Montana road report 9-10 watch for the fires

09/10/2012

 

 

ROAD INCIDENTS DUE TO FIRES

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NEW/UPDATED ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RESTRICTIONS:

 

 

 

 

WIDTH RESTRICTIONS LIFTED/COMPLETED:

 

I-90

14’ WIDTH WESTBOUND

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 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.

 

 

 

 

 

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	I-90 EAST AND WEST OF DEER LODGE, MM 184.9 TO 187: STATEWIDE BRIDGE DECK REPAIR/REHAB THIS PROJECT HAS THREE LOCATIONS  WITHIN THE BUTTE DISTRICT. LOCATION NUMBER ONE IS I-90 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 184.9 AND 187.0 THERE WILL BE 3 SITES WITH MEDIAN CROSSOVERS, TWO WAY TRAFFIC AND A 14’ WIDTH RESTRICTION. TO ACCOMMODATE LOADS OVER 14’ WIDE CALL MOUNTAIN WEST TRAFFIC CONTROL (406)490-8390 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE. SUPERINTENDENT TODD ENDY (406)498-3368.  MEDIAN WORK TO REMOVE CROSSOVERS, CHIP SEAL, SWEEPING, STRIPING, FRESH OIL, LOOSE GRAVEL.  REDUCED SPEED 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC AND FLAGGERS
I-90	16’ WIDTH WB / 20’ WIDTH EB	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. EXPECT REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC.  THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 16' WESTBOUND, AND 20’ EASTBOUND.  BEGINNING SEPT. 4TH, INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE LANE IN EAST 7 WEST DIRECTION IN THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. INTERSTATE.
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.
MT-2	10’ WIDTH	MT-2 THREE FORKS BUSINESS LOOP P-13. MILE MARKER 93.4 TO 97.1 MT-2 JUNCTION OF US-287 AND THREE FORKS BUSINESS LOOP P-13.  SIGN INSTALLATION WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 10 FEET.  EXPECT DELAYS UP TO 15 MINUTES, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, SINGLE LANE CLOSURES, TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS, FLAGGERS.  BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 4TH LOADS OVER 10' WIDE TRAVELING TO THREE FORKS USE I-90 EXIT 278. THE BRIDGE OVER THE JEFFERSON RIVER AT MM 93.7 ON MT HIGHWAY 2 WILL HAVE A 10' WIDTH From: SK Line to: ID Line: MT-16, US-2, S-223, S-366, Frontage Rd, MT-44, US-89, US-287, MT-200, I-90 WB, EXIT-96, TURNAROUND, I-90 WB, EXIT-101, RESERVE ST, US-12. RESTRICTION AND ONE LANE TRAFFIC TO ACCOMMODATE BRIDGE REHAVILITATION.  TRAFFIC WILL BE CONTROLLED BY FLAGGERS AND TRAFFIC
US-12	14’ WIDTH	US-12: MILE MARKER 63.1 TO 71.7 BETWEEN CHECKERBOARD AND MARTINSDALE.  RECONSTRUCTION WIDTH RESTRICTION 14’.  DELAYS 0 TO 15 MINUTES, REDUCED SPEED 25 MPH.  PILOT CARS OPERATING BETWEEN MP 63.15 AND MP 68.2, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, GRAVEL SURFACE.  WORK CONTINUES NEXT WEEK AS BEFORE.  PILOT CARS OPERATING BETWEEN MM 63.15 AND 68.2 EXPECT REDUCED SPEEDS AND DELAYS.  BE WARY OF TRUCKS ON ROAD.  PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY, WATCH FOR FLAGGERS AND OBEY CONSTRUCTION SIGNS.
US-12	14’ WIDTH	US-12, MM 12-20 – EAST OF TOWNSEND. ROSS GULCH BRIDGE TO DEEP CREEK BRIDGE.  EFFECTIVE MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10.2012.  THIS WILL INCLUDE (4) BRIDGES.  CORE DRILLING ON BRIDGES.  THERE WILL BE A 14’ WIDTH RESTRICTION.  SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC.   FROM 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.

 

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 SOUTHWEST OF ROUNDUP - MILE POST 166 (POLE CREEK) CORE DRILL PROJECT WILL BE IN PROGRESS SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2012.  EXPECT REDUCED SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, 10 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION, AND SINGLE LANE CLOSURES.
US-87	1W4’ 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-87	12’ WIDTH / 15’ HIGH	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.
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-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.
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.
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
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.
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.