MONTANA ROAD CONSTRUCTION REPORT

NEW/UPDATED ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RESTRICTIONS

I-90: BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012, EAST OF SUPERIOR TO NINEMILE BRIDGE.   ADDITIONAL ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON I-90 BETWEEN MILE POSTS 4.6 AND 81.  THERE WILL BE SINGLE LANE CLOSURES, TWO WAY TRAFFIC AND REDUCED SPEED LIMITS.

EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND LOADS OVER 12’ WIDE WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AREAS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS WITH THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS:

WESTBOUND LOADS OVER 12’ IN WIDTH ARE REQUIRED TO STAGE IN THE SIGNED STAGING AREA AT MILE POST 63.  AT 5 A.M. THE STAGED LOADS WILL BE PILOTED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION TO MILE POST 52.  THESE LOADS WILL THEN STAGE AT THE HAUGEN WEIGH SCALE AT MILE POST 15.  AT 6:15 A.M. THESE LOADS WILL BE PILOTED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION TO MILE POST 5.7.  ANY OVERSIZED LOAD MISSING THE DESIGNATED PILOTING TIMES WILL BE REQUIRED TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT OPENING TO BE ESCORTED THROUGH THE PROJECT.

EASTBOUND LOADS OVER 12’ IN WIDTH ARE REQUIRED TO STAGE IN THE SIGNED STAGING AREA AT MILE POST 4.6.  AT 5 A.M. THE STAGED LOADS WILL BE PILOTED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION TO MILE POST 13.  THESE LOADS WILL THEN STAGE IN THE SIGNED STAGING AREA AT MILE POST 52.  AT 6:15 A.M. THE STAGED LOADS WILL BE PILOTED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION TO MILE POST 63.  ANY OVERSIZED LOAD MISSING THE DESIGNATED PILOTING TIMES WILL BE REQUIRED TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT OPENING TO BE ESCORTED THROUGH THE PROJECT.

WIDTH RESTRICTIONS LIFTED/COMPLETED:

ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RESTRICTIONS:

I-90:  DEER LODGE EAST AND WEST MP 184.9 AND 189.  EAST AND WEST OF DEER LODGE ON I-90 MM 184.9 AND 187. GUARDRAIL WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET. EXPECT DETOUR, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES, TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS, FLAGGERS. BRIDGE AND MEDIAN WORK STARTING DATE APRIL 18, 2012. EXPECT MEDIAN CROSSOVERS, TWO WAY TRAFFIC AND A 14' WIDE RESTRICTION. WIDE LOAD DETOUR IS SET UP AT THE NORTH DEER LODGE INTERCHANGE MP 184 AND THE SOUTH DEER LODGE INTERCHANGE AT MP 187. IF WIDE LOAD ACCOMMODATIONS NEED TO BE MADE, CALL TODD ENDY AT MOUNTAIN WEST TRAFFIC CONTROL AT 406-498-3368.

I-15: THERE WILL BE A 14 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION.  LOADS OVER 14 IN WIDTH WILL NEED TO DETOUR: NORTHBOUND WIDE LOADS WILL BE DETOURED ALONG HWY 287 STARTING AT EXIT 228.  THEY WILL CONTINUE ALONG 287 TO MT 200 AT BOWMAN’S CORNER WHERE THEY WILL BE DIRECTED TO VAUGHN.  FROM VAUGHN THEY WILL PROCEED TO NORTH I-15.  SOUTHBOUND WIDE LOADS WILL BE DETOURED AT EXIT-240.  THEY WILL CONTINUE ON MT-200, TO BOWMAN’S CORNER, TO US-287 TO EXIT-228 AND WILL PRECEDE SOUTH ON I-15.

I-15:  SOUTH OF DIVIDE AT MP 93.9 NORTH TO MP 102.9 NORTH OF DIVIDEWEATHER PERMITTING PROJECT WILL RESUME ON 4/11 OR 4/16 GUARDRAIL MILLING PAVING 16’ LANE WIDTH REDUCED SPEED 55 SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC.

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 IS SHIFTED TO THE NEW CANAL STRUCTURE. CROSSOVERS ARE ACTIVE ON I-15. EXPECT A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET, A REDUCED SPEED OF 35 MPH AND INTERSECTION WORK. OVERSIZED LOADS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED ON I-15 BY CALLING STEVE (406-207-0855) 6:00 AM TO 6:00 PM AND JERRY (406-207-0858) OVERNIGHT TO COORDINATE MOVEMENT THROUGH THE PROJECT. CUSTER AVENUE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE OVERSIZED LOADS, ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERCHANGE. THE PROJECT IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE CLOSING THE CUSTER BRIDGE MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH. THE CONTRACTOR WILL IMMEDIATELY CLOSE CUSTER AVENUE FROM SANDERS TO WASHINGTON. THEY WILL THE BEGIN REMOVING THE BRIDGE AT 4AM SUNDAY MORNING. THEIR GOAL IS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BRIDGE REMOVED (DECK, PILLARS AND ABUTMENTS) BY 8PM SUNDAY NIGHT. WITH THIS ACCELERATED SCHEDULE, PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETE WELL BEFORE THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY. 

US-12: BEGINNING AT FORSYTH RUNNING 12 MILES NORTHWEST, RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS IN PROGRESS, EXPECT 10 MINUTE DELAYS, A DETOUR, LOOSE GRAVEL, AND REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, 11 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE BY MARCH 28^TH. (

US-2:  MILE MARKER 626.1 TO 632.9 BROCKTON-EAST.  MISCELLANEOUS WORK IN PROGRESS.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 12 FEET.  EXPECT LOOSE GRAVEL, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, GRAVEL SURFACE, ROUGH ROADWAY SURFACE.

US 287: NH ROUTE 8 NORTHWEST OF THREE FORKS FROM MP 107.3 TO 108.9.  RECONSRTUCTION WIDTH RESTRICTION 11 FEET, 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

MT-41:  TWIN BRIDGES MP 27 TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF TWIN BRIDGES.  TWIN BRIDGES AT MM 27 TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF TWIN BRIDGES. GUARDRAIL WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 9 FEET. EXPECT DETOUR, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES, TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS, FLAGGERS. BRIDGE AND MEDIAN WORK IN PROGRESS. WIDE LOADS OVER 9 FEET MUST USE I-15 DETOUR. BRIDGE LOCATION- HWY 41, 13 MILES SOUTH OF TWIN BRIDGES STARTING APRIL 21, 2012 BRIDGE LOCATION- HWY 41 AT TWIN BRIDGES AT MM 27 STARTING APRIL 30, 2012.

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-191:  MILE MARKER 84 TO 85.7 SLIDES 3 MILES SOUTH OF MISSOURI RIVER (FRED ROBINSON) BRIDGE.  RECONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 12 FEET, A WEIGHT RESTRICTION OF 8 TONS.  EXPECT DELAYS UP TO 15 MINUTES, LOOSE GRAVEL, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, ROUGH ROADWAY SURFACE, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES, TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS, FLAGGERS.  SLIDE REPAIR. NO OVERWEIGHT LOADS ARE ALLOWED UNTIL REPAIRS ARE FINISHED. EXPECT UNEVEN SPOTS IN PAVEMENT DUE TO SLIDE MOVEMENT, A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF TWELVE FEET THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT.

US 87: WINDHAM EAST MILE POST 47.2 TO 57.8 FROM 1 MILE WEST OF HOBSON TO 11.5 MILES WEST OF HOBSON. CURRENT WORK INCLUDES SURVEYING, SALVAGING TOPSOIL, BRIDGE WORK, AND MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES.   TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT A 12 FOOT WITH RESTRICTION, AND A 15 FOOT HEIGHT RESTTRICTION.  DELAYS, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES, REDUCED SPEEDS, PILOT CARS, FLAGGERS, AND TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNALS LIGHTS.  MOTORCYCLES MAY WANT TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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-83:  MILE MARKER 5 TO 11 SEELEY LAKE SOUTH MP 5 TO MP 11.  MISCELLANEOUS WORK IN PROGRESS.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 12 FEET.  EXPECT REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, PILOT CARS, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS.  DRILL GEOTECHNICAL BORINGS. WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012. DRILLING WILL BEGIN IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE FROM APPROXIMATELY MP 5 TO MP 11. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO LAST 4 WEEKS, WEATHER DEPENDING. TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PILOT CAR WILL BE PROVIDED BY MOUNTAIN WEST HOLDING CO. ALL LOADS OVER 12 FEET WIDE WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. WORK SCHEDULE WILL BE MONDAY THRU THURSDAY FROM 7:00 AM TO 5:30 PM. WIDTH RESTRICTIONS IS IN EFFECT DURING WORK HOURS ONLY. OVERSIZED LOADS WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AFTER 5:30 PM AND ON FRIDAYS.

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.

US-2:  MM 120.2 TO 120.8 (WEST IDAHO STREET – DOWNTOWN KALISPELL) NEXT FRIDAY, APRIL 20^TH, EASTBOUND TRAFFIC WILL ALSO BE REDUCED TO ONE LANE.  LATE SUNDAY, APRIL 22^ND, THE TRAVEL LANES WILL BE MOVED TO THE SOUTH HALF OF THE ROAD.  BOTH EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND WILL HAVE A 12’ WIDTH RESTRICTION PORTABLE TRAFFIC SIGNALS WILL BE IN PLACE AT MERIDIAN AND 5^TH AVENUE WEST.  LEFT TURNS WILL BE PROHIBITED IN THE WORK ZONE AND THIS WILL BE ENFORCED BY KALISPELL POLICE DEPARTMENT.  THIS TRAFFIC CONFIGURATION WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL APPROXIMATELY MID-MAY.  MILLING OPERATIONS WILL BEGIN ON THE NORTH HALF OF THE ROADWAY ON MONDAY, APRIL 23^RD. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES.

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.  

S-205:  OLD HIGHWAY 10 MILE MARKER 5.2 TO 11.7 LOGAN TO 1/2 MILES EAST OF MANHATTAN.  OVERLAY WORK IN PROGRESS.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 10 FEET.  EXPECT DETOUR, LOOSE GRAVEL, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, PILOT CARS, GRAVEL SURFACE, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, GROOVED SURFACE, FLAGGERS.  PROJECT SCHEDULED TO BEGIN APRIL 2, 2012.

S-288: CHURCHHILL ROAD MILE MARKER 0 TO 6.1 AT THE INTERSESTION WITH I-90 TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF I-90.  OVERLAY WORK IN PROGRESS.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 10 FEET.  EXPECT FRESH  OIL, LOOSE GRAVEL, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, PILOT CARS, GRAVEL  SURFACE, ROUGH ROADWAY SURFACE, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, GROOVED SURFACE, INTERSECTION WORK, FLAGGERS.  PROJECT SCHEDULED TO BEGIN APRIL 2, 2012.

X-81018 – HYSHAM-EAST FRONTAGE ROAD.  MP 0.0 TO 10.5 OVERLAY & CHIP SEAL.  11 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION STARTING 4/30/2012.  MOTORISTS MAY EXPECT REDUCED SPEED, LOOSE GRAVEL, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, PILOT CARS AND FLAGGERS.

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

ROAD CLOSURES:

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

S-261:  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: S-261 IS CLOSED FROM WIBAUX TO SIDNEY

US-12: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THERE ARE NO OVERSIZE OR OVERWEIGHT LOADS ALLOWED FROM TOWNSEND TO THE JUNCTION OF US-12/89 (9 MILE Y) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

DIVIDE, MONTANA : PUMP HOUSE ROAD ON MT 43, RT X47017, THREE MILES WEST OF DIVIDE: THE BRIDGE IS CLOSED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.  ACCESS STILL AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE.