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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Those who haven’t been to Valley City in a few years and are back this summer will notice a number of construction projects underway throughout the city of bridges.

Crews work to finish new I-94 Corridor frontage road. Photos by Steve Urness.
Crews work to build the new I-94 Corridor frontage road. Photos by Steve Urness.

Construction work of the new frontage road for the Interstate 94 Corridor project east of Valley City is in full swing as federal and local funding are in place to build a new National Guard facility near exit 294.

Future home of Smith Lumber Company along east main. Photos by Steve Urness.
Future home of Smith Lumber Company along east main. Photos by Steve Urness.

Further down the road, construction of the new Smith Lumber Company is underway on the former site of Triple S Livestock along east main.

New home of Stoudt Ross Ford nears completion.
The new home of Stoudt Ross Ford nears completion.

The new Stoudt Ross Ford facility is expected to open later this year along Winter Show Road in Valley City.

And just east of the new Stoudt Ross Ford building a group plans to build the GRANDSTAY Hotel & Suites. Tim Logan is a member of the investment group. He says ground breaking for the new hotel is tentatively set to begin in late October. 

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Logan says the new hotel will have 56 rooms and a pool. He says a few of the rooms will accommodate those who need extended stay rates. Logan says the new GRANDSTAY Hotel & Suites will open in the spring or summer of 2015.

Further south Wade and Dianne Hatcher are renovating the former Peanut Bar near Bjornson Public Golf Course.

Future home of Woodland Lodge Supper Club. Photos by Steve Urness.
The future home of the Woodland Lodge Supper Club. Photos by Steve Urness.

Wade Hatcher says the new place will be a supper club serving top of the line steaks and other dishes. It will be called the “Woodland Lodge.” It will have an outdoor deck with a few outdoor patios.

Construction crews work to finish the renovations on the building.
Construction crew work to finish renovations on the building near Bjornson public golf course.

He says a liquor license is pending with the city of Valley City. Hatcher says for golfing enthusiast there will be a golf simulator. The supper club is tentatively set to open in September or October. The owners Wade and Dianne Hatcher also own Wade’s Service Center in Valley City.

In northeast Valley City just south of the Hi Line Bridge the Legacy Place is building another assisting living structure.

News Legacy Place Assisted Living structure nears completion.
New Legacy Place Assisted Living structure nears completion.

And to the west of the Legacy Place across 5th avenue northeast, Owner Paul Diegel plans to build Town Homes. Diegel will install the infrastructure to hook up city water and sewer lines to city standards. The city approved of the Diegel plan during the first reading of an ordinance at their regular meeting on August 5.

Future home of Legacy Place Town Homes.
Future home of Legacy Place Town Homes.

O’Reilly Auto Parts is nearing completion west of Stoudt Ross Ford on west main in Valley City.

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And construction of the new Faith Lutheran Church will begin on the current site of Smith Lumber along 4th street northeast once the new Smith Lumber Company building is completed on east main.

New Faith Lutheran Church drawing.
New Faith Lutheran Church drawing.