Cascade County Commissioners voted unanimously during a special Nov. 2 meeting to award a $482,460 contract to Shumaker Trucking for the construction and repair of Evans Riceville Road, a portion of which has been closed since June due a slide. County public works, with TD&H Engineering, issued an invitation to bid on the project in October and received four bids:
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The sequencing for the downtown drainage construction has changed. During the Oct. 10 City Commission meeting, Chris Gaub, city public works director, said the project would progress on Central Avenue and in mid-November, city staff and the contractor would decide whether to shut down for the winter. On Oct. 28, Gaub told The Electric that the plan had changed. Under
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County Commissioners have scheduled a special meeting for Nov. 2 to consider awarding a construction contract for the repair of Evans-Riceville Road, which has been closed since a June slide. “The timeline for this contract is intended to complete the major subsurface work before winter weather sets in, making the road structurally sound enough to be plowed and maintained throughout
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King’s Bridge on the River’s Edge Trail has reopened after a month-long closure for the deck replacement. The closure began Sept. 14 and the bridge reopened earlier this week. In May, City Commissioners approved a $187,850 contract to WVH Enterprises for the project. Portion of River’s Edge Trail closed for bridge deck replacement The city-owned bridge is on the River’s
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City Commissioners unanimously approved a right-of-way agreement with the Montana Department of Transportation during their Oct. 20 meeting for the Gore Hill interchange project. Commissioners approved a resolution that will dedicate about 435 square feet of the southwest corner of a city-owned parcel as public right-of-way, according to the city staff report. The parcel is currently used for the water
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The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a proposal to resurface about two miles of U.S. Highway 89, or 10th Avenue South, near Malmstrom Air Force Base. The project begins at the intersection with 26th Street South and extends east, ending just past the intersection with the U.S. Highway 87 Bypass. Proposed work includes replacing curb ramps,
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The county has opened bidding for the construction of the Evans Riceville Road repair. Bids are due by 3 p.m. Oct. 27, when they will be opened, and will require approval by the County Commission. The project consists of repairing a road slide, including 10 feet of excavation of poorly compacted road subgrade, reconstruction with structural fill and geogrid, surfacing
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The Montana Department of Transportation and Jeffery Contracting Inc. are extending the closure of the Interstate 15 Spring Creek interchange, Exit 219, through Oct. 3, weather and other unforeseen factors permitting. The closure will now include both the northbound off-ramp and southbound on-ramp. Both ramps will be paved prior to the interchange reopening, according to MDT. Spring Creek exit on
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The city planning board voted unanimously during its Sept. 22 meeting to recommend approval of annexation and zoning for Lifestyle Estates subdivision. Staff recommended approval of the project, which would develop 2.65 vacant acres into seven lots of varying sizes for single-family housing at the corner of Central Avenue and 46th Street. The project will next go before the City
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The Montana Department of Transportation and Jeffery Contracting Inc. are closing the Interstate 15 Spring Creek Interchange, Exit 219, northbound off-ramp on weekdays from Sept. 24 through Sept. 30, weather and other unforeseen factors permitting. Crews will prepare the ramp for paving once the closure is in place, and then paving is anticipated after the weekend. MDT recommends using Exit
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