Jamestown approves construction easement for Business Loop West corridor

The temporary construction easement gives the North Dakota Department of Transportation access to the area of 100 10th St. SE throughout the construction process for the Business Loop West reconstruction project." City officials acted to approve that easement tied to the Business Loop West corridor, and "The Finance and Legal Committee unanimously recommended approval of a construction easement for 100 10th St. SE for the Business Loop West reconstruction project." Mayor Dwaine Heinrich and City Administrator Sarah Hellekson were authorized to sign the related documents.

The reconstruction work along Business Loop West includes multiple defined elements: converting the U.S. Highway 52 and 10th Street Southeast intersection into a roundabout, rebuilding Business Loop West from 4th Avenue Southwest to 10th Street Southeast, replacing the two bridges on Business Loop West, and restriping 1st Avenue South from 7th to 10th Street Southeast to match the Road Diet configuration farther north in downtown Jamestown. The North Dakota Department of Transportation will have access to the area of 100 10th St. SE during the construction process under the approved temporary easement.

A separate land-use action appeared in the same package of approvals. The Jamestown Building, Planning and Zoning Committee unanimously recommended approval on Tuesday, Feb. 17 of a minor subdivision plat titled Mary Young Addition. The Mary Young Addition is sited north of Louis L’Amour Elementary School, between 11th and 13th Avenue Southwest and south of 9th Street Southwest, and the application says the plat request is for the creation of single-family residential lots "to bolster residential lot supply." A location image for the Mary Young Addition is filed as Mary Young Addition location.JPG, credit Masaki Ova, The Trust Project.

City leaders and development authorities have provided background funding aimed at expanding housing infrastructure: the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. Board of Directors and the Jamestown City Council approved $1 million in 2025 for a program to help develop infrastructure for residential lots. That funding is noted in meeting records but is not described in the easement documents made available so far.

Significant details remain unconfirmed in the public record. The easement is described as temporary, but no effective date, termination date, compensation to the property owner at 100 10th St. SE, parcel identification, contractor identity, estimated project cost, or construction schedule are included in the excerpts released. Officials authorized to sign the document, Mayor Dwaine Heinrich and City Administrator Sarah Hellekson, were given signature authority, but the minutes do not include the executed easement text or the property owner’s name; those items will need verification from city legal or NDDOT files.

If you own property at or near 100 10th St. SE, live along Business Loop West, or have concerns about the Mary Young Addition near Louis L’Amour Elementary School, share your experience with our newsroom or share this story to alert neighbors about planned access and reconstruction activity. Photo: Mary Young Addition location.JPG, Masaki Ova, The Trust Project.