Current News

11/5/26

Bonner County Road & Bridge Closed for Veterans Day 11/11/26:

We will be closed on Wednesday, November 11th in honor of Veterans Day. We will be back open on Thursday, November 12th for our regular business hours.

Thank you.

11/3/26

Colburn Culver Bridge Over Pack River - Closure Extension to December 2026:

The contractors original re-open date of November 2026 has been extended to December 2026. The detours will still be in place until the bridge reopens:

10.27.26 UPDATE:

We received reports that BNSF changed the reader boards that say Homestead Rd will be closed from 10/27/26 to 10/29/26 instead.  We have not been given any information on this update.  We recommend reaching out to BNSF directly for questions pertaining to their closures as we do not have any jurisdiction over them or their closures.

10.23.26

BNSF Emergency RR Crossing Closure - Homestead Rd 10.27.26:

Thank you.

10.14.26

BNSF RR Crossing Closure - South Entrance of Cocolalla Loop 10/20/26 - 10/21-26:

BNSF will be closing the South Entrance of Cocolalla Loop to work on the RR Crossing on Tuesday, October 20th and Wednesday, October 21st.

Thank you

10.14.26

BNSF RR Crossing Closure - E Dufort Rd 10.15.26 - 10.16.26:

BNSF will be closing the RR crossing at E Dufort Rd on Thursday, October 15th and Friday October 16th. They will have detours in place.

Thank you.

10/14/26

BNSF RR Crossing Closure at Lignite Rd and Bottle Bay Rd 10/13/26 - 10/14/26:

Railroad Crossing Closure at the Intersection of Lignite Rd and Bottle Bay Rd 10/13/26 & 10/14/26, detours will be in place 10/7/26

Thank you.

10/7/26 Cross Culvert Installation at the 460 block of Als Welding Rd 10/08/26:

9/28/26

Culvert Installation at the 1200 block of Upper Gold Creek Rd 9/29/26:

Culvert Installation at the 1200 block of Upper Gold Creek Rd starting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026. Expect up to 45 minutes delays. Every attempt will be made to keep a single lane open, but there may be times where it is fully closed.

9/22/26

Road Maintenance on Martin Bay Rd Starting 9/23:

Expect delays (and a possible road closure) in the 230 Block of Martin Bay Rd on Wednesday, September 23rd for a culvert replacement. We will try to keep the road open, if possible, but the work may cause us to have to close the road for a few hours.

After the culvert replacement, we will be ditching Martin Bay Rd from the start of the road to the intersection of east entrance of Martin Bay Loop, please expect delays as we do that work for the remainder of the week.

Thank you,

9/21/26

Culvert Installation at the 7000 block of Upper Gold Creek Rd starting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026. Expect Delays.

9/2/26

Merrit Bridge Reopened - Emergency Repairs Completed:

"Good afternoon, Bonner County residents.

The repairs to both piles that were compromised have been completed. The Bridge no longer has any restrictions.

Thank you for your patience while these repairs were being done."

- Jason Topp, Director of Bonner County Road & Bridge

9/1/26

Labor Day Closure on Monday 9/7/26:

Bonner County Road & Bridge will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. We will be back open for our regular business hours on Tuesday, September 8th.

Thank you.

8/24/26

Merritt Bridge:

8/12/26

Clagstone Rd Closure from Highway 41 to Clagstone Cutoff:

We will be closing the stretch of Clagstone Rd from Highway 41 to Clagstone Cutoff for intersection re-alignment. There will be barricades on either end of the closure and signage for the traveling public.

Please reroute through Clagstone Cutoff.

Thank you.

8/11/26
A Letter to the Public from Director Topp regarding the Merritt Bridge in Priest River:

"Good afternoon, Bonner County residents.
During a scheduled under water inspection of the Merritt Bridge located in Priest River a significant infrastructure failure was discovered; two of the support pilings are compromised. One is completely sheared off about 6 inches above the bottom of the river channel, the other has some cracking above the water line and is supported by the concrete fill inside the pile. These piles are both located on bent 9. All of the remaining piles on the bridge did not show any signs of failure. Bonner County Road and Bridge is unsure of the cause; it may have been impacted, or construction or manufacturing defects.
This failure will necessitate either a significant reduction in access or the closure of the bridge. This bridge is inspected every other year above water and every five years below the water’s surface by dive teams hired by ITD (Idaho Transportation Department). We have been working with the dive team to come up with a permanent fix to restore the bridge back to the normal operating weight limit with no restrictions.
Parts have been ordered and we are waiting for their arrival, which will take about two weeks so the dive team can make the repairs. These repairs will also take about two weeks to complete and consist of digging out around the pile under water approximately 4 feet below the river bottom, installing a new casing and welding the new portion in place. They will then pump grout in through ports to fill the entire pile with concrete to remove any water in the pile. This will be a permanent fix to restore the bridge to its normal operating weight.
What we know now: we are waiting for an engineering team to complete the analysis of what the weight restriction might look like. We have been directed to reduce the weight limit to 105,500 lbs per vehicle for the heavy truck traffic and have asked the Merrit Brothers Mill personnel to talk with drivers about staggering their loads at the damaged section that is marked with cones until we have further information. We are also doing weekly inspections of the damaged area to make sure no further deterioration of the pile with the cracks above the water surface happens.
This bridge is the recipient of a 2023 federal-aid bridge grant to apply an epoxy seal wrap to the pilings and apply an epoxy driving surface treatment. We have been awarded this grant, and it is in the design phase now with construction to happen in 2027. This should preserve this bridge and extend its life expectancy for many years to come.
We understand that this is a major interruption to the residents and non-residents that use this bridge in Bonner County and we are on track to having this fixed in a timely manner. Road and Bridge will be posting updates on our website to keep folks aware of timelines and progress.
Jason Topp
Director of Bonner County Road & Bridge"

8/10/26

Chip Sealing on Sagle Rd Between Monarch Rd and Highway 95. 8/11/26:

Please expect delays on Salge Rd between Monarch Rd and Highway 95 on Tuesday, August 11th, starting at 6:30 am as we complete our chip sealing project on Sagle Rd.

Sagle Rd users should plan on rerouting through Monarch Rd to avoid the area while the crews work on that stretch of Sagle Rd

Thank you,

8/6/26

Rapid Lightning Bridge #4 Closure 8/17/26 - 8/24/26 (Potentially until Wednesday the 26th):

Rapid Lightning Bridge #4 will be closed for girder installation from 8/17/26 - 8/24/26 (Potentially until Wednesday the 26th). Detours will be in place.

Thank you.

7/23/26

Chip Sealing in D1 Starting 7/28/26:

We will begin our chip sealing in District 1 (Sagle area) starting Tuesday, July 28th. We will start with Glengary Bay Rd then Sagle Rd to Garfield Bay Rd, Garfield Bay Rd to Sagle Rd, Sagle Rd to Gold Mountain Rd, Gold Mountain Rd to Sagle Rd, Sagle Rd to Lignite Rd, Lignite Rd to Sagle Rd, Sagle Rd to Highway 95.

Please expect delays as we work though those areas.

Thank you.

7/22/26

Paving E Spring Creek Rd & Lightning Creek Rd 7/27 - 7/28:

Expect delays as Woods Crushing & Hauling will be paving E Spring Creek Rd & Lightning Creek Rd on Monday, July 27th and Tuesday, July 28th.

There will be single-lane, alternating traffic for both days.

Thank you.

7/15/26

Chip Sealing in D3 Starting 7/16/26:

We will begin our chip sealing in District 3 (North Sandpoint and Center Valley area) starting tomorrow, July 16th. We will start with Leisure Ln and Serenety Place and work our way through the following roads: Crooked Ln, Mountain View Dr, Woodland Dr, Vedelwood Dr, N Boyer Rd, W Bronx Rd, Providence Rd, Center Valley Rd, N Center Valley Rd, S Center Valley Rd, Grouse Creek Cutoff, Colburn Bridge, Samuels Rd, Grouse Creek Bridge and Grouse Creek intersection, Elmira Rd. 

Please expect delays as we work though those areas.

Thank you.

7/15/26

Kaniksu Internet Sagle Rd Repair 7/20/26 - Approx. 8/3/26:

Starting on Monday, July 20th Kaniksu Internet and their contractors will be repairing the shoulder and doing pavement work to Sagle Rd near the "horseshoe" curve. The project will take 1-2 weeks, working from 7:00am - 5:00pm. In the event that there is a lane closure, they will have a pilot car to guide a single lane of traffic through. Please expect delays.

Thank you.

7/14/26

Trestle Creek Rd Federal Lands Access Project - Work Scheduled for Saturday 7/18/26 & 7/25/26:

MJ Hughes is scheduled to perform work on Saturday, July 18th and Saturday, July 25th. As a result, Trestle Creek Road will experience single-lane closures between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM, with anticipated traffic delays of up to 30 minutes. 

Thank you.

6/25/26

Bonner County Road & Bridge Independence Day Closure 7/3/26:

Bonner County Road & Bridge will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.  We will be back open on Monday, July 6th for our regular business hours.

Thank you.

6/17/26

North Entrance of Cocolalla Loop Closure on Wednesday, June 24th:

The North Entrance of Cocolalla Loop Rd will be closed at the Cocolalla Creek Bridge on Wednesday, June 24th for bridge repairs.  This should only be a single day closure. 

Please use the South entrance as an alternate route. 

Thank you.

6/16/26

Trestle Creek Rd Federal Lands Access Project - Work Scheduled for Saturday 6/20/26:

MJ Hughes is scheduled to perform work on Saturday, June 20th. As a result, Trestle Creek Road will experience single-lane closures between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM, with anticipated traffic delays of up to 30 minutes. 

Thank you.

6/10/26 UPDATE for 6/15/26:
Due to the high amount of traffic, we will be closing Clagstone Rd in the section between Als Welding Rd and Pinehaven Rd while we rebuild for asphalt starting on Monday, June 15th from 7am - 3pm.  We will only allow local traffic and emergency vehicles through, otherwise there will be detours in place.  

6.9.26

Clagstone Rd Paving Project to Start 6/9/26: 

We will be starting our paving project on Clagstone Rd this week.  We will be starting at the end of the pavement near Kelso Clagstone Cutoff on Clagstone Rd and head west approx. 5.5miles to Highway 41, including Clagstone Cutoff.  We will also be paving the aprons of the following intersections: Blanchard Cutoff, Als Welding Rd, Pinehaven Rd.  Please expect delays. We will keep the road open as much as we can, but we may intermittently have to close the road, there will be detours in place during those closures.

Thank you.

6.2.26

Expect Delays on Mountain View Dr in the 1200 Block on Monday 6/8/26:

We will be doing a culvert installation at the 1200 Block of Mountain View Dr on Monday June 8th.  Expect 20–30-minute delays or use an alternate route.

Thank you.

5.27.26

UPDATE 5.27.26: Heavy Truck Traffic on Upper Gold Creek Rd and Rapid Lightning Rd throughout June 2026:

We will be hauling rock to Upper Gold Creek, between Cohage Rd and Sally Alley throughout June 2026.  Please watch out for heavy truck traffic on Rapid Lightning Rd and Upper Gold Creek Rd.

Thank you.

5.21.26

Hunt Creek Bridge on Eastshore Rd Open 5.21.26:

We have just received word from the Contractors, J7 Contracting, that the Hunt Creek Bridge is now open.  There will not be any more night closures this week.

Thank you.

5.20.26 

Railroad Crossing Closure on Selle Rd 6/8/26 & 6/9/26:

Woods Crushing and Hauling will be repairing the bumps on the Selle Rd RR Crossing on Monday, June 8th and Tuesday, June 9th.  These will be full closures.

Detours will be in place.

Thank you.

5.20.26

BCRB Will Be Closed for Memorial Day, Monday 5/25/26:

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We will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.  We will be open for our regular business hours on Tuesday, May 26th.

Thank you

5.13.26

Albeni Cove Rd - Temporary Closure: 

The City of Oldtown has temporarily closed Albeni Cove Rd for a water line repair approx. between Nagle Rd and Blackthorn Rd for the next couple days. 

Please use an alternate route. 

Thank you.

5.13.26

Trestle Creek FLAP - Federal Lands Access Project 5/21/26 - 11/05/26:

Trestle Creek Road from Hwy 200 to the snowmobile parking area (appx 3.8 miles from HWY 200) will be closed to public traffic from May 21st to November 5th.  Expect thirty-minute delays for local traffic between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m .  This is the Trestle Creek Federal Lands Project FLAP - Paving, widening, and creating pullouts every 1000ft for passing purposes for Trestle Creek Rd from Highway 200 to snowmobile parking lot (approx. 3769  Trestle Creek Rd). The USFS will also have their own project going and will be utilizing the snowmobile parking lot for construction equipment parking.

 Please plan accordingly.

Thank you.

5.12.26

Hunt Creek Bridge on Eastshore Rd Night Closure 5/20/26 - 5/22/26:

Eastshore Rd will be closed to all traffic at the Hunt Creek Bridge crossing during the hours of 6 PM to 6 AM from 5/20 - 5/22 due to a culvert replacement.

The only traffic that will be allowed through will be Emergency Vehicles. Please plan accordingly.

Thank you.

5.5.26

MAG-Chloride Application in Bonner County:

We will be starting our application of Magnesium Chloride to the applicable County Roads within the next few weeks.  Please see the Road Projects Page of our website for the list of applicable roads.

D1 to start on Monday, May 11th in the Blachard area.

D2 has had some equipment issues with their MAG truck.  They will begin as soon as possible.

D3 has started this week (5/4/26).

The treated roads will be marked with signage.  Please proceed with caution and drive accordingly.

4.24.26

Kelso Lake Rd closed in the approx. area of 530-969 Kelso Lake Rd

UPDATE: The road is now open.

UPDATE: The equipment has been removed, and our crews are still onsite repairing the damage to the shoulder of Kelso Lake Rd.  The road is now open for single-lane traffic while they make the repairs.

Kelso Lake Rd is closed in the approx. area of 530 - 989 Kelso Lake Rd due to logging equipment going off the road in swampy area.  Our crew is onsite helping the logging operation remove the equipment.

Please use an alternate route.

Thank you.

4.24.26 

A message from Director Topp:

Hello Bonner County residents. I am posting this for all the folks who are placing political signs in the County’s Right of Ways. 

Idaho Code § 18-7029 makes it a misdemeanor to place posters, signs, or promotional materials (including election/campaign signs) on public or private property without the owner's or occupant's permission. It also prohibits leaving literature on property that has been marked as prohibiting such materials. 

Any of these political signs that are placed in the county’s right of way are in violation of the code. 

The  persons who are named on the signs should be talking to those individuals who are placing them in the county’s right of ways as you are the owners of the signs, to make sure they are not violating the law. 

You could be held liable  for any damages or accidents caused by the illegal placement of these signs.

Previous commissioners have allowed these signs on the back side of ditches at the back edge of right of way and only in front of the landowners properties where permission has been given and for the safety of the traveling public. They have also stated to keep them on private property. 

Signs next to the road ways and signs blocking visibility at intersections will be removed by the Road and Bridge Department as they interfere with our maintenance activities and for public safety.

Thank you

Jason Topp

Director of Road and Bridge.

3.31.26

Eastshore Rd Over Hunt Creek Bridge Construction 4/1/26 - 9/16/2026:

J7 Contracting will begin construction on Eastshore Rd over Hunt Creek Bridge near Coolin ID.  Traffic control will be in place with single lane closure and single lane traffic.

The construction will begin on April 1, 2026, and go until September 16, 2026.

Please be cautious and patient.

Thank you.

3.25.26

Laclede Ferry Rd Public Boat Ramp Closure 3/30/26 - 5/2026:

The Laclede Water District will be closing down the public access to the boat launch area on Laclede Ferry Rd to install water intake pumps and equipment from 3/30/26 to the beginning of May 2026.

Thank you.

3.24.26

Colburn Culver Bridge Over Pack River Closure Starting 3/30/26:

The Colburn Culver Bridge over Pack River project will start on Monday, March 30th at 7:30 am.  Colburn Culver Rd will be closed in the 2800 Block, detours will be in place.

Thank you.

3.24.26

R&B Closure for Retirement Party on 3/26/26:

The Road & Bridge Administrative staff will be offsite on Thursday, March 26th from 10:30am to 1:00pm to celebrate the retirement of an employee. Thank you Ralph for your service to Bonner County for 25 years!!

2/11/26

Bonner County Road & Bridge President's Day Closure:

Bonner County Road & Bridge will be closed on Monday, February 16th in observance of President's Day.  We will be back open for our regular business hours on Tuesday, February 17th.

Thank you.

1/28/26

A Letter from the Bonner County Road & Bridge Director, Jason Topp:

"Dear Bonner County residents,

I thought I would give the public a bit of a heads up with the weather that is forecasted. Mother Nature can be a bit of a bear this time of year as we all have come to expect. For some, however, we do need some reminders of what this type of weather will do to our roads here in Bonner County.

With this warm weather pattern moving in, and the rain expected, this will cause our roads to become very slick. The roads are frozen, therefore when it rains, it will start to build ice on all the roads in Bonner County. We will sand the County roads, and the ice will build up over the sand and look as if we had never been there. Please be patient with the road crews. We will get the roads sanded.

We will be doing our best to keep up. Thank you and please be safe. Hopefully we will be in the warm months of spring and summer soon.

Jason Topp,

Director of Bonner County Road & Bridge"

1/12/26

Bonner County Road & Bridge MLK Day Closure:

Bonner County Road & Bridge will be closed on Monday, January 19th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  We will be back open for our regular business hours on Tuesday, January 20th.

Thank you.