34pm
81 Drivers can expect daytime lane restrictions and closures on Interstate 81 this week for shoulder-cutting work.The work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 22 views
- Sep 09, 2026 11:27am
81 A newly constructed stretch of Highway 81 is closed because parts of the pavement are cracking and shifting. The road was reconstructed due to the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion project. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 18 views
- Sep 08, 2026 11:26am
81 Starting Wednesday, K-15 will be closed at the railroad crossing just before U.S. Highway 77 in Cowley County. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 14 views
- Sep 27, 2026 03:02am
81 The integrity of the earthen embankment, which will hold water back from the Fargo-Moorhead metro during extreme floods, was not affected by the road failure. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Sep 22, 2026 12:48pm
81 Cass County Engineer Kyle Litchy told the Cass County Commission on Monday, Sept. 21, that Highway 81 north of Hickson remains closed after a section of the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Area Project ... Read More