Montana Road Construction Report 10/17

MONTANA CONSTRUCTION REPORT

10/17/2012  

 

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  MISCELLANEOUS WORK IS IN PROGRESS.  TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 12 FEET, AND MULTIPLE DELAYS OF UP TO 15 MINUTES EACH. HEIGHT RESTRICTION WAS REMOVED. 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.

 

 

WIDTH RESTRICTIONS LIFTED/COMPLETED:

 

 

 

 

 

ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RESTRICTIONS:

 

 

I-90	I-90 MP 4.6 AND MP 22	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 22	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 22	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	12’ WIDTH MP 81 TO MP 118	I-90 MILE MARKER 81 TO 118 ALBERTON TO CLINTON.  BRIDGE WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH  RESTRICTION OF 12 FEET.  EXPECT REDUCED SPEED TO 45 MPH, SINGLE  LANE CLOSURES.  BRIDGE INSPECTIONS AND A 12 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION BEGIN MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012.  PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 20, 2012. OVERSIZED LOADS MAY BE ACCOMMODATED BY CALLING JAMIE AT 406-471-0237, 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE. WORK ON I-90 BRIDGES WILL BE IN EFFECT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.  WORK WILL BEGIN AT 7:30 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.                         .
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-15	14’ WIDTH	I-15 NB AND SB OVER THE MISSOURI RIVER, MP 236. (LAY) STEEL BRIDGE REHABILITATION TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, OCT 3RD. THERE WILL BE EQUIPMENT ON AND BELOW THE BRIDGE. EXPECT A REDUCED SPEED OF 35 MPH THROUGH THE WORK ZONE AND A 14-FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. CAN TRAVEL THROUGH THERE ON FRIDAY’S
I-15	14’ WIDTH	I-15 NB AND SB OVER THE MISSOURI RIVER, MP 246. (LAY) STEEL BRIDGE REHABILITATION TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, OCT 3RD. THERE WILL BE EQUIPMENT ON AND BELOW THE BRIDGE. EXPECT A REDUCED SPEED OF 35 MPH THROUGH THE WORK ZONE AND A 14-FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LASTING APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS.  CAN TRAVEL THROUGH THERE ON FRIDAY’S.
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 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	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	14’ WIDTH	US-12, BEGINNING AT FORSYTH RUNNING 12 MILES NORTHWEST, BRIDGE WORK IS IN PROGRESS, EXPECT A 14 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION,10 MINUTE DELAYS, REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, AND TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHT.
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	16’ WIDTH	I-90  US 87-N, NORTH OF BILLINGS, M.P. 11.5 TO 23.5.  SHOULDER WIDENING AND MILLING/OVERLAY .  MOTORISTS MAY EXPECT REDUCED SPEED, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, ROUGH ROADWAY SURFACE AND FLAGGERS AND PILOT CARS.  WIDTH RESTRICTION 16 FEET.
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.
MT-16	12’ WIDTH	MT- 16, CULBERTSON SOUTH AT MILE POST 0 TO 12, PAVING IS IN PROGRESS, EXPECT A 12 FOOT WIDTH RESTRICTION, DELAYS UP TO 15 MINUTES, REDUCED SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHT.
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-310 / us-212	14’ WIDTH MP 53.5 TO MP 54	US-310 / US-212: NORTH OF YELLOWSTONE RIVER BRIDGE, SOUTH OF LAUREL.  BRIDGE WORK IN PROGRESS. THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 14 FEET.  EXPECT  REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, FLAGGERS.  BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT INSTALLATION.
S-294	10’ WIDTH	S-294: MILE MARKER 11.1 TO 11.2:  4 MILES SW OF LENNEP.  CULVERT INSTALLATION WORK IN PROGRESS.   THERE IS A WIDTH RESTRICTION OF 10 FEET.  EXPECT REDUCED SPEED TO 35 MPH, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONTROLLED BY SIGNAL LIGHTS.  PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN OCTOBER 9TH AT WHICH TIME THERE WILL BE A 10 FOOT RESTRICTION.