North Dakota Department of Transportation to Hawaii). Despite the small size of the Department, North Dakota has more registered vehicles than there are residents of the state. The Director is Tom Sorel, and the central office is located on the North Dakota State Capitol grounds in Bismarck. Until the 1990s, the agency was known as the North Dakota Highway Department. North Dakota Department of Transportation The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is a part of the government of the U.S. state of North Dakota. NDDOT oversees the state's transportation system. This includes planning both new construction and reconstruction projects on roads and highways throughout
U.S. Route 281 in North Dakota U.S. Route 281 in North Dakota U.S. Route 281 (US 281) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Hidalgo, Texas and Brownsville, Texas, to its northern terminus at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, North Dakota. In the U.S. state of North Dakota, US 281 extends from the South Dakota state line south of Ellendale, North Dakota and ends at the Manitoba/ North Dakota border. In North Dakota, US 281 is a major north–south artery. It enters south of Ellendale and intersects Interstate 94 and US 52 at Jamestown. 281 and 52 remain paired together