Moorhead, Minn., officials ignore residents’ OK of 24/7 rail bridge construction May 25, 2021 Three rail bridges in Moorhead, N.D., will not be complete until mid-2022. The people of Moorhead, Minn., like their summer nights, and workers on a railroad underpass will have to enjoy them as well. The Moorhead City Council rejected a request by the contractor of the underpass at Main Avenue and 20 th Street South to build 24 hours, six days a week in an effort to speed construction. The biggest deterrent appears to be the extra cost. Ames Construction Co. said the cost for extra workers and extra equipment would be $2.2 million. The project currently sits at $51 million, and now will most likely stay within the target, which is $52 million. Work is expected to be complete in the summer of 2022. Accelerating the schedule would have wrapped up work by December of this year.