The Bakken just can't seem to catch a break from mother nature this year. With a year that opened up with large amounts of snow all the way till May 1st, now the water is taking over. Flooded locations, sinking equipment, and muddy roads have remained all spring. The evidence the wet sloppy region can be seen everywhere. In Williams County ND county officials even called a halt to large truck traffic in the region.
Williston Herald - Online Edition
The roads just are not able to take any more strain in most areas. However what may strain them has also helped provide the necessary resources to repair them. In many counties funds are near exhausted from snow removal, but producers are coming to the rescue by helping haul or provide materials for the repairs. This not only keeps them in the field producing, but has allowed stranded farmers and ranchers to get out.
There are even areas around the Bakken where road conditions are so bad the whole road is shut down. This is the case with ND HWY 22, a main through way for the supplies, crews, and oil transportation in western ND. Here it is completely at mother natures mercy that the hwy has been buckled up to an impassable condition.
ND HWY 22 Closed - Dickinson Press
