MONTANA ROAD CONSTRUCTION REPORT

MONTANA ROAD CONSTRUCTION REPORT

02 / 13 / 2012

NEW/UPDATED ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RESTRICTIONS:

 I-15, HELENA – CUSTER INTERCHANGE, MP 193.2 TO 194.4. (CARLSON)

BRIDGE WORK. NHI ROUTE I-15 BEGINNING AT RP 193.2 AND EXTENDING

TO RP 194.4. THIS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES WORK ON CUSTER AVE (STATE

URBAN ROUTE 5802) BEGINNING AT RP 1.4 AND EXTENDING TO RP 3.0. CUSTER

AVENUE TRAFFIC WILL BE SHIFTED TO THE NEW CANAL STRUCTURE.

CROSSOVERS WILL BE ACTIVE ON I-15. EXPECT A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 11

FEET, A REDUCED SPEED OF 35 MPH AND INTERSECTION WORK. OVERSIZED

LOADS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED ON I-15 BY CALLING SCHELLINGER

CONSTRUCTION (406-471-2335) TO COORDINATE MOVEMENT THROUGH THE

PROJECT. CUSTER AVENUE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE OVERSIZED

LOADS, ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERCHANGE.

WIDTH RESTRICTIONS LIFTED/COMPLETED:

ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RESTRICTIONS:

HELENA AREA:  THERE IS ALSO AN 11 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION FROM WASHINGTON STREET TO YORK ROAD TURNOFF.

US-12 MILEMARKER 2.4 TO 33.4.  APPROXIMATELY 22 MILES EAST OF TOWNSEND IN DEEP CREEK CANYON.  CULVERT INSTALLATION HAS BEEN INACTIVE.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 10 FEET. EXPECT DELAYS OF 25 TO 30 MINUTES, LOOSE GRAVEL,  REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, GRAVEL SURGACE, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS, DEEP CREEK CANYON,

US 287/NH ROUTE 8 NORTHWEST OF THREE FORKS FROM MP 107.3 TO 108.9.  RECONSRTUCTION WIDTH RESTRICTION 11’, BRIDGE, FENCING, SEEDING, AND MEDIAN WORK.  REDUCED SPEED 35MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES, WIDE LOADS NORTHBOUND ON US 287 MUST USE THE EAST THREE FORKS INTERCHANGE TO CROSS I-90, WIDE LOADS SOUTHBOUND ON US 287 MUST USE MILLIGAN CANYON INTERCHANGE TO CROSS I-90

P-61 US 191  Slides South of Mobridge  from mile post 84.0 to 85.7 – approximately 3 miles south of the Missouri River (Fred Robinson) Bridge.  Contractor work to include: earthwork, special borrows, jacking and boring pipe installations, surveying and miscellaneous work.  Travelers should expect rough roadway, of gravel surface and uneven pavement spots resulting from the continuing slide movements this fall. 

Height and width restrictions have been LIFTED, road is open to TWO LANE traffic, and signal lights have been removed

HOWEVER, there will still be No overweight loads allowed on this roadway until repairs are complete.

US-87:  BETWEEN BELT AND RAYNESFORD ( EB AND WB): THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 12 FEET WIDE. THE DETOURES FOR EB AND WB ARE: 1) WB: RAYNESFORD, MT (WB DETOURED) TO GREAT FALLS, MT: U-87, S-427, US-89, US-87. 2) EB: GREAT FALLS, MT (EB DETOURED) TO RAYNESFORD, MT: US-87, US-89, S-427, US-87 (THIS IS A PERMANENT RESTRICTION)

MT-35:  ALL LOADS OVER 9 FEET WIDE TRAVELING BETWEEN POLSON AND BIGFORK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOADS THAT ARE ORIGINATING OR ARE BEING DELIVERED BETWEEN POLSON AND BIGFORKS.

MT-72:  FROM 16 MILES NORTH OF THE WYOMING STATE LINE TO JCT. WITH 310 - CONTRACTOR IS WORKING ON NEW ALIGNMENT AND IRRIGATION PIPE. MOTORISTS MAY EXPECT REDUCED SPEED, ROUGH ROADWAY SURFACE, LOOSE GRAVEL AND GRAVEL SURFACE.  WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FT. 

ROAD CLOSURES:    MT-19/US-191 NORTH OF GRASS RANGE: IS CLOSED FOR OVERWEIGHT LOADS TILL FURTHER NOTICE.