Road Projects 2025

Paving Projects:

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge area): 

Garfield Bay Rd - Reconstruction - The cement mixing will begin May 21st and 22nd.  We will be closing Garfield Bay Rd for CTB application on 5/21/25 - 5/22/25 from 7:00am to an undetermined time. The boat launch will be closed on Wednesday the 21st from 6:00am -11:00am.. The boat launch will be accessible via Garfield Bay Cutoff on Thursday the 22nd. Detour routes will be in place for Garfield Bay Cutoff. The road will be closed to all non-residential hauling for the following week (5/25 - 5/31). Paving to begin on the tentative dates of June, 19th, 2025 - June, 20th 2025 Shouldering work will be done tentatively on June, 23rd 2025

Vay Rd & Edgemere Cutoff - New Asphalt - Paving to begin on the tentative dates of June, 9th 2025 - June, 16th 2025.  Shouldering work will be done tentatively on June, 16th 2025 - June, 18th 2025.

Monarch Rd - New Asphalt - Paving to begin on the tentative date of June, 24th 2025.  Shouldering work will be done tentatively on June, 25th 2025. 

Spades Rd on the North End - New Asphalt - Paving to begin on the tentative dates of July, 7th 2025 - July, 9th 2025.  Shouldering work will be done tentatively on July, 11th 2025. 

District 2 (Priest Lake - Priest River area):

Eastriver Rd & Substation Cutoff from Dickensheet Rd to around White Tail Butte Rd - New Asphalt - Paving to begin on the tentative dates of May, 27th 2025 - June, 2nd 2025.  Shouldering work will be done tentatively on June, 10th 2025 - June, 13th 2025.

District 3 (Sandpoint - Clark Fork area):

S Center Valley Rd, Center Valley Rd and N Center Valley Rd - New Asphalt - Paving to begin on date May, 14th 2025 (weather permitting)- May, 21st 2025.  Shouldering work will be done tentatively on May, 27th 2025 - May, 29th 2025.

Magnesium Chloride: 

Information coming soon.

Chip Seal Projects:

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge area): 

Mineral Ridge Rd, Vantage Rd, Granite Loop, Old House Rd, & Dufort Rd.

District 2 (Priest Lake and Priest River area): 

Eastshore Rd, Nagel Rd, Albeni Cove Rd (to the Nagel Rd Intersection), S Montana Ave, E 3rd St S, S Grover Ave, S Blackhawk Ave, E 4th St S, S Iowa Ave, S Marian Ave, S Spruce Ave, E 5th St S, E Valley St S, E Ockert St S, Anselmo Ln, Thama Dr, Bayview Dr, Missouri St, & Outlet Bay Rd

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork area): 

Providence Rd, Sunnyside Rd, Kaniksu Shores Rd, Oden Bay Dr, W Oden Bay Rd, Mountain View Dr, Serenity Place, Leisure Ln, Crooked Ln, Woodland Dr, Vedelwood Dr, N Boyer Rd, W Bronx Rd, Kootenai Bay Rd, S Kootenai Bay Rd, Ponder Point Dr, Penny Ln, Lower Humbird Dr, Spur Dr, Upper Humbird Dr, Roundhouse Dr, & Ponder Point Ln.

Bridge Projects:

Rapid Lightning Bridge #5 -  This is a 2 year project that began in June 2024 near the 5900 block of Rapid Lightning Rd. We will be working on the bridge one lane at a time; as such there will only be a single lane for traffic. 

Expect delays.  The bridge will be kept open most of the time but may need to be entirely closed for construction, in those cases detour routes will be in place. 11/8/24 UPDATE: Both lanes will be open for the winter months with speed restrictions in place.  Use caution.

Colburn Culver Over Grouse Creek - Construction to begin 2025

Colburn Culver Over Pack River (north end) - Construction to begin 2026.

Rapid Lightning Bridge #4 - Construction to begin 2026.

Eastshore Rd Over Hunt Creek - Construction to begin 2026 or beyond.

Merrit Bridge - Pilling Wrap Repair and Deck Epoxy 2028 or beyond.

Eastriver Loop - Currently under design stage.

Striping Projects:

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge area):

Dufort Rd, Lakeshore Dr, Vintage Rd, Mineral Ridge Rd, Granite Loop (North End), & Trails End.

District 2 (Priest Lake and Priest River area): 

Dickensheet Rd, Kalispell Bay Rd, Old Priest River Rd, Peninsula Rd/Eastriver Rd, Reeder Bay Rd, & Wisconsin St (Merrit Bridge)

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork area): 

Rapid Lightning Rd, Selle Rd, & Shingle Mill Rd

Culvert Projects:

Trestle Creek Rd FLAP Project (Please see Other Projects for more information) - Culverts will be installed throughout the road. - Starting 5/14/25 throughout the Summer months. We will be doing about 30 culvert replacements.  Please expect delays.  The road may be closed periodically as needed.

Garfield Bay Rd Rebuild - Culverts will be installed throughout the road.

Other Projects:

Spirit Lake Curves - Realigning the curves in the road by Beare Rd to make speed appropriate.

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). Culverts will be installed throughout the road. - Starting 5/14/25 throughout the Summer months. We will be doing about 30 culvert replacements.  Please expect delays.  The road may be closed periodically as needed.