MONTANA CONSTRUCTION REPORT

MONTANA CONSTRUCTION REPORT

08/29/2012  UPDATE

 

 

ROAD INCIDENTS DUE TO FIRES

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NEW/UPDATED ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RESTRICTIONS:

 

US-87	12’ WIDTH	P-57  US 87/MT 200/MT3  STANFORD EAST & WEST FROM MILE POST 34.4 TO 47.2  APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF STANFORD TO 11 MILES EAST OF STANFORD  A CONTRACTED MILLING AND PAVING PROJECT IS IN PROGRESS.  TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 12 FEET, HEIGHT RESTRICTION OF 15 FEET AND MULTIPLE DELAYS OF UP TO 15 MINUTES EACH.  THERE WILL BE FRESH OIL, LOOSE GRAVEL, PILOT CARS, REDUCED SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC AND CLOSURES, FLAGGERS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS.  MOTORCYCLES MAY WANT TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
I-90	18’ WIDE EASTBOUND IS STILL IN EFFECT	I-90 MP 313.4 – 318.4 EAST OF BOZEMAN- ROCKY CANYON- EAST OF BOZEMAN- ROCKY CANYON- EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND.  CHIP SEALING WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 18 FEET.  EXPECT FRESH OIL, LOOSE GRAVEL, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES.  BRIDGE WORK, SWEEPING, FRESH OIL ALSO IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A 14' WIDTH RESTRICTION IS IN PLACE FROM MM 313.4 TO 318.4 IN THE EASTBOUND LANE ON I-90.  THE WIDTH RESTRICTION IN THE WEST BOUND LANE HAS BEEN LIFTED.  SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC WIDER THAN 14' WILL HAVE TO USE ALTERNATE ROUTE.  THERE WILL BE VARIABLE MESSAGE BOARDS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION TO ADVISE WIDE LOADS TO USE ALTERNATE ROUTES: I-15 N.B. DILLON; I-15-90 BUTTE NB & SB; CAPITAL INTERCHANGE IN HELENA; US-12 NORTH OF TOWNSEND.
US-87	12’ WIDTH	MT-3 CONCURRENT WITH US-87/MT-200.  MILE MARKER 47.2 TO 57.  EAST OF WINDHAM - WEST OF LEWISTOWN.  RECONSTRUCTION WORK IN  PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 12 FEET.  EXPECT DELAYS UP TO 15 MINUTES, FRESH OIL, LOOSE GRAVEL, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, PILOT CARS, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES, INTERSECTION WORK, TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS, FLAGGERS, MOTORCYCLES CONSIDER ANOTHER ROUTE.  FROM 1 MILE TO 11.5 MILES WEST OF HOBSON. CONTRACTOR IS CONTINUING PAVING OPERATIONS. DURING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4, 201 THERE WILL BE A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF TWELVE FEET FOR BRIDGE WORK.  TRAFFIC SIGNALS & FLAGGING OPERATIONS WILL REDUCE TRAFFIC TO ONE WAY WITH PLIOT CARS AND INTERMITTANT DEALYS OF 15 MINUTES.  TRAVELERS MAY STILL WANT TO CONSIDER USING THE DETOUR ROUTE FROM WINDHAM TO HOBSON ON MT SECONDARY 541 & 239 TO AVOID CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, BUT DETOUR IS NOT REQUIRED.
I-90	20’ WIDTH	I-90 MILE MARKER 347.7 TO 349.5 14 MILES EAST OF LIVINGSTON BETWEEN MILEPOST 347.7 AND 349.5.  BRIDGE WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 20 FEET.  EXPECT REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 16' WESTBOUND, AND 18' EASTBOUND.  BEGINNING SEPT. 4TH, INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE LANE IN EAST DIRECTION IN THE EASTBOUND SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIDTH RESTRICTIONS LIFTED/COMPLETED:

 

 

 

ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RESTRICTIONS:

 

 

I-90	I-90 MP 4.6 AND MP 81	TAFT INTERCHANGE TO NINEMILE INTERCHANGE.  BRIDGE WORK IN PROGRESS.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 12 FEET.  EXPECT DELAYS UP TO 30 MINUTES, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES.  OVER WIDTH  VEHICLES ARE ONLY ALLLOWED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AREAS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS:
I-90	12’ WIDTH MP 4.6 AND MP 81	WESTBOUND LOADS OVER 12 FEET WIDE MUST STAGE AT THE HENDERSON INTERCHANGE AT MILEPOST 22. AT 6:00 A.M. THEY WILL BE PILOTED TO MILEPOST 5.7. WESTBOUND LOADS MISSING THE DESIGNATED PILOTING TIMES MUST WAIT FOR THE NEXT OPENING.
I-90	12’ WIDTH MP 4.6 AND MP 81	EASTBOUND LOADS OVER 12 FEET WIDE MUST STAGE AT MILEPOST 4.6. AT 5 A.M. THEY WILL BE PILOTED TO MILEPOST 22. ANY OVERSIZED LOAD MISSING THE DESIGNATED PILOTING TIME WILL BE REQUIRED TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT OPENING.
I-90	14’ WIDTH	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. 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 MOUNTAIN WEST TRAFFIC CONTROL AT (406) 490-8390, 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
I-90	14’ WIDTH	I-90 EAST OF COLUMBUS MP 416.  EAST OF COLUMBUS. MISCELLANEOUS WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET. EXPECT REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC SENSOR INSTALLATION. WIDE LOADS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED BUT MAY HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS. SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ONLY. WIDTH RESTRICTION LIFTED AT THE END OF THE WORK SHIFT. WORK WILL BEGIN AT 7:00 AM ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH IN THE EASTBOUND DRIVING LANE AND END AT 5:00 PM. WORK WILL RESUME AT 7:00 AM ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH IN THE WESTBOUND DRIVING LANE AND END AT 5:00 PM.
I-90	14’ WIDTH	I-90, 1 MILE SOUTH OF LODGE GRASS INTERCHANGE TO 11.7 MILES SOUTH. M.P. 531.7 TO 543.5, PAVING STARTS ON AUGUST 29TH.  THERE WILL BE FRESH, OIL LOOSE GRAVEL AND GROOVED SURFACES.  MOTORISTS WATCH FOR FLAGGERS, REDUCED SPEED, WORKERS AND EQUIPMENT.  WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET DAYLIGHT HOURS.
I-90	14’ WIDTH	I-90 WEST OF THE CARDWELL INTERCHANGE MP 256 1/2 MILE WEST OF THE CARDWELL INTERCHANGE. MISCELLANEOUS WORK IN PROGRESS.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET. EXPECT REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC. WORK WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH IN THE EASTBOUND DRIVING LANE AT 7:00 AM AND END AT 12:00 PM. WORK WILL THEN RESUME ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH IN THE WESTBOUND DRIVING LANE AT 7:00 AM AND END AT 12:00 PM. WIDE LOADS CAN CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR CAN BE ACCOMMODATE BUT WILL HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES UP TO 2 HOURS TO GET THROUGH THE PROJECT. SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC AND WIDTH RESTRICTION DURING WORK HOURS ONLY.

 

US-12	14’ WIDTH	P-14 HARLOWTON SCALE SITE US 12/MT 3 MILE POST 100.5 TO 101.4 (NEAR INTERSECTION OF US 12/MT 3 WITH US 191) CONTRACTOR IS WORKING ON SCALE SITE, GRADING AND INSTALLING FIRE HYDRANTS.  THERE WILL BE SHORT DELAYS, REDUCED SPEEDS AND A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET ON US 12 FOR THIS ONE MILE PROJECT.  *PM JAY MUHLBEIER 670-7889 CELL OR 657-0241 OFFICE
US-12	11’ WIDTH	BEGINNING AT FORSYTH RUNNING 12 MILES NORTHWEST, RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS IN PROGRESS, EXPECT 15 MINUTE DELAYS, A DETOUR, LOOSE GRAVEL, AND REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, PILOT CARS, GRAVEL SURFACE, AND FLAGGERS AND A 11 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION.
US-12	12’ WIDTH	P14 – US 12 – SHAWMUT WEST – FROM MILE POST 108.0 TO 116.5 – APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES EAST OF HARLOWTON’S JUNCTION OF US 191 & US 12.  TRAVELERS WILL ENCOUNTER EQUIPMENT AND FLAGGERS ON THE ROADWAY, TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, PILOT CARS, LOOSE GRAVEL, REDUCED SPEED LIMITS, DETOURS AND SHORT DELAYS. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH THROUGH THE DETOUR AREAS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO 12 FEET.  WORK CONTINUES ON PROJECT DAY AND NIGHT  (24 HOURS A DAY)
US-12	10’ WIDTH	US-12 THREE MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROUNDUP MP 166:  THREE MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROUNDUP (POLE CREEK). MISCELLANEOUS WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 10 FEET. EXPECT REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES. WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BE IN PROGRESS ON SEPTEMBER 11TH AND 12TH.
US-87	14’ WIDTH	US 87-N, TUMBLE WEED, MP 29 TO 38. FROM 9.7 TO 18.7 MILES SOUTH OF ROUNDUP. MILLING WILL BEGIN AUGUST 14TH AND PAVING ON AUGUST 16TH.  THERE WILL BE REDUCED SPEED, GRAVEL SURFACE, AND SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC.  WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET.
US-87	12’ WIDTH	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)
US-191	14’ WIDTH	P-63 US 191 NORTH OF HARLOWTON- NORTH MILE POST 7.0 TO 14.2 (FROM 7 MILES NORTH 14.2 MILES NORTH OF HARLOWTON) A RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS IN PROGRESS.  TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET DUE TO CULVERT INSTALLATION; ALSO DELAYS, DETOUR, REDUCED SPEEDS AND A ROUGH ROADWAY SURFACE.  *PM JAY MUHLBEIER 670-7889 CELL OR 657-0241 OFFICE
US-191	12’ WIDTH WEIGHT RESTRICTION	MP 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 PER SINGLE AXLE 16 TON PER TANDEM.  NO OVERWEIGHT LOADS ARE ALLOWED UNTIL REPAIRS ARE FINISHED. EXPECT UNEVEN SPOTS IN PAVEMENT DUE TO SLIDE MOVEMENT, A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF TWELVE FEET THROUGH OUT THIS PROJECT.
US-191	14’ WIDTH	US-191 SOUTH OF FOUR CORNERS MP 72: SOUTH OF FOUR CORNERS. MISCELLANEOUS WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET. EXPECT REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES. WORK WILL BEGIN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH AT 7:00 AM AND END AT 5:00 PM. WORK WILL RESUME ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH AT 7:00 AM AND END AT 5:00 PM. WIDE LOADS CAN CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR CAN BE ACCOMMODATED BUT WILL HAVE TO WAIT 15 MIN UP TO 2 HOURS TO GET THROUGH THE PROJECT. SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC AND WIDTH RESTRICTION DURING WORK HOURS ONLY.
US-2	12’ WIDTH	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, AND ROUGH ROADWAY SURFACE.
MT-200	NO OVERWEIGHT LOADS	FROM JORDAN TO THE JUNCTION OF S-462: NO OVERWEIGHT LOADS ALLOWED DUE TO A TIMBER BRIDGE WEAKENING (BIG DRY CREEK BRIDGE).
MT-35	9’ WIDTH	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.
S-261	NO OVERWEIGHT LOAD	EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: S-261 IS CLOSED FROM WIBAUX TO SIDNEY FOR OVERWEIGHT LOADS
S-253	10’ WIDTH	S-253, 1 MILE NORTH OF TERRY, BRIDGE WORK IS IN PROGRESS, EXPECT A 10 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION, REDUCED SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHT. (GOROSKI BH 253-1(21)1)
MT-83	14’ WIDE	ON MT-83 FROM CLEARWATER JUNCTION TO 5 MILES NORTH OF CLEARWATER JUNCTION, EXPECT 35 MPH SPEED LIMITS, PILOT CARS, AND SHORT DELAYS.  CREWS ARE RECONSTRUCTING THE ROADWAY.  BEGINNING AUGUST 6TH, 2012, THERE WILL BE A 14 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION.
S-254	12’ WIDTH	S-254: 9.4 TO 17.3 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMFIELD, PAVING OPERATIONS WILL B AUGUST 13TH.  EXPECT A 12 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION, UP TO 15 MINUTE DELAYS, FRESH OIL, REDUCED SPEEDS TO 35 MPH, PILOT CARS AND SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC.
US-212	12’ WIDTH	US 212, SOUTH OF RED LODGE, M.P. 56.4 TO 64.2.  GUARDRAIL AND BRIDGE DECK WORK.  MILL, PAVE AND CHIP SEAL.  GUARDRAIL WORK STARTS AUGUST 13TH WITH MILLING AND PAVING STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.  MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH FOR REDUCED SPEED, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC WITH FLAGGERS, AND LOOSE GRAVEL.  MOTORCYCLES SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES.WIDTH RESTRICTION 12 FT DAYLIGHT HOURS.
US-212	12’ WIDTH	US 212, SOUTH OF RED LODGE, M.P. 56.4 TO 64.2.  MILL, PAVE AND CHIP SEAL.  MILLING WILL START ON SEPTEMBER 4TH AND PAVING ON SEPTEMBER 6TH.  MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH FOR REDUCED SPEED, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC WITH FLAGGERS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS.  WIDTH RESTRICTION 12 FEET DAYLIGHT HOURS
S-384	14’ WIDE MP 31.5 TO MP 40.5	SECONDARY 384, M.P. 31.5 TO 40.5, FROM TREASURE COUNTY LINE TO 9 MINES NORTH.  WORK ON TWO SLIDE AREAS.  MILLING AND PAVING.  THERE WILL BE SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, GRAVEL SURFACE, AND REDUCED SPEED.  WIDTH RESTRICTION 14 FEET.