Road Projects 2025

Paving Projects:

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge area): 

Garfield Bay Rd - Reconstruction - Complete

Vay Rd & Edgemere Cutoff - New Asphalt - Complete

Monarch Rd - New Asphalt - Complete

Spades Rd on the North End - New Asphalt - Complete

District 2 (Priest Lake - Priest River area):

Eastriver Rd & Substation Cutoff from Dickensheet Rd to around White Tail Butte Rd - New Asphalt - Complete

District 3 (Sandpoint - Clark Fork area):

S Center Valley Rd, Center Valley Rd and N Center Valley Rd - New Asphalt - Complete

Magnesium Chloride: 

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge area): Complete

District 2 (Priest Lake - Priest River area): Complete

District 3 (Sandpoint - Clark Fork area): Complete

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): 

Outlet Bay Rd. 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.

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. The work resumed on Monday, June 2nd, 2025. 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. 

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.