Evans Riceville Road is closed until further notice. Cascade County Public Works officials determined on June 4 that a complete closure of the road was necessary as they continued to observe movement in the soils below the roadway and new cracks in the driving surface. Heavy rainfall in late May, continuing into early June, caused a road slide about four
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Evans Riceville Road, a Cascade County road, is reduced to one lane of traffic due to a slide caused by the heavy rainfall. A portion of the northbound lane failed and slid down the mountainside on June 1, according to county public works. County public works crews and local engineers responded to the road, located south of Belt about four
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The Great Falls International Airport board voted unanimously during its May 26 meeting to give John Faulkner, airport director, a two percent raise. That brings his total compensation to $205,747. Sean Hoven, airport board member, said, “I have tremendous confidence in our director” and the airport is in “wonderful hands.” Faulkner has been the airport director since 2010. Board approves
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City Commissioners approved final payment for the Carter Park street reconstruction project during their May 19 meeting. The final payment is $31,824.95 to United Materials and $321.46 to the state miscellaneous tax fund. The final cost is $642,928.28, which is $78,371.72 less than the total contract amount awarded in September. City approves street reconstruction around Carter Park [2025] The lower
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The city’s new tax increment financing advisory board voted May 8 to recommend that the City Commission approve bonding against the AgriTech TIF for about $3.2 million to complete infrastructure improvements and reimburse developers for previously installed improvements. It was a second, special meeting on the request, since the three members of the five-member board in attendance couldn’t get enough
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City Commissioners approved a $187,850 contract to WVH Enterprises during their May 5 meeting for the Kings Bridge deck replacement. The city-owned bridge is on the River’s Edge Trail about 360 feet east of Black Eagle Dam. The project includes removing and replacing about 165 feet of timber bridge decking from the former railroad bridge currently used as a pedestrian
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The Montana Department of Transportation is developing the Central Montana Transportation Study to guide long-term transportation planning in response to anticipated impacts from planned development and military activities in the region. The study focuses on infrastructure resiliency in the Great Falls and Lewistown areas, as well as MDT routes within nine counties: Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Pondera,
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County officials are contemplating the future of the Armington Bridge project as its been beset by delays and complications. During an April 29 meeting, county officials reviewed the history of the project and its current status with Brady Lassila of TD&H Engineering, the county’s consultant. The county received $750,000 from the Montana Coal Endowment Program in May 2021 for construction
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After a two-hour hearing, the city planning board voted April 28 to postpone a decision on the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana’s proposed Good Medicine housing development. The Little Shell is requesting annexation of 18.4 acres and a planned unit development zoning classification, with an underlying R-9 zoning, to develop two apartment buildings, each with 25 units,
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Cascade County Commissioners approved a $44,000 contract to TD&H Engineering for the Rainbow Dam Road slide during their April 28 meeting. A roughly 150-foot section of the road has shifted significantly and is beginning to slide toward the river, creating a safety concern, particularly for heavy vehicles that travel the road regularly, according to county public works. “The failure is
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