12.26.24

Bonner County Road and Bridge will be closed on Wednesday, January 1st for New Year's Day. We will be back open on Thursday, January 2nd for our regular business hours: 6:30am - 5:00pm.

Happy New Year!

12.17.24

Bonner County Road & Bridge will be closed Tuesday, December 24th and Wednesday, December 25th in observance of Christmas.  We will be back open for our regular business hours on Thursday, December 26th from 6:30am - 5:00pm.

Thank you and Have a Merry Christmas!

11.25.24

UPDATE: Dufort Rd at Moore Creek is now open. Thank you for your patience. 

11.19.24

Bonner County Road & Bridge will be closed to the public on Thursday, November 28th & Friday, November 29th is observance of Thanksgiving.

Thank you and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

11.15.24

We have heard from the Contractors on the Dufort Rd Culvert Replacement Project and they said that at this point, due to the weather delaying the project, they will not be able to open the road any sooner than 11.27.24.

Reroutes through Lakeshore Dr will still be in place.

Thank you.

11.12.24

Starting tomorrow, 11.13.24 the Road & Bridge Department will be starting a slash pile on fire at 1283 Grouse Crk Pit.

11.8.24

Both lanes are open through the Winter months on Rapid Lighting Bridge #5 with speed restrictions in place.  Proceed with caution.

11.6.24

Bonner County Road and Bridge will be closed on Monday, November 11th, 2024 in observance of Veterans Day.

We will be back open for our regular business hours on Tuesday, November 12th from 6:30am to 5:00pm.

Thank you to all of the Veterans who have served.

11.4.24

There will be shoulder work on Sagle Rd today, you may experience some delays. 

10.25.24

10.25.24 UPDATE:

We have received phone calls from the public stating that the detour routes are in place as well as road closure signage. As far as Road and Bridge has been told, the road closure is not set to happen until 10.28.24 and we have not be informed that the road will be closed otherwise.
 

10.23.24

Dufort Rd will be closed at Moore Creek due to a culvert replacement.  Detour routes will be in place through Lakeshore Dr. Construction to begin October 28th (instead of October 25th as previously stated) and is projected to be finished November 27th (instead of November 17th as previously stated)

Thank you.

10.22.24

Cocolalla Loop N Entrance RR Closure 10.23.24

It was just brought to our attention that there will be a railroad closure at the N Entrance of Cocolalla Loop tomorrow (Wednesday, October, 23rd, 2024). 

The railroad company said that they will close the road at the crossing after the school bus does its pick up route and will have it reopened before the drop off route takes place.

10.21.24

Bonner County will be changing out the Quiet Zone Crossing at the Kootenai Bay entrance to Ponder Point starting Tuesday, 10/22/24 possibly going through Wednesday, 10/23/24. Please be patient and expect delays. 

10/10/24

^{Bonner County Road and Bridge will be closed on Monday, October 14th 2024 for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
 
  We will be back open on, Tuesday, October 15th 2024 for our regular hours of 6:30am - 5:00pm.
 
  Thank you.}

10.2.24 UPDATE:

Center Valley Rd is now back open.  The road has been graded and the culvert work is complete.

Thank you.

On Wednesday, September 25th, Thursday, September 26th and Monday, September 30th Garfield Bay Rd will be closed from 7am - 3pm from the beginning of the road down to the 900 Block due to culvert replacements.

Thank you.

9.25.24

We will be closing Center Valley Rd at the 1600 block to the 2000 block starting Monday, September 30th through Thursday, October 3rd for 3 deep culvert replacements.

There will be message boards and road closed signs in place.

Thank you.

9.24.24

Expect delays on Nagel Rd on Thursday, September 26th and Friday, September 27th due to paving of the road.

Thank you.

9/24/24

S Center Valley is now open to traffic.

Thank you.

9.19.24 UPDATE:

There is an additional delay due to issues with the fabrication of the bridge girts. The dates have been pushed back again and Rapid Lightning Rd will now be closed for the tentative dates of Friday & Saturday, September 20th and 21st (previously Thursday, September 19 - Saturday September 21st). Rapid Lightning Rd will be closed between the 5700 and 5900 block to set the bridge girts for the Rapid Lightning Bridge #5 replacement project. 

Reader boards and detour routes will be in place to redirect via Gold Creek Rd if you live beyond the 5900 block.

9.19.24

The Road & Bridge Administrative staff will be offsite on Tuesday, September 24th from 1pm to 5pm to celebrate the retirement of an employee.

Thank you Randy for your service to Bonner County for 27 years!!

9.17.24 

We will be closing S Center Valley Rd near the 1860 Block from Monday, September 23rd until 4:00pm Tuesday, September 24th for a deep culvert replacement,

Thank you.

9.17.24 UPDATE:

Due to a delay, the dates have been pushed back and Rapid Lightning Rd will now be closed from Thursday, September 19th to Saturday, September 21st (previously 9/18-9/20). Rapid Lightning Rd will be closed between the 5700 and 5900 block to set the bridge girts for the Rapid Lightning Bridge #5 replacement project. 

Reader boards and detour routes will be in place to redirect via Gold Creek Rd if you live beyond the 5900 block.

9.10.24

Expect delays on Forest Siding Rd and South Center Valley Rd on Thursday, September 12th due to a culvert replacement.  Delays could potentially be up to 1 hour.

Thank you.

9.5.24

Expect delays next week starting Monday, September 9th due to culvert repairs down S Center Valley Rd.  Expect construction crews to be on the roadway as well.

Thank you.

9.5.24

Starting the week of September 16th Garfield Bay Rd will be closed at the 900 Block to through traffic for a culvert repair. 

Reader boards and detour routes will be in place to redirect via Garfield Bay Cutoff.

Thank you.

9.4.24

9.4.24 UPDATE: Woodland Dr will be open to traffic after 4:00 p.m. today (September,4th 2024)

8.30.24

Starting Tuesday, September 3rd Woodland Dr will be closed at the 500 block for 3-4 days. We will have message boards out to notify the public in advance. During the closure there will be barricades across both sides of the road blocking the road in the construction zone. 

Please use an alternate route.

Thank you.

8.22.24

On Wednesday. August 28th Eastriver Rd will be temporarily closed due to a culvert replacement at Chase Creek (near the 13700 block).

Please use an alternate route.

Thank you.

8.22.24

Bonner County Road and Bridge will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 2nd 2024.

We will be back open for our regular business hours on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 6:30am - 5:00pm.

Thank you!

8.22.24

8.20.24

Starting Tuesday, September 3rd Woodland Dr will be closed at the 500 block for 3-4 days. We will have message boards out to notify the public in advance. During the closure there will be barricades across both sides of the road blocking the road in the construction zone. 

Please use an alternate route.

Thank you.

8.14.24 UPDATED

Chip Sealing will begin in District 3 (Sandpoint area) starting Monday, August 5th, 2024 (DO NOT PARK ON THESE ROADS):

1. Whiskey Jack Rd
2. Red Clover Dr
3. Red Clover Circle
4. Nancy Rd
5. Crooked Ear Dr
6. Shingle Mill Rd (Tuesday, August 6th, 2024) 
7. Jacobson Rd (Tuesday, August 6th, 2024) 
8. Selle Rd (Wednesday, August 7th and Monday, August 12th)
9. W Pine St (Tuesday, August 13th)
10. Pinecrest Rd (Tuesday, August 13th)
11. Pinecrest Loop (Tuesday, August 13th)
12. Upland Dr (Wednesday, August 14th)
13. Gooby Rd (Wednesday, August 14th)
14. Sweetwater Dr (Thursday, August 15th)
15. Baldy Mountain Rd (Thursday, August 15th)

Expect Delays.  Thank you.

8.14.24

BNSF Railroad Crossing Closure:

BNSF is planning to close the Gooby Rd RR crossing 8/20/24 - 8/22/24.  They will have detours in place.

Thank you.

8.13.24 UPDATED

Chip Sealing will begin in District 3 (Sandpoint area) starting Monday, August 5th, 2024 (DO NOT PARK ON THESE ROADS):

1. Whiskey Jack Rd
2. Red Clover Dr
3. Red Clover Circle
4. Nancy Rd
5. Crooked Ear Dr
6. Shingle Mill Rd (Tuesday, August 6th, 2024) 
7. Jacobson Rd (Tuesday, August 6th, 2024) 
8. Selle Rd (Wednesday, August 7th and Monday, August 12th)
9. W Pine St (Tuesday, August 13th)
10. Pinecrest Rd (Tuesday, August 13th)
11. Pinecrest Loop (Tuesday, August 13th)
12. Upland Dr (Wednesday, August 14th)
13. Gooby Rd (Wednesday, August 14th)
14. Sweetwater Dr (Wednesday, August 14th)
15. Baldy Mountain Rd - Possibly (Wednesday, August 14th)

Expect Delays.  Thank you.

8.13.24

On Tuesday, August 20th and Wednesday August 21st Wrenco Loop will be temporarily closed to through traffic near the 3100 block due to a culvert replacement. Please use an alternate route.

Thank you.

8.7.24

On Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 a portion of Edgemere Cutoff will be closed from Spirit Lake Cutoff to the railroad tracks for a culvert replacement. Detours in place. Thank you.

8.6.24

Expect delays as HMH will be working on the bike path on Mcghee Rd on the tentative date of Thursday, August 15th.  The date is subject to change due to the ITD Hwy 200 project as it will impact HMH's timing.

Thank you.

8.5.24

Due to Interstate Asphalt's plant having technical difficulties, they had to temporarily stop the paving on Sunnyside Rd. They will resume work and finish the asphalt on Thursday, August 8th, 2024, and shouldering the asphalt on Friday, August 9th, 2024. Please be patient and expect delays. There will be a message board alerting drivers of the work being done. As a reminder, there will be NO PARKING allowed on the edge of roadway during this time, violators will be TOWED at vehicle owner's expense. 

7.19.24

Expect Delays in Blanchard - The road aprons of the following roads will be paved on July, 25th and 26th:

• Both ends of Rusho Ln
• Railroad Ave at Blanchaard-Elk Rd
• Geaudreau Ln at Hwy 41
• Blanchard Cutoff at Hwy 41
• Both ends of Poirier Bridge

Thank you.

7.16.24

Chip Sealing will begin in District 2 (Priest Lake and Priest River) starting July 18th, 2024:

1. Reeder Bay Rd (7/18/24)
2. Kalispell Bay Rd (7/22/24)
3. West Lakeshore Rd 
4. Luby Bay Rd
5. Fairway Dr
6. Long Dr
7. North and South Ryan Rd
8. Tracy Ln
9. Courtlen Ct
10. Jacob Dr
11. Squaw Valley 
12. Peterson Rd 
13. Bear Paw Rd

These roads will be marked with the dates that we intend to chip seal them.  Expect delays.

7.16.24

Paving will begin on Sunnyside Rd starting Wednesday, July 31st, 2024. Expect delays. There will be a message board alerting drivers of the work being done. There will be NO PARKING allowed on the edge of roadway during this time, violators will be TOWED at vehicle owner's expense. 

7.10.24

Union Pacific Railroad Crossing Closure:

UPDATE: The crossing is now back open.

Union Pacific will be closing the railroad crossing at Kootenai Cutoff Rd by Highway 200 today (7/10/24) for a repair to the work they did earlier this year.

Thank you.

7.3.24

Chip Sealing will begin in District 1 (south of the Long Bridge) starting Monday, July 8th, 2024:

Ferry Rd
Old Highway 95
Algoma Spur Rd
S Sagle Rd
Gallop Circle Rd
Horizon Dr
E Dufort Rd
Comeback Bay Rd and E Comeback Bay Rd
Gold Mountain Dr
Spades Rd and Schell Rd

Expect delays.  Thank you.

7.2.24 (UPDATE 7.9.24)

Avista will be dropping trees and powerlines on E Spring Creek Rd on Tuesday, July 9th.  Expect 20-30 minute delays.

7.9.24 UPDATE: This project has been postponed by Avista until further notice.

Thank you.

6.25.24

Expect delays starting Thursday, June 27th from 8:00am on as Lippert Excavation will be replacing a water main on W Oden Bay Rd. 

They will be building a temporary road to have 2 lanes of traffic available but delays will be possible for the next few weeks.

Thank you.

6.24.24

Wednesday, June 26th we will be paving at the intersection of E Dufort Rd and Old Highway 95 from 8am - 9am.  Please expect delays.

Thank you.

6.24.24

Bonner County Road and Bridge will be closed Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day.

We will be back open on Monday, July 8th, 2024 6:30am - 5:00pm.

Thank you.

6.20.24

BNSF Railroad Crossing Closure:

BNSF announced their plans for the closure of Samuels Road at RR tracks. This will be a 2 day closure and take place June 25^th at 7am thru June 26^th 5pm.

Message boards will be set up Monday June 24^th to alert the public of this closure. 

6.13.24

Bonner County Road & Bridge will be closed on Wednesday June 19th, 2024.  We will be back open on Thursday June 20th 6:30am - 5:00pm.

Thank you!

6/12/24

Please expect delays from Monday, June 17th - Thursday, June 20th at the intersection of Nettleingham Rd and US 95 as Ruen-Yeager & Associates, Inc. will be conducting a geotechnical investigation.

Thank you.

6/12/24

District 2 (Priest River/Priest Lake)

This week we will be on the east river, north of Mud Gulch Rd: Icehouse Rd, Clinton Ave, Sherwood Beach Rd, Tanglefoot Rd.

After that we will be working our way up the west side of the lake: West Lakeshore Rd, Shady Pines Loop, Williams Dr.

Then we will get up to the roads in Reeder Bay next week

There will be green or orange signage indicating the date that the roads will have the MAG applied. Please drive accordingly.

. 

6/7/24

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork)

Monday, June 10th:

West half of Gold Creek Rd and Meadowood Rd. 

6/5/24

RAPID LIGHTNING ROAD

Starting Thursday, 6/6/2024 the 7000 Block of Rapid Lightning Rd will be closed for an emergency culvert replacement. There will be one lane of traffic open but expect delays. 

6/5/24

District 2 (Priest River/Priest Lake)

Wednesday, June 5th:

Carr Creek Rd, Johnny Long Rd, Mountain Creek Rd, High Circle Rd and Helen Thompson Rd.

Thursday, June 6th (possibly to be continued on Monday, June 10th):

North Riley Creek Rd ,Campbell Loop, Moore Loop, Manley Creek Rd, Shelby Rd and Santa Maria Rd. today is

5/29/24

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork)

Thursday, May 30th the following roads will be treated:

Baldy Mtn Rd, Rapid Lightning Rd, Upper Gold Creek Rd (starting at Rapid Lightning side..We will not finish tomorrow)

There will be green or orange signage indicating the date that the roads will have the MAG applied. Please drive accordingly.

5/28/24

SUNNYSIDE ROAD

Starting Wednesday, 5/29/2024 the Road & Bridge Department will be closing down Sunnyside Rd at the 100 block for an unexpected washout. There will be a detour sign on Sunnyside Rd before Sunnyside Cutoff and two more at the railroad underpass at the Highway 95 entrance. 

5.24.24

On Wednesday, May 29th please expect delays in about the 120 block of E Spring Creek Rd, approximately 1/4 mile from the highway due do that portion of road being paved.

Thank you.

5.24.24

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork)

Tuesday 5-28-24

Shepherds Ln, Evergreen Rd, Hopkins Rd, Winterton Rd, Grouse Creek Rd (from Samuels Rd to the Bridge Project, Mcnall Rd)

There will be green or orange signage indicating the date that the roads will have the MAG applied. Please drive accordingly.

5.21.24

The Bonner County Road & Bridge Department will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. 

We will be back open for our regular business hours on Tuesday, May 28th 6:30am - 5:00pm.

Thank you! 

5.17.24

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork)

Monday, May 20th:

Trestle Creek Rd, Eastside of Sunnyside Rd, Sunnyside Cutoff & Old Highway 

District 2 (Priest River/Priest Lake)

Monday, May 20th - Thursday, May 23rd:

Eastriver Rd from Mud Gulch Rd down to the pavement, Peninsula Loop, Barrett Rd. & Eastriver Loop road.

There will be green or orange signage indicating the date that the roads will have the MAG applied. Please drive accordingly.

5.14.24

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork)

Wednesday, May 15th:

West elmira

Elmira

There will be green or orange signage indicating the date that the roads will have the MAG applied. Please drive accordingly.

5.14.24

Railroad Crossing Closings from Union Pacific UPDATE:

Samuels Rd RR Crossing will be closed May 15th, 4am-10pm  

Detour Route Signage will be put up for motorists during the closure.

UPDATE: Kootenai Rd RR Crossing will no longer be closed.  Union Pacific gave incorrect information and Kootenai Cutoff Rd is the road they intend to close on Thursday, May 16th from 7am - 7pm.

For information regarding that closure please contact the City of Ponderay.

5.13.24

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge)

Tuesday, May 14, 2024:

Clagstone Rd from Spirit Lake Cutoff to Highway 41, Clagstone Cutoff, Als Welding, and finishing Blanchard Cutoff.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024:

Clagstone Rd from Kelso/Clagstone Cutoff to Spirit Lake Cutoff, Kelso Lake Rd, Bandy Rd, Edgemere Cutoff, Vay Rd, Kendall Rd.

There will be green or orange signage indicating the date that the roads will have the MAG applied. Please drive accordingly.

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork)

Tuesday, May 14, 2024:

Center Valley, South Center Valley, North Center Valley.

Possibly: Forest Siding Rd, Racetrack Rd.

5.9.24

District 2 (Priest River/Priest Lake) roads will be treated with Mag Chloride starting May 13, 2024:

Albeni Cove Rd, Rena Rd, Blackthorn Rd, Endicott Loop, Elder Rd, Groves Addition, Parley Ln, Jachetta Rd, Jachetta Cutoff, Springdale Gardens, South 1st Street, South 2nd Street.

After those are completed the crews will be starting from HWY 41 and will be working their way East in D2.

There will be green or orange signage indicating the date that the roads will have the MAG applied.  Please drive accordingly.

5.9.24

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge) roads will be treated with Mag Chloride starting May 13, 2024:

Roberts Ln, Saunders Rd, South Santiago Rd, Rusho Ln, Railroad Ave, Poirier Rd, Mountain View Rd, Deer Trail Rd, Blanchard Cutoff, Walker Rd, and Geaudreau Ln.

Tuesday May 14, 2024:
Clagstone Rd from Spirit Lake Cutoff to Highway 41, Clagstone Cutoff, Al’s Welding, finish Blanchard Cutoff.

There will be green or orange signage indicating the date that the roads will have the MAG applied.  Please drive accordingly.

5.8.24

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clarkfork) will be starting to apply Magnesium Chloride for dust abatement to the County Roads starting Monday the 13th. We will be starting around town and then will be migrating out into the valley.

There will be green or orange signage indicating the date that the roads will have the MAG applied.  Please drive accordingly.

4.30.24

Railroad Crossing Closings from BNSF (UPDATE 4/30/24):

• Great Northern Rd. and Gooby Rd crossing will be closed from Monday (4/29) 7:30 am and reopen 5 pm on Wednesday (5/1)
• Sagle Rd will be closed Thursday (5/6) from 8 am to 5pm same day.

4.30.24

Starting Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, Grouse Creek Rd will be closed between Grouse Creek Cutoff and Samuels Rd to thru traffic for a bridge replacement. The closure will be several months. There will be signage for the appropriate detour.  

4.26.24

Railroad Crossing Closings from Union Pacific:

"Crossing at Clagstone Rd will be closed Tuesday, April 30 7AM - 5PM

Crossing at Kelso Lake Rd will be closed Wednesday, May 1 7AM - 5PM

Detour Route Signage will be put up for motorists during the closure."  

Thank you.

4.25.24

On Monday, April 29th, 2024 we will be starting culvert replacements on Sunnyside Rd starting from the 5000 Block - 6000 Block.  Expect delays. Thank you.

4.17.24

Any political sign at county intersections in the county right-of-way blocking sight visibility WILL be removed by the Road & Bridge Department. Signs must be placed on or as near to the private property line as possible. These signs in the intersections are dangerous for the traveling public and will not be allowed. 

Jason Topp

Director

Bonner County Road & Bridge

2.13.24

The Bonner County Road and Bridge Administrative office will be closed on Monday, February 19th in observance of Presidents Day. 

We will be back open for our regular business hours on Tuesday, February 20th 6:30am - 5:00pm.

Thank you! 

1.29.24

 BONNER COUNTY 

 Road & Bridge Department                     

1500 Highway 2, Suite 101  ·  Sandpoint, ID  83864  ·  Phone: 208-255.5681; ext. 1  Fax: 208-263.9084 email: Jason.topp@bonnercountyid.gov     

Hello Bonner County Residents, 

I wanted to give everyone an update on what is coming up. ALL Bonner County roads will be posted with weight limits with green ribbon on them by the end of the day tomorrow, 01-30-2024. The green ribbon means that the roads are currently still open to haul, but you should be moving your equipment to wherever you need it as soon as possible! As soon as we post with green ribbon, we can go RED at any moment. We try to give folks 24 hours’ notice before we turn to red status (that is 24 hours from the time the road was posted with the green ribbon). Red ribbon or NO ribbon means the weight limits are in effect and you must abide by the posted weight limit sign. There will be some roads posted NO hauling, these roads will have absolutely no hauling allowed.

With this warm front that is moving through our area, our roads are taking a beating. They are plagued with potholes. The roads are extremely saturated, making it almost impossible to grade. If we cut these roads, they will become almost impassable with a muddy, mucky mess. The Road and Bridge Crews are doing all that they can. These conditions are expected for this time of year for all the gravel roads. Some years are worse than others, but we always get through it. 

Once we start to dry out, the graders will become much more effective. It’s looking like it is going to be a long spring, so please, hang in there and be patient.

Jason Topp

Director

Bonner County Road & Bridge

1/30/24

Starting Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 expect delays on E Spring Creek Rd due to the Road & Bridge Department conducting emergency repairs.

1.18.24

 BONNER COUNTY 

 Road & Bridge Department                     

1500 Highway 2, Suite 101  ·  Sandpoint, ID  83864  ·  Phone: 208-255.5681; ext. 1  Fax: 208-263.9084 email: Jason.topp@bonnercountyid.gov      

Hello Bonner County Residents,

I am sure everyone is looking forward to the warmer weather headed our way next week. These low temperatures have not been fun for most folks with frozen water lines, power outages, etc…The warmer weather will bring even more challenges due to our roads being frozen solid. With the frozen roads, when the rain begins to fall, the road will start to build ice. The crews will sand the roads, and another layer of ice will build on top of that, hiding the fact that we have sanded. When this occurs, please be patient and try to limit driving if possible until we can address the conditions. If you need to be out and about, take your time and plan ahead as these roads will be extremely slick. 

Crews are out in full force and will be very busy trying to keep up. It will be a slow process as they are also trying to navigate these slick roads and not end up in a ditch. Your driveways will most likely be in the same disarray. Emergency services will have a very difficult time being able to respond on private roads and driveways. If sanding is possible, please do so. If not, be aware if you cannot drive on your road or driveway, they most likely cannot either. Do your best with the resources you have available to you. 

Hopefully these conditions will be short lived, and we will all get through it safely. I hope this helps folks understand what the Road and Bridge crews are facing in this next wave of weather Bonner County will be up against. 

Jason Topp

Director

Bonner County Road & Bridge

1.9.24

The Bonner County Road and Bridge Administrative office will be closed on Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

We will be back open for our regular business hours on Tuesday, January 16th 6:30am - 5:00pm.

Thank you! 

12.28.23

The Bonner County Road and Bridge Administrative Office will be closed on Monday, January 1st, 2024. 

We will be back open for our normal business hours on Tuesday, January 2nd from 6:30am - 5:00pm

Have a Safe and Happy New Year!

12.14.23

We will be closed on Monday, December 25th and Tuesday, December 26th. We will be back open on Wednesday, December 27th from 6:30am - 5:00pm.
   
    Thank you and have a Merry Christmas!

11/28/23

Expect delays on Upper Gold Creek Rd from Gold Creek Rd to Western Pleasure Guest Ranch due to the Road & Bridge Department removing hazardous trees.

Thank you.

11/14/23

The Road and Bridge Administrative Office will be closed November 23rd and 24th.  We will be back open 

for our normal business hours on Monday, November 27th 6:30am to 5:00pm.  Thank you!

11/07/23

We will be closed Friday, November 10th 2023 in observance of Veteran's Day.

We will back open for our normal hours of operation on Monday, November 13th 2023 6:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Thank you to all who served.

10/25/23

E DUFORT RD

Expect delays due to shoulder work on E Dufort Rd on Thursday, 10/26/23 starting at 7:00 am.

Thank you.

10/24/23

BNSF will be closing the Barnhart Rd railroad crossing on Wednesday, November 1st from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm for paving.  They will be putting up a message board on Friday, October 27th.

10/17/23

UPLAND DRIVE EMERGENCY CULVERT REPLACEMENT

Starting Wednesday, 10/18/2023 from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., between 1184 and 1233 Upland Drive, the road will be closed to through traffic for an emergency culvert replacement.  

10/16/23

E DUFORT RD

Expect delays due to paving on E Dufort Rd, if possible, please use alternate route. 

Thank you.

10/4/23

We will be closed Monday, October 9th 2023 in observance of the holiday weekend.

We will back open for our normal hours of operation on Tuesday, October 10th 2023 6:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Thank you!

9/6/23

PAVING DUFORT RD AT THE 5700 BLOCK

Expect delays on Monday, September 11th due to the crews applying pavement where the culvert was replaced at the 5700 block of Dufort Rd.

Thank you.

8/31/23

We will be closed Monday, September 4th 2023 in observance of Labor Day.

We will back open for our normal hours of operation on Tuesday, September 5th 2023 6:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Thank you and have a safe and happy Labor day! 

8/29/23

COMEBACK BAY LANE CULVERT REPLACEMENT

Starting Thursday, 8/31/2023, there will be a road closure on Comeback Bay Ln at the Bottle Bay Rd intersection for a culvert replacement.  

8/11/23

Wooded Acres Drive

Expect delays due to chip sealing on Wooded Acres Dr. on Monday, August 14th.

Thank you.

8/9/23 - 8/10/23

CAMP BAY RD 

Expect delays due to chip sealing on Camp Bay Road starting this afternoon and possibly into tomorrow (Thursday, August 10th).

Thank you.

8/9/23

CLAGSTONE ROAD STARTING AT THE KOOTENAI COUNTY END

Expect delays due to chip sealing on Clagstone Road starting at the Kootenai County End.

Thank you.

8/8/23

BODIE CANYON ROAD AND TWEEDIE ROAD

Expect delays due to chip sealing on Bodie Canyon Road and Tweedie Road at Highway 41.

Thank you.

8/1/23

VAY RD - MERRITT BRIDGE

Expect delays from Vay Road through Merritt Bridge due to chip sealing.

Thank you.

7/26/23

DUFORT ROAD AT 5700 BLOCK ON SATURDAY 7/29/23

Maintenance will be done on the guard rail of Dufort Road in the 5700 block area where the culvert had previously failed. The road will continue to be open but please expect delays.

Thank you.

7/22/23

Dufort Road is now open to the public. Please use caution in the 5700 block area. Thank you for your patience.

7/19/23

COLBURN CULVER ROAD AT HIGHWAY 95

Chip Sealing will begin on Colburn Culver Road at Highway 95. Expect extended delays. 

7/18/23

E DUFORT ROAD CULVERT REPLACEMENT

Starting Wednesday, 7/19/2023, there will be a road closure from 3270 - 3389 E Dufort Road for a culvert replacement.  

7/17/23

E DUFORT ROAD CULVERT REPLACEMENT

Starting Tuesday, 7/18/2023, there will be a road closure from 1657 - 2166 E Dufort Road for a culvert replacement.  

7/14/23

E DUFORT ROAD CULVERT REPLACEMENT

Starting Monday, 7/17/2023, there will be a partial road closure at 1657 E Dufort Road just to the east of Algoma Spur Road for a culvert replacement.  

7/12/23

GOLD CREEK ROAD AND COLBURN CULVER ROAD AT HIGHWAY 200

Chip Sealing will begin for Gold Creek Road and Colburn Culver Road at Highway 200. Expect delays. 

7/11/23

1340 E DUFORT ROAD - 2550 S SAGLE ROAD CULVERT REPLACEMENT

Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, 7/12/2023, there will be partial road closures from the 1340 block of E Dufort Road to the 2550 block of S Sagle Road for the replacement of three culverts.  

7/6/23

DUFORT ROAD - CULVERT FAILURE

The coffer dam is completed and crews are now de-watering the site. The excavation has started for the new culvert. This has been a long process with quite a few obstacles that we have had to work through. The hope is to have the new culvert in place next Wednesday, 7/12/23, and begin to back fill. Once the back filling is completed, we will remove the coffer dam. This will take an estimation of three days. After that, we will start building the road back over the pipe. We are hoping to have the road back open to the public in two weeks. Thank you for your patience as this has been hectic on all sides.

Thank you, Jason Topp - Director 

Office Closed 7/3/23 - 7/4/23

Bonner County Road & Bridge Department will be closed on Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. We will reopen on Wednesday July 5th, 2023 at normal business hours of 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

6/26/2023

E DUFORT ROAD - CULVERT REPLACEMENT 

Starting tomorrow, June 27th, 2023 the crew will be replacing culverts on E Dufort Road, you may experience delays throughout the week. 

6/15/23

DUFORT ROAD - CULVERT FAILURE

The new culvert is scheduled to be here by June 23rd. The process to drive the sheeting into the ground in order to remove the water from the repair area is expected to be started on June 20th. We have been stockpiling the materials on site that are needed for the repair in order to expedite the process once we can begin. We hope to have the road re-opened by July 7th but will do everything in our power to have it opened earlier if possible. Again, we thank you for your patience.

6/12/23

DUFORT ROAD - CULVERT FAILURE

We have ordered a new culvert and it will be here by the 23rd of this month. It is coming from Topeka, Kansas as they have the fastest turnaround time. We are working with multiple contractors to get the sheet piles in so that we can dewater and seal the new culvert. We are working as fast as we can to get this taken care of and to get the road open to the public. A bridge was an option we were considering but that would take too long as we need this done as soon as possible. Please be patient. I know this is inconvenient for everyone including us.

Thank you Jason Topp, Director

6/6/23

DUFORT ROAD - CULVERT FAILURE

UPDATE:

The culvert completely failed today and an opening had to be excavated to prevent flooding. We are still exploring our options for repair and investigating the most timely and cost effective option between a bridge or another culvert. Either option will take longer than a month to complete. As soon as we have a plan and a timeline we will provide an update.

On Sunday, June 4th it was discovered that the culvert south of Lakeshore Drive in the 5700 block of Dufort Road was failing. There was no warning for this failure and we have reports of residents in the area as late as Saturday evening that say everything looked fine. We are meeting with all resources available to formulate a plan for the repairs. The rising lake is complicating this plan immensely. As soon as we have figured out the best way to proceed we will post an update with a better timeline for the road to re-open.

We thank you for your patience. 

3/7/23

Congratulations to these Bonner County Road & Bridge Operators for being recognized for completing the appropriate classes to obtain the status of Road Scholar and/or Road Master! Their hard work and dedication are essential to the safety and success of Bonner County and we are all so grateful to have them as part of our Road and Bridge team!

Jonas Topp (Road Scholar & Road Master), Caiden Oliver (Road Scholar & Road Master), Bill Libbers (Road Scholar & Road Master), Sean Smiley (Road Scholar), Aaron Seck (Road Scholar & Road Master), Larry Alley (Road Scholar), Chris Williams (Road Scholar & Road Master) and Phillip Powell (Road Scholar & Road Master)

12/20/22

12/20/22

11/29/22

Please see below for a letter from our Director, Jason Topp regarding Winter Maintenance

11/21/22

10/12/22

BNSF will be closing the Algoma Spur railroad crossing on Monday, October 17th from 7 am to 6 pm for paving.  Detour signs will be posted 3 days in advance.

9/28/22

A portion of Sunnyside Road is being paved this week. Please expect delays 7am-7pm through Friday, 9/30/22.

8/24/22

The 4200 block of Sunnyside Rd, just west of Osprey Roost, will be closed on Monday, Aug 29th from 7 am to 4 pm for road work. Please use alternate routes.

8/22/22

Sunnyside Road will be closed at the 4100 block, just west of Osprey Roost, on Wednesday, August 24th from 7am to 4pm for culvert replacement. Please use alternative routes.

8/18/22

BNSF will be closing the Algoma Spur railroad tracks for repairs on Monday, August 29th from 7 am to 6 pm.

8/11/22

Two Temporary Road Closures

The Kelso Clagstone Cutoff road in Spirit Lake will be closed on Saturday, August 13th from 6:30am to 5pm for road work. Detour routes will be posted.

Sunnyside Road will be closed at the 4200 block, just east of Osprey Roost, on Wednesday August 17th from 7am to Noon for tree removal. Please use alternative routes.

8/1/22

The Sandpoint Urban Area Transportation Plan is being developed by a multi-jurisdictional Planning Group, (MJPG) including the following local stakeholders: ldaho Transportation Department (ITD}, City of Dover, City of Ponderay, City of Kootenai, City of Sandpoint, the lndependent Highway District, and Bonner County.
Together, the MJPG are developing a unified transpor­tation master plan through interactive stakeholder workshops and public engagement strategies. The plan will provide a transportation vision focused on the cities and lands adjacent to Sandpoint to ensure adequate resources and activity is directed to the transportation network, activity centers, and public domain within the urban area boundary (UAB).

We would greatly appreciate your input! You can scan the QR codes below or visit the links directly.

StoryMap

Survey Link 

7/7/22

BNSF will be closing the railroad track for repairs on Boyer Ave at Baldy Mountain Rd starting Monday, July 11th at 6 am and reopening on Wednesday, July 13th at 6 pm. Detour signs will be set up this week.

Please note that this is a courtesy notification. This is not a Bonner County maintained road.

6/28/22

Sunnyside Road will be closed at approximately the 4200 block (just west of Osprey Roost) on Thursday, July 7th from 7 am to 3 pm to remove large trees. Please plan accordingly.

5/18/22

Razz Construction, Inc. will be beginning work for ITD at the following Railroad Crossing locations starting May 31st, 2022.

The crossings are in multiple places throughout Bonner County. Work will take place from the hours of 7:00am-5:00pm. There will be implemented road closures with a detour at crossing’s two through seven. The rest of the crossings will have single lane closures and will utilize flaggers.

Crossing 1- Homestead Rd

Crossing 2- Granite Loop Rd

Crossing 3- N Granite Loop Rd

Crossing 4- Kelso Clagstone Cuttoff

Crossing 5- Barnhardt RD

Crossing 6- Kelso Lake RD

Crossing 7- Edgemere Cutoff

Crossing 8- Jewel Lake RD

Crossing 9- Thama DR

Crossing 10- Lakeshore Dr

Crossing 11- Berry LN

Crossing 12- Gypsy Bay RD

Crossing 13- McGhee Rd

Crossing 14- Firestone Ln

Crossing 15- N Boyer Rd

Crossing 16- W Selle RD

Crossing 18- Race Track Rd

Crossing 19- N Elmira Rd

Crossing 20- Elmira RD 7.7 North off HWY 2

Work will begin at crossing number two and three on May 31st, 2022. Project duration is expected until the last week of July 2022. Please plan for any unforeseen traffic delays in the area.

5/18/22

5/16/22

4/21/22

Clagstone Road between the 5600 block and the 6200 block will be closed on Tuesday, April 26th from 6 am to 4 pm for the final phase of the road realignment. Detour signs will be posted. Please plan accordingly.

4/4/22

The 16000 block of Dufort Rd in Priest River will be closed on Wednesday, April 6th from 6am to 4pm to replace a failing culvert. Please plan accordingly.

3/29/22

Notice from the City of Sandpoint ~

Great Northern Road is scheduled to be closed 3-31-22 at 7am overnight to reopen 4-1-22 around 6pm for railway repairs. Below is the closure map/detour route. Signage will be placed at Woodland and Baldy Mtn. Rd to give motorists advanced notice before reaching the closure.

*Please direct all questions to the City of Sandpoint.

3/28/2022

Spring Update - Letter from the Road & Bridge Director Jason Topp

Hello Bonner County Residents, I thought I would give you folks an update from the Road and Bridge Department. Bonner County Road and Bridge crews were very busy this winter trying their best to keep 678 + miles of roads clear and safe. Road and Bridge crews struggled to keep up as the traffic has increased dramatically on our roads. Some of our gravel roads have seen an increase in traffic from a few years ago at 300 cars a day to now close to 800 cars a day with some of our asphalt roads reaching close to 2800 cars a day. We have had some interesting weather patterns from several hard freeze events then to rain creating some very slick roads. In our higher elevations, some roads are still covered in ice. Just to give you an idea for what it cost to perform this maintenance Road and Bridge winter maintenance cost for this winter was a little over 2.3 million. This is only the fuel, equipment cost, labor and sand.

Weight restrictions have been posted on all County Roads at this time.

The spring rains, snow melt along with the increase in traffic have created quite a mess with our gravel roads. Road and Bridge maintains around 380 miles of gravel roads throughout the County. Our equipment operators are doing what they can to address the potholes that have plagued our gravel roads. This takes time, I know everyone would like their county road graded and we will get to them. This time of year, as everything is starting to thaw out, the roads will become saturated with water. This makes it very difficult to grade as it just turns to a soupy mess and will just blow right back out as it is too wet to compact with the mud covering your vehicle as well. As we cut the potholes, we expose the frozen layer directly under the surface and this starts a chain event for more mud and water. This usually lasts a good month or so until things start to dry out. When we prep our roads for the winter, we put around a 3% to 4% crown in our gravel roads to help the public stay on the roads better when snow or ice covered. If the crown is too steep cars will slide off the road or tend to drive in the middle of the road to straddle the crown in fear that they will go in the ditch. This is a double edge sword as when spring comes around, we do not have enough crown for the water to drain properly therefore saturating the soils which causes the slew of potholes that plague our roads. As we start to dry out, we will reshape the roads with a steeper crown of 5% to 6% so the roads stay relatively smooth for the summer and fall months. This just happens to be the cycle of life here in Bonner County. Hard surface roads are a bit easier to maintain since water just sheets off into the ditch. I have been out driving some of these roads and for the most part the roads are starting to dry out and starting to take shape. Operators have begun to put a higher percentage of a crown on these roads for the summer months. We have now entered the flooding months as well. Streams are very high, and water is flowing at a high rate of speed causing more issues like overloading culverts, creating washouts and land or rockslides. Crews are addressing these areas.

There are more miles of non-maintained public roads in Bonner County than County maintained roads. These non-maintained roads are and have always been problematic for the residents who live along them during this time of year. These roads are not maintained by the Road Department but are left to the individuals who live along them to maintain. There has been some confusion by residents that because it is a public road, they think the County should maintain it. These roads were created by developers or private landowners and then dedicated to the public so people would not have to buy an easement for each property and allow access. These roads were never built to a standard in which the County would consider for maintenance nor were they intended to become a County maintained road. Be sure of what you are purchasing as some of these areas may be flooded and impassable during certain times of the year and the Road Department is not funded to help with these roads.

Crews are out in full force sweeping the sand covered asphalt roads to prepare them for the summer. Be sure to keep a safe distance to avoid any accidents as dust will most definitely be a concern for visibility. Crews will have water trucks to try to help with this. As many of you have noticed, the inflation of fuel, oil, parts, equipment and pretty much anything that can be purchased has gone up in price here in recent months. Asphalt prices have increased 20% and continue to rise. Culverts prices went up by 63%, and liquid asphalt is expected to be around 33% higher. This could put a strain on our budget and make short work of our planned asphalt and construction projects. Maybe even reduce our chip seal projects that we do to preserve our asphalt roads. Road and Bridge is always trying to find better ways to best serve the public's needs and expectations within our budget and will continue to do so. I have worked for the Road and Bridge Department for almost 27 years, and I am very proud of what our crews have accomplished during this time. We have improved roads from no access in the springtime to year around access and some of these roads are now hard surfaced. We will continue to keep improving the roads and bridges of Bonner County. Road and Bridge has many road projects moving forward for this year. We will be applying 2.6 miles of asphalt on Clagstone Road as well as a realignment of a very dangerous corner within this section of the road. We will be applying asphalt to 2.2 miles of Camp Bay Road as well. We have around 67 miles of chip seal slatted for the preservation of our asphalt roads. We will be applying Magnesium Chloride to over 270 miles of gravel roads this year to preserve the surface life of our gravel roads system. 

With the new roll out of surplus funds from the state, 200 million was allocated to bridges. This money is to be used on bridges based on the ITD inspection report data which are only done on bridges greater than 20 feet in length. Bridges with weight restrictions are the main focus of this money throughout the state. These funds are to be applied for including a written letter showing the impacts and benefit to the public in the area for the reconstruction of or replacement of the bridge. These funds have no match from the County for any of the work to be done. Bonner County has several bridges that fall into this category with at least three that should rank in the top 100 to be considered. Bonner County Road and Bridge will be applying for these funds. There are also surplus funds that will be coming to the Road and Bridge Department sometime after July that is intended for road maintenance. The amount and date are still unknown; however, these funds will be put to good use while also helping with the budget constraints in fiscal year 2022 if received before October. I hope this update finds you all well. We here at Road and Bridge are looking forward to the warmer days ahead.

Jason Topp 

Director, Bonner County Road and Bridge

Road Projects 2025

Paving Projects:

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

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): Complete

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

District 3 (Sandpoint - Clark Fork area): Complete

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

Magnesium Chloride: Complete

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: Complete

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

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

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

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): Complete

Sunnyside Rd, Kaniksu Shores Rd, Oden Bay Dr, W Oden Bay Rd, Ponder Point Dr, Ponder Point Ln, Jeffrey Dr & Upper Pack River Rd.

(The following roads were going to be chip sealed but due to the City of Sandpoint culvert failure closing N Boyer Rd, we had to pivot our resources to other roads within D3: 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, Penny Ln, Lower Humbird Dr, Spur Dr, Upper Humbird Dr, Roundhouse Dr, Providence Rd,)

Bridge Projects:

Rapid Lightning Bridge #5 -  Complete 

Colburn Culver Over Grouse Creek -  Complete

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: To Start 7/24/25 - 8/1/25 Complete

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

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

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

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): Complete

Rapid Lightning Rd, Selle Rd, & Shingle Mill Rd

Culvert Projects: Complete

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.

Road Projects 2024

Paving Projects:

E Dufort Rd x Old Highway 95  - To begin Wednesday, June 26th from 8:00am - 9:00am. Complete

Sunnyside Rd - Paving will begin Tuesday, July 30th. Complete

Nagle Rd - Thursday, September 26th 2024 and Friday, September 27th, 2024 Complete

S Center Valley - Beginning at the Selle Rd intersection headed north 2000 ft.  October 2024. Complete

In Blanchard - The road aprons of the following roads will be paved on July, 25th and 26th: Complete

• Both ends of Rusho Ln
• Railroad Ave at Blanchaard-Elk Rd
• Geaudreau Ln at Hwy 41
• Blanchard Cutoff at Hwy 41
• Both ends of Poirier Bridge

Magnesium Chloride: Complete

All Districts have completed their applications of Dust Abatement for 2024.

Chip Seal Projects: Complete

Chip Sealing will begin in District 3 (Sandpoint area) starting Monday, August 5th, 2024:  DISTRICT COMPLETE

1. Whiskey Jack Rd
2. Red Clover Dr
3. Red Clover Circle
4. Nancy Rd
5. Crooked Ear Dr
6. Shingle Mill Rd (Tuesday, August 6th, 2024) 
7. Jacobson Rd (Tuesday, August 6th, 2024) 
8. Selle Rd (Wednesday, August 7th and Monday, August 12th)
9. W Pine St (Tuesday, August 13th)
10. Pinecrest Rd (Tuesday, August 13th)
11. Pinecrest Loop (Tuesday, August 13th)
12. Upland Dr (Wednesday, August 14th)
13. Gooby Rd (Wednesday, August 14th)
14. Sweetwater Dr (Thursday, August 15th)
15. Baldy Mountain Rd (Thursday, August 15th)

Chip Sealing will begin in District 2 (Priest Lake and Priest River) starting July 18th, 2024:  DISTRICT COMPLETE

1. Reeder Bay Rd
2. Kalispell Bay Rd
3. West Lakeshore Rd 
4. Luby Bay Rd
5. Fairway Dr
6. Long Dr
7. North and South Ryan Rd
8. Tracy Ln
9. Courtlen Ct
10. Jacob Dr
11. Squaw Valley 
12. Peterson Rd 
13. Bear Paw Rd

Chip Sealing will begin in District 1 (south of the Long Bridge) starting July 8th, 2024: DISTRICT COMPLETE

1. Ferry Rd
2. Old Highway 95
3. Algoma Spur Rd
4. S Sagle Rd
5. Gallop Circle Rd
6. Horizon Dr
7. E Dufort Rd
8. Comeback Bay Rd and E Comeback Bay Rd
9. Gold Mountain Dr
10. Spades Rd and Schell Rd

Bridge Projects:

Grouse Creek Bridge - Full bridge replacement, currently under construction between Grouse Creek Cutoff and Samuels Rd. Expected to be completed fall 2024. (Depicted) 

Rapid Lightning Bridge #5 -  Construction begins next week (Monday, June 17th).  This will be a 2 year project 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.

Eastriver Loop - Currently under design stage.

Colburn Culver Over Grouse Creek - Construction to begin 2025

Colburn Culver Over Pack River (north end) - Construction to being 2025 or beyond.

Rapid Lightning Bridge #4 - Construction to bein 2025 or beyond.

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

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

Other Projects:

Kooteni Bay Rd - Updates will be made to the median the delineators will be upgraded to jersey barriers starting 9/23/24. Complete

Striping Projects:

Culvert Projects:

Edgemere Cutoff - On Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 a portion of will be closed from Spirit Lake Cutoff to the railroad tracks for a culvert replacement. Complete

Wrenco Loop - On Tuesday, August 20th and Wednesday August 21st Wrenco Loop will be temporarily closed to through traffic near the 3100 block due to a culvert replacement. Please use an alternate route. Complete

Eastriver Rd - On Wednesday. August 28th Eastriver Rd will be temporarily closed due to a culvert replacement at Chase Creek (near the 13700 block). Complete

Woodland Dr - Starting Tuesday, September 3rd Woodland Dr will be closed at the 500 block for 3-4 days. We will have message boards out to notify the public in advance.  Complete

Forest Siding Rd and South Center Valley Rd - Expect delays on Forest Siding Rd and South Center Valley Rd on Thursday, September 12th due to a culvert replacement.  Delays could potentially be up to 1 hour. Complete

Garfield Bay Rd (900 Block) - Starting the week of September 16th Garfield Bay Rd will be closed at the 900 Block to through traffic for a culvert repair.  Reader boards and detour routes will be in place to redirect via Garfield Bay Cutoff. Complete

S Center Valley Rd - We will be closing S Center Valley Rd near the 1860 Block from Monday, September 23rd until 4:00pm Tuesday, September 24th for a deep culvert replacement. Complete

Garfield Bay Rd -  On Wednesday, September 25th, Thursday, September 26th and Monday, September 30th Garfield Bay Rd will be closed from 7am - 3pm from the beginning of the road down to the 900 Block due to culvert replacements.

Center Valley Rd -  We will be closing Center Valley Rd at the 1600 block to the 2000 block starting Monday, September 30th through Thursday, October 3rd for 3 deep culvert replacements. Complete

Dufort Rd culvert at Moore Creek - We have heard from the Contractors on the Dufort Rd Culvert Replacement Project and they said that at this point, due to the weather delaying the project, they will not be able to open the road any sooner than 11.27.24.

Reroutes through Lakeshore Dr will still be in place. Complete 

Gypsy Bay Bridge Closure starting Monday, Sept 28th

The bridge at the 2040 blk of Gypsy Bay Rd will be closed from Monday, Sept 28th to approximately Oct 10th for a rebuild.  Please use Moonshadow Rd for the detour.

Paving on N Kootenai Rd from the intersection of Firestone Ln to Selle Rd.  Starting Monday, Sept 28th.

Paving will start on N Kootenai Rd from the intersection of Firestone Ln to Selle Rd on Monday Sept 28th.  The project will take approximately one week.  Please expect delays.

Road Closure Notice

Helen Thompson Rd will be closed on Sept 16th @ Johnsons Creek from 7:30 am to noon

W Shingle Mill Rd will be closed on Sept 17th at approximately 100' south of Bobtail Rd from 8am to 4pm.  Both for culvert replacements.

UPDATE 9/02/2020 - MCABEE FALLS BRIDGE WORK UNDERWAY - CREWS ARE REPAIRING THE DELAMINATED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK WITH GROUT IN PREPARATION OF APPLYING AN EPOXY SEAL OVER THE ENTIRE BRIDGE DECK.

UPDATE 8/12/2020 - RAPID LIGHTNING BRIDGE #5 REPLACEMENT PROJECT DESIGN OPTIONS

THIS BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN THE 5900 BLOCK OF RAPID LIGHTNING ROAD IS PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT 6 YEARS, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION DESIGN OPTION NEEDS TO BE SELECTED WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. THE PROJECT IS PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2026  WHEN IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS IT SLOTTED FOR FUNDING, UNLESS FUNDING COMES AVAILABLE SOONER. THE WORK WILL BE CONTRACTED OUT AND THE CONSTRUCTION TIME FRAME IS MAY THROUGH OCTOBER IN  YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION (TO BE DETERMINED). PUBLIC COMMENT MAY BE MADE TO THE ROAD AND BRIDGE OFFICE IN WRITING OR VIA EMAIL TO MATT.MULDER@BONNERCOUNTYID.GOV OR STEVE.KLATT@BONNERCOUNTYID.GOV.

SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR EACH OF THE 3 OPTIONS.

OPTION 1 - BONNER COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT *PREFERRED OPTION DUE TO COST - CLOSE ONE LANE TO BUILD  HALF OF THE NEW BRIDGE THEN USE NEW SECTION WHILE THE REMAINING BRIDGE LANE IS BUILT. INCLUDES A TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT EACH END OF CONSTRUCTION ZONE FOR 1 LANE TRAFFIC. WITH APPROXIMATELY A 3 MINUTE WAIT FOR ALTERNATE LANE OF TRAFFIC TO PROCEED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE.

44044-OPT 1_EXIST CL.pdf

OPTION 2 -  NORTH ROUTE BUILD, KEEPING EXISTING BRIDGE AND ROAD OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE. -  RESULTS IN 25% INCREASE IN COST OVER OPTION 1 DUE TO STREAM BED RELOCATION, BUILDING OF NEW ROAD BED AND INCREASED RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE.

44044-OPT 2_NORTH CL.pdf

OPTION 3 - SOUTH ROUTE BUILD,  KEEPING EXISTING BRIDGE AND ROAD OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE. -  RESULTS IN 20% INCREASE IN COST OVER OPTION 1 DUE TO BUILDING OF NEW ROAD BED AND INCREASED RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE.

44044-OPT 3_SOUTH CL.pdf

Update 7/23/2020 - Our crews are busy rebuilding and resurfacing roads throughout the County this summer. Chipseal application continues in District 1 in the Blanchard area next week. Wooded Acres Drive is slated for BST application in mid to late August. Chip sealing equipment is shared by the three road districts and goes to District 2 following repairs. District 2 roads to be done include E and W Cedar Ln, Eastshore Rd, Freeman Lake Rd, Hoodoo Loop, Hoop Loop and LeClerc Rd. District 3 will follow with River Rd, Lightning Creek Rd, East Spring Creek Rd, River Lake and N River Lake Dr.

7/01/2020 Message from Steve Klatt, Director, Road and Bridge Department    

Reflections – Summer 2020

The past three months have been a most interesting time in the life of the Bonner County Road Department.  Mid-March found us shuffling half crews on and off for the next six weeks, during which our summer construction schedule began to slip immediately.  By the time we got our full crews working together again, Mother Nature decided to play pranks upon us with frequent and persistent rain events.  Now, at the end of June, we are finishing our mag chloride treatments of early June.

The interruptions and rain delays have also upended our construction schedules for this year.  We have been able to get a substantial amount of work done on North Kootenai Road, brushing work done up on Eastshore Road at Priest Lake, and several smaller roads graveled near Cocolalla Lake that have been waiting a few years.  A project impacted by this year’s interruptions has been our BST project for Lakeshore Drive being split into road improvements later this year and surface treatment being completed next summer.

Chip sealing projects will get underway right after the Fourth in the Sagle area, move out to the Clark Fork area and then up to Priest Lake.  Depending on what little tricks Mother Nature is hiding up her sleeves, we should be done with chips around the middle of August.  We will have a crew working on brushing and ditches up Baldy Mountain Road, plus a contractor clearing right-of-way on Woodland Drive.  We are working on setting up a guardrail project for an area on Denton Road and the striping of roads will get under contract before too much longer.

Bonner County got a unique opportunity to participate in planning efforts funded by the Federal Highway Administration to create a Local Roads Safety Plan.  The numbers of serious and fatal crashes on local roads is disconcerting at best and I have wanted to study our crash data to determine if similarities in crashes exist that might be treated systemically for improved driver safety.  This effort has been made a bit cumbersome by COVID 19 restrictions on travel this year, but getting traffic safety planners to help us analyze our road system is a good starting point.  We have been awarded a grant for right-of-way clearing of hazard trees in a couple of years and that will help reduce the severity of future crashes.

We are working on a project to replace a small bridge that is failing out on the Gypsy Bay Road after summer traffic slows down and have a bridge deck restoration job scheduled up on Peninsula Road once we begin to have some warm days.  There are three more intersection lights we will have installed on Highway 95 south of Sandpoint later this summer and will continue to expand our lighted intersection program each year.  Hard to believe, but we are beginning to gather up our stockpiles of anti-skid material for winter already in a program that costs nearly $2 million each season.  It has been good to add three new trucks to our aging fleet.

Let’s all drive safely and have patience with our crews working to improve your county roads.

Steve Klatt, Director

UPDATE 11/07/2019 DUFORT ROAD INTERSECTION WIDENING PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

UPDATE 10/25/2019 - DUFORT ROAD INTERSECTION WIDENING PROJECT CONTINUES. PAVING IS PROJECTED TO TAKE PLACE NEXT THURSDAY, 10/31/2019.

UPDATE 10/24/2019 - HIGHWAY 95 - DUFORT ROAD INTERSECTION TURN LANE ADDITION - WORK IS UNDERWAY ON THE TURN LANE ADDITION TO DUFORT ROAD AT HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION WITH MOST OF THE WORK SLATED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.

BEFORE

CURRENTLY WORK IS UNDERWAY

UPDATE 10/10/2019 - DICKENSHEET ROAD - NEW GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION COMPLETED

UPDATE 8/14/2019 - WOODED ACRES ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE FROM TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 THROUGH THURSDAY AUGUST 22. THE DETOUR VIA WESTWOOD HEIGHTS RD, LOWER MUSKRAT SPUR, MUSKRAT LAKE RD,  GYPSY BAY RD TO LAKESHORE DRIVE WILL BE OPEN.

SEE DETOUR MAP BELOW:  WOODED ACRES ROAD CLOSURE - DETOUR MAP.pdf

UPDATE 8/08/2019 - GROUSE CREEK BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT BEGINS MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH.

Expect delays as this project will be ongoing for a while. See map  below:

UPDATE 8/08/2019 - CHIPSEALING PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 3 BEGIN NEXT WEEK 

Upcoming chip seal projects in District 3 beginning Monday, August 12, 2019 are as follows:

1) Upper Pack River Rd 7.1 Miles

2) Elmira Rd .4 Miles

3) Samuels Rd 3.67 Miles

4) Grouse Creek Cutoff 1.2 Miles

5) Jacobson Rd 1.52 Miles

6) Lower Pack River Rd 3.03 Miles

Pilot cars will be leading traffic through, expect delays.

UPDATE 11/01/2018 - SUNNYSIDE ROAD WILL REOPEN TODAY BY 5 PM. THE ASPHALT PATCH WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT WEEK, WEATHER PERMITTING.

UPDATE 10/31/2018 - SUNNYSIDE RD - DAVIS SLOUGH CROSS-CULVERT INSTALLATION PROGRESS

This project is progressing nicely. The culvert is installed and compaction of fill is underway. Weather permitting, Sunnyside Road should be reopened Friday by 4 pm.

UPDATE 10/11/2018 - UPCOMING CLOSURE OF SUNNYSIDE RD AT MILE MARKER 1.7

FROM 8AM MONDAY, OCTOBER 29TH THRU FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2ND AT 4PM. ROAD CREWS WILL BE INSTALLING A HUGE CROSS CULVERT AT DAVIS SLOUGH. DETOUR WILL BE VIA THE EAST END OF SUNNYSIDE RD. (CREWS IMPROVED THE EAST END ROAD THIS PAST SUMMER.)

SUNNYSIDE RD DETOUR MAP.pdf

UPDATE 9/21/2018 - BOTTLE BAY INTERSECTION AT HIGHWAY 95 IS NOW OPEN

Bonner County Road & Bridge Director, Steve Klatt congratulates Randy McDougall of Earthworks Northwest on their substantial completion of the Bottle Bay Rd/ Highway 95 Intersection Safety Project. The intersection has been reopened.

UPDATE 9/07/2018 - BAYVIEW RD REBUILD PROJECT

Today, the contractor is working on Bayview Rd driveway transitions so property owners have quality access until the next phase of the road project is completed. Paving will begin Tuesday, September 18th and continue through September 23rd.

UPDATE 9/05/2018 BOTTLE BAY HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION PROJECT

Bike path tunnel assembled and back fill is still underway. The project adds a designated turn lane and widens the intersection in addition to moving the bike path. It was slated to be completed October 1st, but is expected to be finished later this month. The contractor is making good progress rebuilding the roadway. Paving, painting lanes and installation of guard rails will need to be completed prior to reopening the intersection.

VIEW FROM NORTH SIDE 

VIEW OF GRAVITY WALL PRECAST BLOCK FROM SOUTH SIDE

PRECAST GRAVITY WALL BLOCK  IS INSTALLED TO SUPPORT ROAD BED ON EACH SIDE 

VIEW FROM JONES ROAD 9/05/2018

VIEW OF INTERSECTION FROM WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 95 8/29/2018

VIEW FROM NORTH SIDE 8/29/2018

UPDATE 9/05/2018 - SAGLE ROAD DITCHING AND BRUSHING - EXPECT 15 MIN DELAYS

BEGINNING 9/04/2018, ROAD CREWS WILL BE BRUSHING, DITCHING AND CLEANING THE RIGHT OF WAY ALONG SAGLE ROAD IN THE 2000 BLOCK NEAR GOLD MTN DR WORKING THEIR WAY EAST THROUGH EARLY OCTOBER. MONDAY - THURSDAY FROM 8 AM - 4 PM COMMUTERS CAN EXPECT 15 MINUTE DELAYS WITH PILOT CARS TAKING TRAFFIC THROUGH THE ACTIVE WORK AREA. 

UPDATE 8/24/2018 BOTTLE BAY HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION PROJECT

Bike path tunnel assembled and back fill is underway. The project will add a designated turn lane and widen the intersection in addition to moving the bike path. It was slated to be completed October 1st, but is expected to be finished in mid to late September.

Views from North and South entrances of bike tunnel.

This project is funded by Local Highway Safety Improvement Program grant from LHTAC Local Hwy Technical Assistance Council.

The intersection was identified as highest priority as part of 2016 Bottle Bay Rd Safety Audit with 12 accidents and 1 fatality.

Update 8/14/2018 - Big Creek Bridge Project Progress

Big Creek Bridge summer long project in the 3700 block of Eastriver Rd  is progressing nicely and scheduled to be finished by the end of August. The Kalispell Tribe, Idaho Fish and Game and USFS are funding the project to open another 10 miles of fish habitat that was previously impeded by the culvert under Eastriver Rd.

Update 8/06/2018 Bottle Bay Rd-Hwy 95 Intersection Project

Contractor begins assembling bike path tunnel. The intersection project is slated to be completed October 1st.

Upcoming Road Projects - Late July through Mid August

Careywood Area - Continued work to include widening the road bed and grinding the asphalt surface on Bayview Rd

Cocolalla Area - Rebuild - gravel Dogwood Ln, Pinewood Ln and Maplewood Ln

Sagle Area- Chip sealing Dufort Rd from Highway 95 to Ferry Rd

Carr Creek Area- Hauling gravel on Carr Creek Rd

Priest River Area - Replace culverts on Peninsula Rd and prep Spring Haven Dr and Merrit Ln and apply BST (hard surface material)

Ponder Point / Kootenai Area - Prep and Chip seal Ponder Point area County roads and Jeffery Dr 

7/10/2018 UPDATES -                                                                                                                                                  CHIP SEALING PROJECTS - PONDER POINT ROADS AND JEFFREY DR.

Due to upcoming chip sealing projects, please note sign below.

The roads need to be completely dry, so please refrain from early morning watering and no parking on roads in Ponder Point area and also on Jeffrey Dr between July 16th - July 19th and also July 23rd - July 26th.

7/03/2018 Road Projects Underway

Big Creek Bridge project in the 3700 block of Eastriver Rd  is underway with a temporary 1 lane bridge to detour traffic during the summer long project. The Kalispell Tribe, Idaho Fish and Game and USFS are funding the project to open another 10 miles of fish habitat that was previously impeded by the culvert under Eastriver Rd.

Temporary detour bridge

Original large culvert to be removed and replaced with a permanent 2 lane bridge to help facilitate fish  travel along Big Creek.

Two smaller culverts to the right will divert the creek during construction of the new bridge.

6/28/2018 - Road Projects Underway

W Spring Creek Rd  - Currently, County road crews are working on W Spring Creek Rd - brushing, ditching, widening, culvert installation and possible rock hauling.  Monday - Thursday through July 19th.

Bayview Rd  - Currently, County road crews are working on Bayview Rd - brushing, ditching, widening, culvert installation and possible rock hauling.  Monday - Thursday through July 19th. In early August crews will begin grinding the existing asphalt and spreading it to widen the roadway. Hauling of 9" of base rock, and 6" of crushed rock will follow during the following weeks with the contractor scheduled to pave Bayview Rd the end of September.

6/27/2018 UPDATE - BOTTLE BAY RD - TRAINS BLOCKING RAILROAD CROSSING IN EXCESS OF 20 MINUTES

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD

The number to call if a train is blocking the  Bottle Bay Rd railroad crossing #058828R  in excess of 20 minutes is 800-832-5452 BNSF DISPATCH

UPDATE 6/27/2018 - BOTTLE BAY INTERSECTION PROJECT UNDERWAY THROUGH OCTOBER 1ST

Bottle Bay Rd Intersection with Highway 95 will be closed for intersection reconstruction June 25 - October 1, 2018.

The safety grant project will create left and right turn lanes onto the highway and an underpass for the bike path.

The intersection will be closed for the duration of this project. The 3.1 mile long detour to Highway 95 will be via Lignite Road to Sagle Road.

See Map Below.

Update 7/11/2017 – Bottle Bay Rd 

The contractor will continue paving  Bottle Bay Road through the beginning of next week. Once the road surface is completed, they will be filling in the shoulders and driveway approaches in coming weeks.

5/11/2017 Update –  Road Projects 

Lakeshore Dr. culvert replacement  May 15th 

The BC Road Crew will be replacing a culvert at the 5000 blk of Lakeshore Dr on Monday, May 15th from 8 to 3, please expect delays up to 45 minutes.

Bottle Bay resurfacing project begins May 16th 

Road construction will start on Bottle Bay Rd on Tuesday, May 16th for approximately 4 weeks. Please expect delays.

Cavanaugh Bay Road – Soldier Creek Culvert Replacement Project 

Update 12/09/2016

Cavanaugh Bay Road opened to one lane traffic 12/08/2016. Crews continue to improve the road, so please drive with extreme caution.

Crews will be working as weather permits to restore both lanes. This section of road will be paved in the spring. 

Cavanaugh Bay Road opened to one lane traffic 12/08/2016 

12/09/2016 Culvert installation is complete and road building continues 

12/05/2016 Fill, fabric and rock is being hauled in. 

Update 11/29/2016 

Crews will be building retaining walls, pouring concrete and compacting fill to secure the culvert in place before any road material will be added to rebuild the road. We are hoping to have Cavanaugh Bay Road open by December 5th. There will still be ongoing site work to ready the project for winter. Paving is planned in the spring of 2017.

Update 11/30/2016 

11/30/2016 Crews work to evenly complete back fill and retaining wall securing culvert. 

Soldier Creek flows freely through the new culvert. 

Design drawing showing block wall with geogrid strips and compacted back fill depth before regular fill goes in. 

Backside of retaining wall with geogrid strips. 

11/30/2016 View of culvert from Cavanaugh Bay Rd 

Due to record rainfall this month, the contractor has pushed the opening date for the Soldier Creek Crossing on Cavanaugh Bay Road to December 5th.  See link to map of detour route below.

Soldier Creek flows through new culvert 

Sheet pile dam is removed to allow stream to flow 

Retaining wall block is secured with 18′ strips of geogrid and compacted in 8′ depths and poured concrete to secure culvert in place. 

Retaining wall block secures culvert in place, then fill will be added 

Block with geogrid and compacted material between each strip 

11/22/2016 More block to be set on sides to secure culvert before back filling begins 

11/22/2016 Natural fill is placed inside the culvert for fish habitat 

Culvert is built in place 

Concrete is poured to secure culvert 

Natural stream bed material will top the pit run and boulders to be placed in the culvert 

Culvert as is sits in the base at Soldier Creek. 

Crews assemble the 25′ diameter culvert at Soldier Creek. 

A 3rd diversion culvert- 5′ in diameter was installed to divert the heavy stream flow caused by record rainfall. 

11/15/2016 Assembly of the 25′ diameter culvert begins. 

Concrete and blocks form the base below the 25′ diameter culvert. 

11/14/2016 Crews finally have a dry and stable rock base in the bottom of the excavation. 

Update 11/09/2016 

Workers continue preparation of the base for the new 25′ diameter culvert. 

11/07/2016 Stream diversion measures and pumping finally work along with less rainfall to allow work on the Soldier Creek culvert replacement project to progress. 

Update 11/02/2016 

Update 10/31/2016 

Unfortunately, heavy rain continues to hamper progress on the Soldier Creek  culvert replacement project on Cavanaugh Bay Rd. According to NOAA weather statistics, October 2016  rainfall has already broken the 111 year record.

Whirlpool above intake culverts due to heavy rainfall 

Heavy rainfall floods walking bridge across Soldier Creek 

Water continues to flow around the sheet pile coffer dam on October 28th 

A worker crosses the flooded foot bridge on October 28th 

A pump has been added to divert more water from the job site 

October 31st whirlpool above intake of bypass culverts 

Creek level continues to rise with rainfall for the month of October 2016 breaking the 111 year record 

UPDATE 10/25/2016

Due to record rainfall this month, the contractor has pushed the  finish date for the Soldier Creek Crossing on Cavanaugh Bay Road to November 17th.  See link to map of detour route below. 

Original culvert 

Soldier Creek 10/06/2016 

Excavation down to top of old wooden culvert 

Excavated material staged along Cavanaugh Bay Rd 

Unearthing the original failing wooden culvert 10/13/2016 

Building a temporary dam to divert stream during culvert replacement 10/13/2016 

Construction of the culvert replacement on Cavanaugh Bay Rd at Soldier Creek has been delayed due to the weather and site conditions.  The project was scheduled for October, which is typically a low water month with an average rainfall of 1.5”.  Since construction began on October 10  ^th  , we have had over 6” of rain, including one storm which qualified as a 3-yr storm event.

October 14th, unseasonably heavy rain floods temporary dam 

Crews try to increase the temporary dam height efficiency 

Because of the rain, the creek has risen from its typical 8” October depth to approximately 4ft deep.  This has necessitated the installation of a second bypass pipe to handle the flows, as well as building the temporary coffer dam higher with ecoblocks and super sand bags.   Even with these extra facilities, on two occasions the water has overtopped and undermined the coffer dam, sending water through the existing wooden structure once again.  In one instance, it blew out a side of the cofferdam.  It has become clear that the temporary ecoblock cofferdam is insufficient to block the flow of this quantity of water.  Therefore, it was decided to install a sheet pile cofferdam which is taller and deeper and cannot be topped, undermined, or circumvented.

Heavy rain slows progress 

Diversion culverts are almost at capacity 10/17/2016 

Water level and flow increased by 10/21/2016 

Stream diversion during project 10/21/2016 

Sheet piles – interlocking 30′ sections to be driven 10′ into stream bed creating a coffer dam 

Original structure exposed 10/24/2016 

Downstream diversion 10/24/2016 

The soils in the excavation limits are a silty sand for the first 15ft, and then transition to a blue clay at approximately creek level.  The saturation of the soils in the work site has turned everything into a deep mud pit, with men and equipment unable move, let alone work effectively.  To continue work, it was decided to import 6” minus rock and place it on top of geotextile fabric and geogrid to create a ramp and pads on which equipment can safely and effectively operate.   It was also decided to continue the sheet pile wall the entire length of the new culvert so that the final excavation can be made without the sides slumping in – an event which would pose an extreme safety risk to workers 10ft below the water level.

Heavy rains cause new strategy for diverting water – building a coffer dam wall with 30′ sheet piles 

Sheet pile driver 

DETOUR ROUTE AROUND SOLDIER CREEK PROJECT

Please be advised of the upcoming  road closure – Cavanaugh Bay Rd at Soldier Creek crossing for culvert replacement. Signs are posted at both ends of the closure.  A primitive single lane  5 mile long detour road will be open during the road closure. Please note that this road will not be well suited to recreational vehicles and boat trailers, etc. Work is planned to be completed between October 3rd and November 17th.

August 1, 2016 

Chip sealing projects are underway. Please drive with care and respect workers. We have a very limited (weather permitting) window to get these projects completed.

Crews are working in  District 3 (Sandpoint area). Thank you for your patience.

Code of the West 2015  (A publication to help you better understand how things work in Bonner County.)

Bonner County is a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. We hope this information wil help enhance the quality of your life here. Respect your neighbors livelihood and property and be aware that your actions may have adverse impacts on your neighbors, human and otherwise. However, the information presented here is intended as a guideline and an introduction into some of the realities of rural living. You may discover other issues that may not have been covered by this document. We encourage you to research and examine all aspects of country living prior to surprises.

Bonner County elected officials, administration and staff pride  themselves on their accessibility. By participating in the publication of the Code of the West, Bonner County is in no way divesting itself of its responsibility to its constituents. We offer this publication in the sincere hope that it will help you better understand how things work in Bonner County.

Images of the Old West draw people to an area once filled with miners, farmers, ranchers, loggers and other agricultural workers. Often newcomers are much more romantic about the West than the old timers and have false hopes about bringing their urban lifestyles into the great outdoors. They come with false expectations. They believe they can fax and email from the mountaintop. In the New West, the information superhighway is often a dirt road.

(for more information, click the link above)

"Dirt Roads" by Paul Harvey

12/21/2021

11/16/2021

Winter Update from our Director, Jason Topp

Hello Bonner County Drivers – It’s beginning to look like that time of year again. The recent rains have played havoc on some of our gravel roads. Grader operators are running hard to get these roads graded up before we have a big freeze to help alleviate the potholes going into winter. Snow is starting to fall and stick in the higher elevations; temperatures are dropping and some of the roads are starting to become slick. I hope most of you have installed your winter tires on your vehicles. It is the observation of the Road Department that there appears to be plenty of new residents in the county and that also means there will be plenty of people unfamiliar with Bonner County plowing protocols. Please remember that County roads are not maintained 24 hours a day, seven days a week and make sure you have good winter tires on your vehicles. Please be prepared for a steady routine of slippery roads.

Winter road maintenance is expensive, hazardous for operators and time consuming. Bonner County spent nearly $2,000,000 last winter providing safer roads. Snow plowing commences after several inches have accumulated on roadways. Bonner County Road & Bridge operates three districts to maintain around 700 miles of road, but all adhere to these priorities for our winter maintenance:

1st Priority School bus routes, arterials, and major collectors

2nd Priority All other county-maintained roads after 1st Priority roadways

3rd Priority Sanding generally begins after plowing a road is completed. Sand is applied to steeper roadway grades, at intersections, on bridges, and other areas determined to be hazardous. It is not standard policy to sand straight stretches of roadway because of snow floor. Road salt will be used along with sand in a few problem areas this year on our asphalt roadways only. This is new to Bonner County this year. We are very hopeful that this will help alleviate the amount of time we spend on these problem areas and make it safer for the traveling public.

Mailboxes in county road right-of-ways suffer greatly from snow plowing activity and are the responsibility of the owner. Most people underestimate the weight of snow being pushed from the road, so if you can wiggle your mailbox, there is a fair probability that plowed snow will take it down. County operators do not intentionally damage mailboxes but maintain speed to throw snow from the road. The growing number of garbage cans placed for pickup within the right of way must be kept out of the plowed travel surface because they will end up in the ditch and create an unsightly mess that individuals are responsible for.

Residents who remove snow from their driveways are reminded that Idaho Code 18-3906 prohibits placing snow or ice on any public road in a manner that impedes traffic or makes it unsafe and 18-3907 prohibits the placing of snow in any manner that affects the water flow of a ditch line. If your snow plowing affects the County’s plowing or anyone driving the road, you are breaking the law.

YOU CAN HELP

There are several ways the public can help make the County’s job more cost effective and safe:

• Vehicles must not be parked on roadways during snow events. Vehicles will be buried in the snow berm and/or towed if interfering with the plow route. Once the berm is in place, it is the resident’s responsibility to shovel their vehicle out. Please remember – our roads are not city streets!

• Landscape features such as rocks, fences or planters should be removed from the rights-of-way for the winter. They may be destroyed by snow plowing, but they can also do substantial damage to snowplows. Owners are responsible for County equipment that are unnecessarily damaged by these types of features.

• Do not push snow over ends of culverts or drainage structures. Rapid warming cycles in winter could result in overloaded ditches being unable to drain. Local flooding could occur.

• Mailboxes are damaged during snow removal operations. Replacement of damaged mailboxes is the responsibility of the property owner/resident per the Bonner County Road Standards Manual, Section 8.

• Snow removal operations require the use of large and heavy equipment during periods of darkness usually accompanied by limited visibility caused by falling snow. Bonner County operators are trained, and safety is always stressed. Drivers of automobiles should follow at a safe distance where the operator can see you in his mirrors.

• Children love to watch the large equipment, noise, lights, and the activity of snow removal operations. Try to remember the snow being thrown from the snowplows is very wet and heavy. Please keep children a safe distance away. The concentration required for snow removal, means the operators may not always be able to see people close by and accidents could result.

• Please encourage children NOT to build tunnels, forts or play in snow berms.

Information on the Road & Bridge website, https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/departments/roadbridge may help residents be proactive in securing their mailboxes and safeguarding articles placed in the County-Right-of-Way. We want everyone to have a safe and secure winter.

For further information, please call the Bonner County Road & Bridge Department at 208 255-5681, ext. 1; Monday through Friday, 7am to 4pm.

Jason Topp

Director

Bonner County Road & Bridge

10/28/21

Lakeshore Dr at Highway 95 will be closed on Wednesday, November 3rd from 6 am to 6 pm for a culvert replacement.  Please use the detour route over Brisboy Rd.  Detour signs will be posted in advance.

9/29/21

A letter from our Director, Steve Klatt 

9/13/21

Congratulations to our Bonner County Road & Bridge Department employees Jonas Topp, Caiden Oliver, and Hannah Oliver for being the Bonner County Employees of the Month for July, August and September.

7/16/21

Eastriver Road construction/closure schedule:

The Eastriver Road Slide Repair Project is slated to start on Monday, July 19th. The project will start at the 5000 block with flaggers and 1 way traffic through the 7000 block until it is complete. The Project is expected to be completed by October 1st.

August 2nd we will be closing Eastriver Road at 6500 block to through traffic from the south end of Eastriver Loop to the North end of Eastriver Loop. The Eastriver Loop road will be the detour route for the duration of the Project.

6/25/2021

Governor's visit to Lakeshore Drive - Highway 95 Intersection Improvement Project for 2022 made possible with Idaho's direct funding proposal

6/22/2021

BNSF will be closing the north end of Granite Loop Rd for railroad repairs on the following dates;

Wednesday, June 30th at 8 am, reopening on July 1st at approximately 4 pm

Friday, July 9th from 9 am to 4 pm

Notices will be put up this Friday.

4/19/2021 

A note from the Director regarding Spring road conditions

3/15/2021 

Changes to US-95 south of Sandpoint planned for 2021 and 2022

The Idaho Transportation Department is in the process of designing improvements to US-95 between Sagle and Sandpoint, with the first phase planned for construction this summer.

Click Here for the story

1/27/2021 

Public Announcement - Heath Lake Road closure

1/13/2021 

Thank you for your patience Bonner County Residents! We are out identifying issues and fixing them as fast as we can.

Here's a little of what we are dealing with.

1/8/2021 A message from Director Steve Klatt

12/28/2020 A Friendly Reminder

Please remember to give yourself and our plow/sander rigs a little extra space during this winter driving season.

11/09/2020 Message from Steve Klatt, Director, Road and Bridge Department

Hello Bonner County Drivers – It’s beginning to look like we may need to be ready for winter driving a bit earlier than usual this year and I hope most of you have gotten your winter tires on your rigs.  Our observation in the Road Department is that there appear to be plenty of new residents in the county and that also means there will be plenty of people unfamiliar with Bonner County plowing protocols.   Please remember that County roads are not maintained 24 hours a day, seven days a week and make sure you have good winter tires on your rig.  Having just seen the local winter forecast for 12 feet of accumulated snowfall this coming winter, please be prepared for a steady routine of slippery roads.

Winter road maintenance is expensive, hazardous for operators and time consuming.  Bonner County spent nearly $2,000,000 last winter providing safer roads.  Snow plowing commences after several inches have accumulated on roadways.  Bonner County Road & Bridge operates three districts to maintain 700 miles of road, but all adhere to these priorities for our winter maintenance:

1^st Priority             School bus routes, arterials and major collectors

2^nd Priority           All other county maintained roads after 1^st Priority roadways

3^rd Priority       Sanding generally begins after plowing a road is completed.  Sand is applied to steeper roadway grades, at intersections, on bridges, and other areas determined to be hazardous.  It is not standard policy to sand straight stretches of roadway because of snow floor.  Road salt is not used.  

Mailboxes in county road rights-of-way suffer greatly from snow plowing activity and are the responsibility of the owner.  Most people underestimate the weight of snow being pushed from the road, so if you can wiggle your mailbox, there is a fair probability that plowed snow will take it down.  County operators do not intentionally damage mailboxes, but maintain speed to throw snow from the road.  The growing number of garbage cans placed for pickup within the right of way must be kept out of the plowed travel surface because they will end up in the ditch and create an unsightly mess that individuals are responsible for.

Residents who remove snow from their driveways are reminded that Idaho Code 18-3906 prohibits placing snow or ice on any public road in a manner that impedes traffic or makes it unsafe and 18-3907 prohibits the placing of snow in any manner that affects the water flow of a ditch line.  If your snow plowing affects the County’s plowing or anyone driving the road, you are breaking the law.

YOU CAN HELP

There are several ways the public can help make the County’s job more cost effective and safe:

• Vehicles must not be parked on roadways during snow events.  Vehicles will be buried in the snow berm and/or towed if interfering with the plow route.  Once bermed in, it is the resident’s responsibility to shovel their vehicle out.  Please remember – our roads are not city streets!
• Landscape features such as rocks, fences or planters should be removed from the rights-of-way for the winter.  They may be destroyed by snow plowing, but they also can do substantial damage to snow plows.  Owners are responsible for County equipment unnecessarily damaged.
• Do not push snow over ends of culverts or drainage structures.  Rapid warming cycles in winter could result in overloaded ditches being unable to drain.  Local flooding could occur.
• Mailboxes are damaged during snow removal operations.  Replacement of damaged mailboxes is the responsibility of the property owner/resident per the Bonner County Road Standards Manual, Section 8.
• Snow removal operations require the use of large and heavy equipment during periods of darkness usually accompanied by limited visibility caused by falling snow.  Bonner County operators are trained and safety is stressed at all times.  Drivers of automobiles should follow at a safe distance where the operator can see you in his mirrors. 
• Children love to watch the large equipment, noise, lights and activity of snow removal operations.  Please keep children a safe distance away.  The concentration required for snow removal, means the operators may not always be able to see people close by and accidents could result.
• Please encourage children NOT to build tunnels, forts or play in snow berms.

Information on the Road & Bridge website, https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/departments/roadbridge may help residents be proactive in securing their mailboxes and safeguarding articles placed in the County-Right-of-Way.  We want everyone to have a safe and secure winter.

For further information, please call the Bonner County Road & Bridge Department at 208 255-5681, ext. 1; Monday through Friday, 7am to 4pm.

Steve Klatt, Director

N Kootenai Rd Paving Project

Paving of N Kootenai Rd from Firestone Ln to Selle Rd will begin Monday, September 28th and should last approximately 5 days.  Please expect delays.

Gypsy Bay Rd Bridge Closure

The bridge at the 2040 block of Gypsy Bay Rd will be closed starting Monday, September 28th through Oct 10th for a rebuild.  Please use Moonshadow Rd for a detour.

UPDATE 9/02/2020 - MCABEE FALLS BRIDGE WORK UNDERWAY - CREWS ARE REPAIRING THE DELAMINATED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK WITH GROUT IN PREPARATION OF APPLYING AN EPOXY SEAL OVER THE ENTIRE BRIDGE DECK.

UPDATE 8/17/2020 -  BNSF will be closing the railroad crossing at the south end of Cocolalla Loop for repairs Thursday morning, Aug 20th at 7:30 am, then reopening on Friday, Aug 21st at 5 pm.

UPDATE 8/14/2020 - CHIP SEALING CREW AT WORK

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ERJ1SCJfE6eDRqvYLSqx7Mr3uetIXhXW/view

UPDATE 8/12/2020 - RAPID LIGHTNING BRIDGE #5 REPLACEMENT PROJECT DESIGN OPTIONS

THIS BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN THE 5900 BLOCK OF RAPID LIGHTNING ROAD IS PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT 6 YEARS, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION DESIGN OPTION NEEDS TO BE SELECTED WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. THE PROJECT IS PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2026  WHEN IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS IT SLOTTED FOR FUNDING, UNLESS FUNDING COMES AVAILABLE SOONER. THE WORK WILL BE CONTRACTED OUT AND THE CONSTRUCTION TIME FRAME IS MAY THROUGH OCTOBER IN  YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION (TO BE DETERMINED). PUBLIC COMMENT MAY BE MADE TO THE ROAD AND BRIDGE OFFICE IN WRITING OR VIA EMAIL TO MATT.MULDER@BONNERCOUNTYID.GOV OR STEVE.KLATT@BONNERCOUNTYID.GOV.

SEE IMAGE LINKS BELOW FOR EACH OF THE 3 OPTIONS.

OPTION 1 - BONNER COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT *PREFERRED OPTION DUE TO COST - CLOSE ONE LANE TO BUILD  HALF OF THE NEW BRIDGE THEN USE NEW SECTION WHILE THE REMAINING BRIDGE LANE IS BUILT. INCLUDES A TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT EACH END OF CONSTRUCTION ZONE FOR 1 LANE TRAFFIC. WITH APPROXIMATELY A 3 MINUTE WAIT FOR ALTERNATE LANE OF TRAFFIC TO PROCEED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE.

44044-OPT 1_EXIST CL.pdf

OPTION 2 -  NORTH ROUTE BUILD, KEEPING EXISTING BRIDGE AND ROAD OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE. -  RESULTS IN 25% INCREASE IN COST OVER OPTION 1 DUE TO STREAM BED RELOCATION, BUILDING OF NEW ROAD BED AND INCREASED RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE.

44044-OPT 2_NORTH CL.pdf

OPTION 3 - SOUTH ROUTE BUILD,  KEEPING EXISTING BRIDGE AND ROAD OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE. -  RESULTS IN 20% INCREASE IN COST OVER OPTION 1 DUE TO BUILDING OF NEW ROAD BED AND INCREASED RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE.

44044-OPT 3_SOUTH CL.pdf

UPDATE 8/11/2020 - FOR EMERGENCY ISSUES FOR RAILROAD CROSSINGS - CALL THE RAILROAD COMPANY PHONE NUMBER ON THE BLUE SIGN POSTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CROSSING. IT WILL HAVE THE CROSSING NUMBER POSTED ON THE SIGN. SEE EXAMPLE BELOW. THESE  SIGNS ARE CROSSING SPECIFIC FOR PHONE NUMBER FOR EACH SPECIFIC RAILROAD.

UPDATE 8/11/2020 BLOCKED RAILROAD CROSSINGS - NON EMERGENCY - WHERE TO REPORT THE DATA

Please click on the link below to report blocked railroad crossings (over 15 minutes).

It's a simple form to complete. Identify the crossing number on the sign or click the crossing location on the map, click General Public Report, 1.) answer if the train was stationary, moving or no train, but lights or crossing gate was activated, 2.) the date, 3.) duration crossing was blocked, and 4.) any immediate impacts. Please share this with as many people as necessary so we can accurately capture blocked crossing data. The Federal Railroad Administration will use this reporting function to track crossings that are blocked regularly and this will give them more data to pursue enforcement against railroads that are repeat offenders.

Note: The information needs to be reported within 7 days of the blocked crossing incident.

https://www.fra.dot.gov/blockedcrossings/

UPDATE 7/23/2020- BEGINNING AT 8:30 AM, MONDAY, JULY 27TH KOOTENAI BAY ROAD WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE LANE TRAFFIC FOR INSTALLATION OF MEDIAN / BOLLARDS TO DIRECT TRAFFIC FOR THE QUIET ZONE "NO TRAIN WHISTLE" FOR THE PONDER POINT - WHISKEY JACK ACCESS. FLAGGERS WILL BE ON SITE. EXPECT DELAYS.

Contractor to install a median and bollards in the at-grade railroad crossing, one of the final steps in attaining the Kootenai Bay Road "Quiet Zone" designation from the Federal Railroad Administration. This will be similar to the one in East Hope.

Update 7/23/2020 - Our crews are busy rebuilding and resurfacing roads throughout the County this summer. Chipseal application continues in District 1 in the Blanchard area next week. Wooded Acres Drive is slated for BST application in mid to late August. Chip sealing equipment is shared by the three road districts and goes to District 2 following repairs. District 2 roads to be done include E and W Cedar Ln, Eastshore Rd, Freeman Lake Rd, Hoodoo Loop, Hoop Loop and LeClerc Rd. District 3 will follow with River Rd, Lightning Creek Rd, East Spring Creek Rd, River Lake and N River Lake Dr.

7/01/2020 Message from Steve Klatt, Director, Road and Bridge Department    

Reflections – Summer 2020

The past three months have been a most interesting time in the life of the Bonner County Road Department.  Mid-March found us shuffling half crews on and off for the next six weeks, during which our summer construction schedule began to slip immediately.  By the time we got our full crews working together again, Mother Nature decided to play pranks upon us with frequent and persistent rain events.  Now, at the end of June, we are finishing our mag chloride treatments of early June.

The interruptions and rain delays have also upended our construction schedules for this year.  We have been able to get a substantial amount of work done on North Kootenai Road, brushing work done up on Eastshore Road at Priest Lake, and several smaller roads graveled near Cocolalla Lake that have been waiting a few years.  A project impacted by this year’s interruptions has been our BST project for Lakeshore Drive being split into road improvements later this year and surface treatment being completed next summer.

Chip sealing projects will get underway right after the Fourth in the Sagle area, move out to the Clark Fork area and then up to Priest Lake.  Depending on what little tricks Mother Nature is hiding up her sleeves, we should be done with chips around the middle of August.  We will have a crew working on brushing and ditches up Baldy Mountain Road, plus a contractor clearing right-of-way on Woodland Drive.  We are working on setting up a guardrail project for an area on Denton Road and the striping of roads will get under contract before too much longer.

Bonner County got a unique opportunity to participate in planning efforts funded by the Federal Highway Administration to create a Local Roads Safety Plan.  The numbers of serious and fatal crashes on local roads is disconcerting at best and I have wanted to study our crash data to determine if similarities in crashes exist that might be treated systemically for improved driver safety.  This effort has been made a bit cumbersome by COVID 19 restrictions on travel this year, but getting traffic safety planners to help us analyze our road system is a good starting point.  We have been awarded a grant for right-of-way clearing of hazard trees in a couple of years and that will help reduce the severity of future crashes.

We are working on a project to replace a small bridge that is failing out on the Gypsy Bay Road after summer traffic slows down and have a bridge deck restoration job scheduled up on Peninsula Road once we begin to have some warm days.  There are three more intersection lights we will have installed on Highway 95 south of Sandpoint later this summer and will continue to expand our lighted intersection program each year.  Hard to believe, but we are beginning to gather up our stockpiles of anti-skid material for winter already in a program that costs nearly $2 million each season.  It has been good to add three new trucks to our aging fleet.

Let’s all drive safely and have patience with our crews working to improve your county roads.

Steve Klatt, Director 

UPDATE 6/15/2020 - N. KOOTENAI ROAD WILL BE CLOSED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS FOR CROSS CULVERT REPLACEMENT

MONDAY, JUNE 15TH 7AM TO 4PM - 1200 BLK

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY JUNE 16TH 7AM THRU JUNE 17TH APPROX 3PM AT 2800 BLK

THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH7AM TO 4PM - 3200 BLK

UPDATE 6/09/2020 - BNSF WILL BE CLOSING THE SAGLE ROAD RAILROAD CROSSING FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE ON MONDAY, JUNE 15TH FROM 8:30 AM - 5 PM. PLEASE USE ALTERNATE ROUTES.

UPDATE 6/02/2020-  BNSF WILL BE CLOSING THE ALGOMA SPUR RAILROAD CROSSING FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH FROM 8:30 AM - 4 PM FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE

UPDATE 5/27/2020 - CREW IS WORKING ON IMPROVING RIGHT OF WAY ON N KOOTENAI RD - ROCK HAMMER AT WORK

UPDATE 5/26/2020 MONTANA RAIL LINK RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURES FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE

W Oden Bay Road Railroad crossing will be closed on Wednesday, May 27th from 8 am to 2 pm. No other outlet - Please plan accordingly

Kootenai Bay Road Railroad Crossing will be closed Monday, June 1st from 9 am to 2 pm. No other outlet - Please plan accordingly

UPDATE 5/18/2020 -WEIGHT LIMITS - All county roads have been lifted from weight limits.

 UPDATE 4/17/2020 - UPCOMING BNSF RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURES FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE

W Oden Bay Rd - Wednesday, 4/22/2020  9 am - 2 pm - No other outlet - Please plan accordingly

Bottle Bay Rd - Thursday, 4/23/20250  8 am - 5 pm

Barnhart Rd - Tuesday, 4/28/2020  8 am - 5 pm

UPDATE 4/03/2020 - BNSF WILL BE CLOSING THE BOTTLE BAY RAILROAD CROSSING OVERNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH AT 7:30 AM THRU THURSDAY APRIL 9TH AROUND 4 PM.

UPDATE 3/25/2020 - BNSF IS CLOSING THE BARNHART ROAD RAILROAD CROSSING AT 8:30 AM TODAY, 3/25/2020 THRU 3 PM TOMORROW, 3/26/2020 FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE.

UPDATE 3/24/2020 - BARNHART ROAD RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURE CHANGE BY BNSF RAILROAD

BNSF will need to close the crossing overnight on Thursday as opposed to opening them up that afternoon.  The crossing will be closed from 8:30 am Thursday through 3 pm on Friday for track maintenance.

Please make the necessary arrangements.

UPDATE 3/20/2020 - BNSF WILL BE CLOSING THE FOLLOWING RAILROAD CROSSINGS FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE

Bottle Bay Rd  - Monday, 3-23-2020 - 8:30 am - 5 pm

Sportsman Access Rd - Wednesday, 3-25-2020 - 8:30 am - 5 pm

Barnhart Rd - Thursday,  3-26-2020 - 8:30 am -5 pm

N Granite Loop - Friday, 3-27-2020 -  8 am - 5 pm

 Sportsman Access Rd - Tuesday 3-31-2020 - 8:30 am - 5 pm

UPDATE 3/19/2020 - BNSF will be closing the Bottle Bay Road railroad crossing for track maintenance on Monday, March 23rd from 8:30 to 4 pm instead of Tuesday. As of now, they will not be closing it overnight.

UPDATE 3/16/2020 - BNSF WILL BE CLOSING THE FOLLOWING RAILROAD CROSSINGS FOR TRACK REPAIRS. 

Huckleberry Mountain Road - Tuesday, March 17th, 9am to 5pm and Wednesday, March 18th, 9 am to 3pm.

Bottle Bay Rd - Tuesday, March 24th from 8am overnight, reopening at approximately 4pm.

Please plan accordingly.

UPDATE 2/03/2020 - WEIGHT LIMITS - EASTRIVER SLIDE 6400 BLOCK

UPDATE 1/31/2020 - WEIGHT LIMITS 

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads are posted are green flags. Weight limits may be posted on some roads next week.

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads will be posted with green flags today, January 31st. Weight limits may be posted on some roads next week.

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

Johnson Creek Rd, E Spring Creek Rd and Mosquito Creek Rd are posted with weight limits.

Per  BCRC Ordinance #422, it shall be the responsibility of the hauler to contact the Road & Bridge Department to determine whether or not these restrictions are in place. 

These restrictions will remain in effect until changed, at which time updates will be posted.

Per  BCRC Ordinance #422, it shall be the responsibility of the hauler to contact the Road & Bridge Department to determine whether or not these restrictions are in place. 

For additional information, contact Bonner County Road & Bridge at 255.5681 ext 1 between the hours of 7 am to 4 pm. After hours please call 208.255.5681 #8 for weight limits.

11/27/2019 - Update - Winter driving conditions - County roads are not maintained 24 hours a day. To report County "maintained" road condition issues such as downed trees blocking the roads, icy roads, large snowdrifts, heavy snow accumulations, etc, call Road and Bridge, 208-255-5681, and press option #1, Monday - Friday 7 am - 4 pm. During holidays, weekends or after hours, please call Bonner County Dispatch at 208-265-5525 to make a report of serious issues... Dispatch has the ability to contact the foremen.

Drive safe and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

UPDATE 11/14/2019 -STOP SIGNS TO BE REPLACED WITH YIELD SIGNS AT CERTAIN RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN IDAHO 

Residents may notice conflicting Stop Ahead, Stop and Yield signs at certain passive railroad crossings as the railroad companies are replacing signage within their right of way. The switch from stop signs to yield signs is being done by the railroad company that owns the rail line. Railroad companies are working to complete the sign change at crossings by Dec. 31, 2019. The Bonner County Road Department is removing the stop signs laying in the right of way along County maintained roads once the railroad contractors have installed the new Yield signs. 

When approaching a crossing that has a yield sign, drivers should slow down, look both ways, look for train lights at night and listen intently for sounds of an approaching train and only proceed across the tracks when it's safe to do so. Drivers should exercise caution, obey the speed limit and be prepared to stop if a train is approaching.

UPDATE 11/12/2019 - FIRST WINTER SNOWSTORM - PLEASE DRIVE FOR THE CONDITIONS

WINTER MAINTENANCE MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR KLATT

Hello Bonner County Drivers – As the clouds begin to gather after a remarkably beautiful October, we are confronted with our annual conundrum, “Are we going to be ready for winter driving on our local rural roads?” Winter road maintenance is expensive, hazardous for operators and time-consuming.  Bonner County spent nearly $2,000,000 last winter providing safer roads.    Please remember to make sure you have winter tires on your rig and that County roads are not maintained 24 hours a day.  Hopefully, this winter is not as early and persistent as last winter was. 

Mailboxes in county road rights-of-way suffer greatly from snow plowing activity and are the responsibility of the owner.  Most people underestimate the weight of snow being pushed from the road, so if you can wiggle your mailbox, there is a fair probability that plowed snow will take it down.  County operators do not intentionally damage mailboxes but, maintain speed to throw snow from the road.  The growing number of garbage cans placed for pickup within the right of way must be kept out of the plowed travel surface because they will end up in the ditch and create an unsightly mess that individuals are responsible for.

Snowplowing commences after several inches have accumulated on roadways.  Bonner County Road & Bridge operates three districts to maintain 680+ miles of road, but all adhere to these priorities for our winter maintenance:

1^st Priority             School bus routes, arterials, and major collectors

2^nd Priority           All other county maintained roads after 1^st Priority roadways

3^rd Priority       Sanding generally begins after plowing a road is completed.  Sand is applied to steeper roadway grades, at intersections, on bridges, and other areas determined to be hazardous.  It is not standard policy to sand straight stretches of the roadway because of snow.  Road salt is not used. 

Residents who remove snow from their driveways are reminded that Idaho Code 18-3906 prohibits placing snow or ice on any public road in a manner that impedes traffic or makes it unsafe and 18-3907 prohibits the placing of snow in any manner that affects the water flow of a ditch line.  If your snow plowing affects the County’s plowing or anyone driving the road, you are breaking the law.

YOU CAN HELP

There are several ways the public can help make the County’s job more cost-effective and safe:

• Vehicles must not be parked on roadways during snow events.  Vehicles will be buried in the snow berm and/or towed if interfering with the plow route.  Once bermed in, it is the resident’s responsibility to shovel their vehicle out.  Please remember – our roads are not city streets!
• Landscape features such as rocks, fences or planters should be removed from the rights-of-way for the winter.  They may be destroyed by snow plowing, but they also can do substantial damage to snowplows.  Owners are responsible for County equipment unnecessarily damaged.
• Do not push snow over ends of culverts or drainage structures.  Rapid warming cycles in winter could result in overloaded ditches being unable to drain.  Local flooding could occur.
• Mailboxes are damaged during snow removal operations.  Replacement of damaged mailboxes is the responsibility of the property owner/resident per the Bonner County Road Standards Manual, Section 8.
• Snow removal operations require the use of large and heavy equipment during periods of darkness usually accompanied by limited visibility caused by falling snow.  Bonner County operators are trained and safety is stressed at all times.  Drivers of automobiles should follow at a safe distance where the operator can see you in his mirrors.
• Children love to watch the large equipment, noise, lights, and activity of snow removal operations.  Please keep children a safe distance away.  The concentration required for snow removal means the operators may not always be able to see people close by and accidents could result.
• Please encourage children NOT to build tunnels, forts or play in snow berms.

UPDATE 11/07/2019 DUFORT ROAD INTERSECTION WIDENING PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

UPDATE 10/28/2019 - UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD WILL BE CLOSING THE ROAD RAILROAD CROSSING AT THE NORTH END OF BANDY ROAD FROM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH AT 7 AM UNTIL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31ST AT 7 PM FOR REPAIRS.

UPDATE 10/25/2019 - DUFORT ROAD INTERSECTION WIDENING PROJECT CONTINUES. PAVING IS PROJECTED TO TAKE PLACE NEXT THURSDAY, 10/31/2019.

UPDATE 10/24/2019 - HIGHWAY 95 - DUFORT ROAD INTERSECTION TURN LANE ADDITION - WORK IS UNDERWAY ON THE TURN LANE ADDITION TO DUFORT ROAD AT HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION WITH MOST OF THE WORK SLATED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.

BEFORE

CURRENTLY WORK IS UNDERWAY

UPDATE 10/15/2019 - UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD WILL BE CLOSING EDGEMERE CUTOFF RAILROAD CROSSING FOR REPAIRS FROM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH AT 7 AM THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH UNTIL 5 PM. SEE MAP LINK BELOW

EDGEMERE CTF RR CROSSING CLOSURE (1).pdf

UPDATE 10/10/2019 - DICKENSHEET ROAD - NEW GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION COMPLETED

UPDATE 10/09/2019 - BNSF RAILROAD WILL BE CLOSING HOMESTEAD ROAD RAILROAD CROSSING ON MONDAY, OCT 14TH FROM 10 AM - 3 PM FOR PAVING. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

UPDATE 10/08/2019 - EMERGENCY REPAIRS UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURES EXTENDED 

DUE TO MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE WORK ON THE TRACKS, KELSO - CLAGSTONE CUTOFF RAILROAD CROSSING WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 5 PM TODAY.

KELSO LAKE ROAD RAILROAD CROSSING WILL BE CLOSED  TUESDAY, OCT 15TH THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT 17TH. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

UPDATE 10/07/2019 - EMERGENCY RAILROAD CROSSING  REPAIRS  BY UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD 

Kelso Clagstone Cutoff Rd at the tracks - Sat, Oct 5th from 3pm thru Mon, Oct 7th 4pm

8300 Blk of Kelso Lake Rd at the tracks - Mon, Oct 7th from 4pm thru Tue, Oct 8th 5pm

UPDATE 10/07/2019 - BALDY MOUNTAIN ROAD CLOSURE TUESDAY, OCT. 8TH FROM 9 AM - 11 AM FOR A CROSS CULVERT REPLACEMENT NEAR ( LARSEN RANCH ROAD INTERSECTION). PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

UPDATE 9/10/2019 - TWO ROAD WORK PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 1 THIS WEEK. 

BAYVIEW ROAD WILL BE CHIPSEALED TOMORROW, 9/11/2019. PILOT CARS WILL BE USED, EXPECT DELAYS FROM 7 AM - 4:30 PM                             

WOODED ACRES DR WILL RECEIVE THE 2ND APPLICATION OF BST THURSDAY, 9/12/2019. PILOT CARS WILL BE USED, EXPECT DELAYS FROM 8 AM - 4:30 PM                                                                             

UPDATE 9/06/2019 TWO UPCOMING ROAD PROJECTS  IN DISTRICT 3 NEXT WEEK - ELMIRA ROAD AT HIGHWAY 95 AND EAST SPRING CREEK 

Monday 9/9/2019 one crew will be working on the intersection of Highway 95 and west Elmira. There will be flaggers and maybe short delays. Another crew will be putting rock in the shoulders of the new pavement on East Spring Creek. We should have both projects finished by the afternoon of 9/10/2019. 

UPDATE 9/05/2019 UPCOMING BNSF RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURE AT HOMESTEAD RD WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH. 

BNSF will be closing Homestead Rd at the RR tracks on Wednesday, Sept 11th from 8:30 am to 5 pm for repairs.   

UPDATE 8/30/2019 GROUSE CREEK BRIDGE REPAIRS

Gabion wall, erosion and scour protection, concrete repairs, and new guard rails coming. Pumping some new life into this old bridge. The new guard rails will extend past the end of the bridge, wrap back and be secured deeper into the beams. The current guard rails were only secured to the outside and are broken loose as shown in the bottom photo.

UPDATE 8/19/2019 - UPCOMING BNSF RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURE AT NORTH END OF GRANITE LOOP 

BNSF will be closing the NORTH end of Granite Loop at the railroad tracks starting Wed, Aug 21st at 8 am and reopening Thursday, Aug 22nd at approx 5 pm.

UPDATE 8/14/2019 - WOODED ACRES ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE FROM TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 THROUGH THURSDAY AUGUST 22. THE DETOUR VIA WESTWOOD HEIGHTS RD, LOWER MUSKRAT SPUR, MUSKRAT LAKE RD,  GYPSY BAY RD TO LAKESHORE DRIVE WILL BE OPEN.

SEE DETOUR MAP BELOW:  WOODED ACRES ROAD CLOSURE - DETOUR MAP.pdf

UPDATE 8/08/2019 - GROUSE CREEK BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT BEGINS MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH.

Expect delays as this project will be ongoing for a while. See map  below:

UPDATE 8/08/2019 - CHIPSEALING PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 3 BEGIN NEXT WEEK 

Upcoming chip seal projects in District 3 beginning Monday, August 12, 2019 are as follows:

1) Upper Pack River Rd 7.1 Miles

2) Elmira Rd .4 Miles

3) Samuels Rd 3.67 Miles

4) Grouse Creek Cutoff 1.2 Miles

5) Jacobson Rd 1.52 Miles

6) Lower Pack River Rd 3.03 Miles

Pilot cars will be leading traffic through, expect delays.

UPDATE 7/31/2019 - BNSF WILL BE CLOSING THE HUCKLEBERRY MOUNTAIN ROAD RAILROAD CROSSING FOR REPAIRS ON 8/06/2019 FROM 8 AM - 6 PM.

SEE DETOUR MAP LINKS BELOW.

TCP- Huckleberry mtn rd (BNSF) 8-6-19.pdf

TCP- Huckleberry mtn rd detour (BNSF) 8-6-19.pdf

UPDATE 7/24/2019 - BNSF HAS RESCHEDULED THE RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURE AT THE SOUTH END OF GRANITE LOOP, AGAIN,  TO THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST AT 8 AM AND REOPENING THE FOLLOWING DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND AT 5 PM.

UPDATE 7/22/2019 - UPCOMING BNSF CROSSING CLOSURE MONDAY JULY 29TH - 30TH

BNSF WILL BE CLOSING THE RAILROAD CROSSING AT THE SOUTH END OF GRANITE LOOP STARTING MONDAY, JULY 29TH AT 8 AM AND REOPENING THE FOLLOWING DAY, TUESDAY, JULY 30TH. AT 5 PM. SEE DETOUR MAP LINK BELOW:

TCP- S end of Granite Loop 7-29-7-30(BNSF) Closure.pdf

UPDATE 7/02/2019 - UPCOMING SUMMER - FALL ROAD PROJECTS

District 1 Sagle Area - July - August - Wooded Acres Drive - Prep work, ditching and BST treatment, expect delays until late August when the road will be closed for a week. Detour will be out Westwood Heights, Lower Muskrat Spur, Muskrat Lake Rd, Gypsy Bay Rd to Lakeshore Dr during the road closure.

Jewel Lake Rd (west end) brushing and ditch work in right of way during August. Expect delays

Sagle Rd brushing and ditch work during the month of September. Expect delays.

5/30/2019 - GRANITE LOOP RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURE, SOUTH END UPDATE - BNSF ran into some mechanic issues today on the repair of the railroad tracks, therefore the railroad crossing at the south end of Granite Loop will be closed overnight until midday tomorrow. They apologize for the inconvenience.

UPDATE 5/28/2019 - BNSF WILL BE CLOSING THE RAILROAD CROSSING AT THE SOUTH END OF GRANITE LOOP THURSDAY, MAY 30TH FROM 8:30 AM TO 5:00 PM FOR REPAIRS. DETOUR SIGNS WILL BE POSTED.

UPDATE 5/15/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS HAVE BEEN LIFTED ON ALL ROADS

UPDATE 5/14/2019 - WEIGHT LIMIT CHANGE - ONLY TRESTLE CREEK ROAD IS STILL ON WEIGHT RESTRICTION.

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads have been lifted from weight limits. 

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits.

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Trestle Creek Rd 

UPDATE 5/13/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS CHANGE

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Eichs Rd and Martin Bay Rd. 

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits.

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Trestle Creek Rd 

UPDATE 5/09/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS CHANGES

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Eichs Rd, Sunset Rd and Martin Bay Rd. 

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits. FYI- The detour for Eastriver Rd, starting at the 5770 block is Eastriver Loop in which the bridge has an axle limit of 3.2 tons. 

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Trestle Creek Rd 

UPDATE 5/07/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS CHANGES IN DISTRICT 2 - EASTSHORE ROAD IS OPEN TO HAULING AS OF TODAY.

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Merrill Martin Rd both ends, Eichs Rd, Jewel Lake Rd, Sunset Rd and Martin Bay Rd. 

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits. FYI- The detour for Eastriver Rd, starting at the 5770 block is Eastriver Loop in which the bridge has an axle limit of 3.2 tons. 

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Upper Gold Creek Rd, Rapid Lightning from mm 7600 (where it meets Upper Gold), Trestle Creek Rd and W. Spring Creek. 

UPDATE 5/06/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS CHANGES IN DISTRICT 1 - MORE ROADS OPEN TO HAULING

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Merrill Martin Rd both ends, Eichs Rd, Jewel Lake Rd, Sunset Rd and Martin Bay Rd. 

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for;   Eastshore Rd from mm 8.5 (at Indian Creek Campground) to Canoe Point Rd, mm 17.5. The detour for Eastriver Rd, starting at the 5770 block is Eastriver Loop in which the bridge has an axle limit of 3.2 tons. 

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Upper Gold Creek Rd, Rapid Lightning from mm 7600 (where it meets Upper Gold), Trestle Creek Rd and W. Spring Creek. 

UPDATE 5/03/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS CHANGE - RIVER ROAD IN CLARK FORK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM WEIGHT LIMITS RESTRICTIONS

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for;  Pend Oreille Dr, Merrill Martin Rd both ends, Wooded Acres, Cocolalla Loop, Algoma Spur, Heath Lake Rd, Old Highway 95,  Overlake View Rd, Blacktail Rd, Butler Creek Spur, Sunset Rd, Southside School Rd, Sherwoods Rd, Martin Bay Rd and Comeback Bay Rd and Jewel Lake Rd which are closed to all hauling.

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for;   Eastshore Rd from mm 8.5 (at Indian Creek Campground) to Canoe Point Rd, mm 17.5. The detour for Eastriver Rd, starting at the 5770 block is Eastriver Loop in which the bridge has an axle limit of 3.2 tons. 

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for; Upper Gold Creek Rd, Rapid Lightning from mm 7600 (where it meets Upper Gold) , Trestle Creek Rd and W. Spring Creek. 

UPDATE 5/03/2019 - COCOLALLA LOOP BNSF CROSSING WILL BE OPEN TODAY, BUT CLOSED WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH FOR REPAIRS

BNSF will be closing the railroad crossing at the north end of Cocolalla Loop on Wednesday, May 8th from 7:30 am to 4 pm for railroad crossing repairs. Use south end of Cocolalla Loop detour.

UPDATE 5/02/2019 - COCOLALLA LOOP, NORTH END BNSF RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSED FOR REPAIRS

BNSF has closed the railroad crossing on the north end of Cocolalla Loop for today, tomorrow ( May 3rd) and Wed, May 8th from 7:30 am to 4 pm for railroad crossing repairs. Use south end of Cocolalla Loop detour.

UPDATE 5/01/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS CHANGES

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for;  Pend Oreille Dr, Merrill Martin Rd both ends, Wooded Acres, Cocolalla Loop, Algoma Spur, Heath Lake Rd, Old Highway 95,  Overlake View Rd, Blacktail Rd, Butler Creek Spur, Sunset Rd, Southside School Rd, Sherwoods Rd, and Martin Bay Rd. Comeback Bay Rd and Jewel Lake Rd are closed to all hauling.

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for;   Eastshore Rd from mm 8.5 (at Indian Creek Campground) to Canoe Point Rd, mm 17.5. The detour for Eastriver Rd, starting at the 5770 block is Eastriver Loop in which the bridge has an axle limit of 3.2 tons. 

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for;  Upper Gold Creek Rd, Rapid Lightning from mm 7600 (where it meets Upper Gold) , Trestle Creek Rd, W. Spring Creek and River Rd from Twin Creek eastbound 

UPDATE  4/30/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS CHANGES

The following roads are still posted with weight limits;  Pend Oreille Dr, Merrill Martin Rd both ends, Wooded Acres, Cocolalla Loop, Algoma Spur, Heath Lake Rd, Old Highway 95,  Martin Bay Rd, Overlake View Rd, Blacktail Rd, Butler Creek Spur, Sunset Rd, Southside School Rd, Sherwoods Rd. Comeback Bay Rd and Jewel Lake Rd are both still closed to all hauling.

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads have been lifted from weight limits except for;   Eastshore Rd from mm 8.5 (at Indian Creek Campground) to Canoe Point Rd, mm 17.5. The detour for Eastriver Rd, starting at the 5770 block is Eastriver Loop in which the bridge has an axle limit of 3.2 tons. 

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

The following roads are still posted with weight limits. Upper Pack River Rd from Caribou Crk Rd north, Upper Gold Creek Rd, Rapid Lightning from mm 1.587 (store), Trestle Creek Rd, W. Spring Creek, River Rd from Twin Creek eastbound.  Woodland Dr and Sunnyside Rd from mile marker 7864 to Hwy 200 which is the eastern portion of Sunnyside Rd or backside are still closed to all hauling.

UPDATE 4/23/2019 ROAD GRADERS ARE OUT IN FULL FORCE TODAY

GRADING NORTH BOYER ROAD

UPDATE 4/15/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS - EASTSHORE ROAD CLOSED TO HAULING FROM INDIAN CREEK TO CANOE POINT - DISTRICT 2

TRAFFIC LIMITED TO RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND ESSENTIAL HAULERS WITH PERMITS ISSUED FOR HALF LOADS BY ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads are posted with weight limits.  The following roads are closed to All Hauling, therefore limited to residential vehicles and essential haulers only; Birch Banks Rd, Hanford Dr, E Comeback Bay Rd, Comeback Bay Rd, Algoma Spur, Jewel Lake Rd, Cocolalla Loop and Mountain View Rd in Blanchard.

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads are posted with weight limits. Eastshore Rd from mm 8.5 (at Indian Creek Campground) to Canoe Point Rd, mm 17.5 is closed to All Hauling.

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads are posted with weight limits. The following roads are closed to All Hauling, therefore limited to residential vehicles and essential haulers only; Woodland Dr and Sunnyside Rd from mile marker 7864 to Hwy 200 which is the eastern portion of Sunnyside Rd or backside.

UPDATE 4/10/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS - ANOTHER ROAD CLOSED TO HAULING IN DISTRICT 1 - MOUNTAIN VIEW RD - BLANCHARD

TRAFFIC LIMITED TO RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND ESSENTIAL HAULERS WITH PERMITS ISSUED FOR HALF LOADS BY ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads are posted with weight limits.  The following roads are closed to All Hauling, therefore limited to residential vehicles and essential haulers only; Birch Banks Rd, Hanford Dr, E Comeback Bay Rd, Comeback Bay Rd, Algoma Spur, Jewel Lake Rd, Cocolalla Loop and Mountain View Rd in Blanchard.

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads are posted with weight limits.  

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads are posted with weight limits. The following roads are closed to All Hauling, therefore limited to residential vehicles and essential haulers only; Woodland Dr and Sunnyside Rd from mile marker 7864 to Hwy 200 which is the eastern portion of Sunnyside Rd or backside.

Per  BCRC Ordinance #422, it shall be the responsibility of the hauler to contact the Road & Bridge Department to determine whether or not these restrictions are in place. 

These restrictions will remain in effect until changed, at which time updates will be posted.

For additional information, contact Bonner County Road & Bridge at 255.5681ext 1 between the hours of 7am to 4pm.

After hours please call 208.255.5681 #8 for weight limits.

UPDATE 4/08/2019 - WEIGHT LIMITS - MORE ROADS CLOSED TO HAULING IN DISTRICT 3 - NORTH AND EAST OF SANDPOINT

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads are posted with weight limits.  The following roads are closed to All Hauling, therefore limited to residential vehicles and essential haulers only; Birch Banks Rd, Hanford Dr, E Comeback Bay Rd, Comeback Bay Rd, Algoma Spur, Jewel Lake Rd and Cocolalla Loop.

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads are posted with weight limits.  

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads are posted with weight limits. The following roads are closed to All Hauling, therefore limited to residential vehicles and essential haulers only; Woodland Dr and Sunnyside Rd from mile marker 7864 to Hwy 200 which is the eastern portion of Sunnyside Rd or backside.

NO EARLY MORNING HAULING WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY BONNER COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD POSTED WITH WEIGHT LIMITS!

UPDATE 4/04/2019 -  WEIGHT LIMITS - SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED TO HAULING IN SAGLE AND COCOLALLA  AREA

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads are posted with weight limits.  The following roads are CLOSED TO ALL HAULING, therefore limited to residential vehicles and essential haulers only; Birch Banks Rd, Hanford Dr, E Comback Bay Rd, Comback Bay Rd, Algoma Spur, Jewel Lake Rd and Cocololla Loop.

UPDATE 4/03/2019 - HOMESTEAD RD RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURE BY BNSF HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 8TH. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY

UPDATE 3/27/2019 - UPCOMING BNSF RAILROAD CROSSING MAINTENANCE CLOSURES

Homestead Road on 4-03-19 from 8:30 am -5 pm - No safe detour route, so public will need to plan ahead.

S Granite Loop on 4-05-19 from 8:30 am- 4 pm - Detour will be out the north end of Granite Loop.

MARCH 27, 2019 REMINDER - EASTRIVER LOOP BRIDGE RESTRICTIONS

THE BRIDGE BELOW IS ON EASTRIVER LOOP (THE DETOUR FOR THE EASTRIVER ROAD SLIDE CLOSURE)

The Eastriver Loop bridge has load restrictions of 3.2 ton per axle and a height restriction of 12' 1".

No oversized loads. Weight limits are in effect.

MARCH 25, 2019 - Effective Immediately! Eastriver Rd is closed at the 6400 block due to a slide.

Please use Eastriver Loop detour. Local traffic only.

The Eastriver Loop bridge has load restrictions of 3.2 ton per axle and a height restriction of 12' 1".

No oversized loads. Weight limits are in effect.

Signs are posted at the south and north ends of Eastriver Loop.

EASTRIVER SLIDE DETOUR - EASTRIVER LOOP.pdf

MARCH 22, 2019  - ALL BONNER COUNTY ROADS ARE POSTED WITH WEIGHT LIMITS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

March 19, 2019  - WEIGHT LIMITS

NO EARLY MORNING HAULING WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY BONNER COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD POSTED WITH WEIGHT LIMITS!

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge - All roads are posted with weight limits. 

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake -  All roads south of Dickensheet Rd (including Dickensheet Rd) are posted with weight limits, 

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork - All roads are posted with weight limits. 

Per BCRC Ordinance #422, it shall be the responsibility of the hauler to contact the Road & Bridge Department to determine whether or not these restrictions are in place. These restrictions will remain in effect until changed, at which time updates will be posted.

For additional information, contact Bonner County Road & Bridge at 255.5681 ext 1 between the hours of 7 am to 4 pm. After hours please call 208.255.5681 #8 for weight limits.

March 14, 2019  - WEIGHT LIMITS

NO EARLY MORNING HAULING WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY BONNER COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD POSTED WITH WEIGHT LIMITS!

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge - All roads will be posted with green flags on Friday, March 15th indicating weight limits are imminent.

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake -  All roads will be posted with green flags on Friday, March 15th indicating weight limits are imminent.

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork - Grouse Creek Rd and Grouse Creek Cutoff are posted with red flags, therefore weight limits are effective immediately. All other roads will be posted with green flags by Friday, March 15th indicated weight limits are imminent.

Per BCRC Ordinance #422, it shall be the responsibility of the hauler to contact the Road & Bridge Department to determine whether or not these restrictions are in place. These restrictions will remain in effect until changed, at which time updates will be posted.

For additional information, contact Bonner County Road & Bridge at 255.5681 ext 1 between the hours of 7 am to 4 pm. After hours please call 208.255.5681 #8 for weight limits.

Weight Limits_03_14_19.pdf

UPDATE 3/13/2019 - All county roads will be posted with green flags by Friday, March 15th indicating weight limits are imminent.

UPDATE 3/05/2019 - DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES- PLEASE DRIVE FOR THE CONDITIONS

COLBURN CULVER RD

SELLE RD

Check out our new  Railroad Crossing      Information   page     .

Bonner County equipment operators have a multitude of things going on to plow snow. Please use caution around snow plowing equipment in operation.  

Inside the cab of a county snow plow truck. Lots of levers and shifting going on and he's currently not even applying sand because it is still actively snowing. Note that the plow truck driver is too busy to wave and interact with the public while he's operating snow removal equipment. 

UPDATE 2/26/2019

Crews are working to clear drifts from yesterday's high wind and blowing snow. Drive with caution as many roads are icy, especially in shaded areas.

Selle Rd

UPDATE 2/07/2019

Scraping ice down on Old Priest River Rd 2/07/2019.

UPDATE 2/01/2019

Crews are out pushing back berms and scraping icy snow floors down. Please drive with caution.

Preventive Measures in Winter Road Maintenance

People sometimes wonder why Road & Bridge will send graders out this time of year to clear road edges, cut snow berms down and push the snow back from the roads.  These efforts are preparations for forecasted heavy rain events and the fact that February is historically the month of greatest snowfall.  Extra efforts are made to cut holes in snow berms to create drainage points so water does not collect on the roadway.

The Road Department has full use of our entire right of way for maintenance measures and in areas of multiple driveways, graders often push snow in larger piles deep in the right of way that people sometimes think of as part of their yards.  Pushing these piles off the road edge actually helps improve the sight distance for those private driveways and promotes greater safety for everyone on the road.

Road & Bridge has several key missions in our operations – promote traveler safety and protect the integrity of our roads.  Giving water a pathway off our roads enhances safety and helps protect our roads shoulders from erosion.

Let’s all try to be patient dealing with winter road maintenance, we have turned the corner of this winter toward better weather.  In the meantime, our crews are working hard to keep road conditions as safe as possible.

UPDATE 1/25/2019  

Icy Conditions and Plowing/Sanding 
Our policy is to not sand while it is still actively snowing. After snowfall stops we sand where needed after plowing. If you call after hours, voice mail  will be received the following business day. (If you have an emergency situation after hours that needs to be addressed, please call 911 or dispatch at 208-265-5525 to report the issue with the Bonner County Sheriff’s Department.)Dispatch will notify the proper district foreman if a call out is necessary.

With a little sunshine and warmer weather, snow floors are breaking up. Crews will be out for a bit this weekend to clean up some of the roads and the rest will be addressed on Monday. Snow melts slowly causing water to run between the ruts and as soon as temperatures drop that water becomes ice. The crews have sanded, but the shaded areas are very dangerous. Please slow down and be careful.

Sanding truck operators turn off the sanders when they see traffic approaching, but the  rotor continues to turn and the moving truck causes sand to continue for a bit. Safely pull over when you are meeting a sanding plow truck to avoid damage to your vehicle.

UPDATE 11/08/2018

BNSF Railroad has just informed us that next week's pending closure at the RR track crossing at 10000 block of Baldy Mtn Rd will now be extended to four days, from Tuesday, Nov 13th at 8 am THROUGH Friday, Nov 16th until approx. 6 pm.  The repair work is more extensive than they originally anticipated.  If BNSF cannot complete the paving Friday, then they will fill with gravel for the weekend until it can be completed.

UPDATE 11/07/2018

BNSF will be closing the Rail Road Crossings at the 10,000 block of Baldy Mountain Rd (just past Great Northern Rd) starting Tuesday, Nov 13th at 8 am through Wednesday Nov 14th at 5 pm for major repairs.  Detour signs will be set up three days prior.  UPDATE FOR BALDY MOUNTAIN ROAD CLOSURE

WINTER MAINTENANCE MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR KLATT

Hello Bonner County Drivers – As the clouds begin to gather after a remarkably beautiful October, we are confronted with our annual conundrum, “Are we going to be ready for winter driving on our local rural roads?” Winter road maintenance is expensive, hazardous for operators and time consuming.  Bonner County spent nearly $2,000,000 last winter providing safer roads.    Please remember to make sure you have winter tires on your rig and that County roads are not maintained 24 hours a day.  Hopefully, this winter is not as early and persistent as last winter was. 

Mailboxes in county road rights-of-way suffer greatly from snow plowing activity and are the responsibility of the owner.  Most people underestimate the weight of snow being pushed from the road, so if you can wiggle your mailbox, there is a fair probability that plowed snow will take it down.  County operators do not intentionally damage mailboxes, but maintain speed to throw snow from the road.  The growing number of garbage cans placed for pickup within the right of way must be kept out of the plowed travel surface because they will end up in the ditch and create an unsightly mess that individuals are responsible for.

Snow plowing commences after several inches have accumulated on roadways.  Bonner County Road & Bridge operates three districts to maintain 680+ miles of road, but all adhere to these priorities for our winter maintenance:

1^st Priority             School bus routes, arterials and major collectors

2^nd Priority           All other county maintained roads after 1^st Priority roadways

3^rd Priority       Sanding generally begins after plowing a road is completed.  Sand is applied to steeper roadway grades, at intersections, on bridges, and other areas determined to be hazardous.  It is not standard policy to sand straight stretches of roadway because of snow.  Road salt is not used. 

Residents who remove snow from their driveways are reminded that Idaho Code 18-3906 prohibits placing snow or ice on any public road in a manner that impedes traffic or makes it unsafe and 18-3907 prohibits the placing of snow in any manner that affects the water flow of a ditch line.  If your snow plowing affects the County’s plowing or anyone driving the road, you are breaking the law.

YOU CAN HELP

There are several ways the public can help make the County’s job more cost effective and safe:

• Vehicles must not be parked on roadways during snow events.  Vehicles will be buried in the snow berm and/or towed if interfering with the plow route.  Once bermed in, it is the resident’s responsibility to shovel their vehicle out.  Please remember – our roads are not city streets!
• Landscape features such as rocks, fences or planters should be removed from the rights-of-way for the winter.  They may be destroyed by snow plowing, but they also can do substantial damage to snow plows.  Owners are responsible for County equipment unnecessarily damaged.
• Do not push snow over ends of culverts or drainage structures.  Rapid warming cycles in winter could result in overloaded ditches being unable to drain.  Local flooding could occur.
• Mailboxes are damaged during snow removal operations.  Replacement of damaged mailboxes is the responsibility of the property owner/resident per the Bonner County Road Standards Manual, Section 8.
• Snow removal operations require the use of large and heavy equipment during periods of darkness usually accompanied by limited visibility caused by falling snow.  Bonner County operators are trained and safety is stressed at all times.  Drivers of automobiles should follow at a safe distance where the operator can see you in his mirrors.
• Children love to watch the large equipment, noise, lights and activity of snow removal operations.  Please keep children a safe distance away.  The concentration required for snow removal, means the operators may not always be able to see people close by and accidents could result.
• Please encourage children NOT to build tunnels, forts or play in snow berms.

Printable pdf below

Winter Maintenance Press Release 2018-19.pdf

UPDATE 11/01/2018 - SUNNYSIDE ROAD WILL REOPEN TODAY BY 5 PM. THE ASPHALT PATCH WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT WEEK, WEATHER PERMITTING.

UPDATE 10/31/2018 - SUNNYSIDE RD - DAVIS SLOUGH CROSS-CULVERT INSTALLATION PROGRESS

This project is progressing nicely. The culvert is installed and compaction of fill is underway. Weather permitting, Sunnyside Road should be reopened Friday by 4 pm.

UPDATE 10/25/2018 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH - BALDY MOUNTAIN ROAD CLOSURE FOR CULVERT INSTALLATION.

BALDY MOUNTAIN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED 7 MILES WEST OF THE BNSF RAILROAD TRACKS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 8 AM - 4 PM WHILE A CROSS CULVERT IS BEING INSTALLED. THIS WORK IN THE PUBLIC SECTION OF BALDY RD IS BEING DONE BY A CONTRACTOR.

UPDATE 10/22/2018 - UPCOMING BNSF RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURES

S end of Cocoalla Loop - Wednesday, Oct 24th from 9-4

Homestead Rd - Thursday, Oct 25th from 9-4

UPDATE 10/11/2018 - UPCOMING CLOSURE OF SUNNYSIDE RD AT MILE MARKER 1.7

FROM 8AM MONDAY, OCTOBER 29TH THRU FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2ND AT 4PM. ROAD CREWS WILL BE INSTALLING A HUGE CROSS CULVERT AT DAVIS SLOUGH. DETOUR WILL BE VIA THE EAST END OF SUNNYSIDE RD. (CREWS IMPROVED THE EAST END ROAD THIS PAST SUMMER.)

SUNNYSIDE RD DETOUR MAP.pdf

UPDATE 10/05/2018 - BNSF is rescheduling the Heath Lake RR closure from today to Monday, Oct 8th   9am to 4pm.  

UPDATE 10/04/2018 - POLITICAL SIGNS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN COUNTY ROAD RIGHT OF WAY

BEGINNING NEXT WEEK BONNER COUNTY ROAD CREWS WILL REMOVE ANY POLITICAL SIGNS FOUND IN COUNTY ROAD RIGHT OF WAY.

UPDATE 9/28/2018 - UPCOMING BNSF RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURES

Bottle Bay Rd RR crossing, Thursday, 10/04/2018 from 9-4

E Dufort  Rd RR crossing, Friday, 10/05/2018  from 9-4

Health Lake Rd RR crossing, Friday, 10/05/2018  from 9-4

UPDATE 9/25/2018 - UPCOMING CLOSURE - COLBURN-CULVER RD  TUESDAY, OCT 2, 7:45 AM - 4 PM

Colburn-Culver Rd just west of N Center Valley will be completely closed for a cross culvert installation on Tuesday, October 2nd from 7:45 am to approximately 4pm.  A detour route will be posted.

UPDATE 9/21/2018 - BOTTLE BAY INTERSECTION AT HIGHWAY 95 IS NOW OPEN

Bonner County Road & Bridge Director, Steve Klatt congratulates Randy McDougall of Earthworks Northwest on their substantial completion of the Bottle Bay Rd/ Highway 95 Intersection Safety Project. The intersection has been reopened.

Official Bonner County Highway Map - 2018

Click Link to view Official Bonner County Highway Map below.

2018 OFFICIAL HWY MAP.pdf

UPDATE 9/14/2018

BONNER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN OPEN HOUSE - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH 4 - 6 PM, HELD IN THE 1ST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF BONNER COUNTY ADMIN BUILDING LOCATED AT 1500 HIGHWAY 2 IN SANDPOINT. Feel free to stop in anytime between 4 pm and 6 pm to view draft exhibits regarding the County's short and long term transportation priorities and provide feedback to the team developing the plan.

UPDATE 9/07/2018 - BAYVIEW RD REBUILD PROJECT

Today, the contractor is working on Bayview Rd driveway transitions so property owners have quality access until the next phase of the road project is completed. Paving will begin Tuesday, September 18th and continue through September 23rd.

UPDATE 9/05/2018 BOTTLE BAY HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION PROJECT

Bike path tunnel assembled and back fill is still underway. The project adds a designated turn lane and widens the intersection in addition to moving the bike path. It was slated to be completed October 1st, but is expected to be finished later this month. The contractor is making good progress rebuilding the roadway. Paving, painting lanes and installation of guard rails will need to be completed prior to reopening the intersection.

VIEW FROM NORTH SIDE 

VIEW OF GRAVITY WALL PRECAST BLOCK FROM SOUTH SIDE

PRECAST GRAVITY WALL BLOCK  IS INSTALLED TO SUPPORT ROAD BED ON EACH SIDE 

VIEW FROM JONES ROAD 9/05/2018

VIEW OF INTERSECTION FROM WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 95 8/29/2018

VIEW FROM NORTH SIDE 8/29/2018

UPDATE 9/05/2018 - SAGLE ROAD DITCHING AND BRUSHING - EXPECT 15 MIN DELAYS

BEGINNING 9/04/2018, ROAD CREWS WILL BE BRUSHING, DITCHING AND CLEANING THE RIGHT OF WAY ALONG SAGLE ROAD IN THE 2000 BLOCK NEAR GOLD MTN DR WORKING THEIR WAY EAST THROUGH EARLY OCTOBER. MONDAY - THURSDAY FROM 8 AM - 4 PM COMMUTERS CAN EXPECT 15 MINUTE DELAYS WITH PILOT CARS TAKING TRAFFIC THROUGH THE ACTIVE WORK AREA. 

UPDATE 8/24/2018 BOTTLE BAY HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION PROJECT

Bike path tunnel assembled and back fill is underway. The project will add a designated turn lane and widen the intersection in addition to moving the bike path. It was slated to be completed October 1st, but is expected to be finished in mid to late September.

Views from North and South entrances of bike tunnel.

This project is funded by Local Highway Safety Improvement Program grant from LHTAC Local Hwy Technical Assistance 

The intersection was identified as highest priority as part of 2016 Bottle Bay Rd Safety Audit with 12 accidents and 1 fatality.

UPDATE 8/16/2018 ROAD WORK

  MONDAY SHOULD MARK COMPLETION OF REBUILDING THE BACKSIDE OF SUNNYSIDE ROAD IN PREPARATION FOR THE DETOUR DURING THE 1700 BLOCK CLOSURE FOR THE DAVIS SLOUGH CULVERT REPLACEMENT LATER THIS FALL.

EVERGREEN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED IN THE 1200 BLOCK FOR CULVERT REPLACEMENT OF THE SAND CREEK CROSS CULVERT UNDER THE ROADWAY FOR 3 DAYS, AUGUST 27TH THROUGH AUGUST 30TH

UPCOMING ROAD CLOSURE - EASTSIDE RD - OVERNIGHT CLOSURE

Eastside Rd in Priest River at MM 8.3 will be completely closed from 7am on Tuesday, August 14th through 4 pm on Wednesday, August 15th for the Blue Creek culvert replacement.  Please use alternate routes.

UPCOMING BNSF RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURES

E Dufort Rd Wednesday, 8-8-18 from 7:30 am-6 pm 1 day

Heath Lake Rd Wednesday 8-8-18 at 7:30 am overnight until 3 pm on Thursday, 8-9-18

South end of Cocallala Loop Friday, 8-10-18 from 7 am-5:30 pm 1 day

Update 8/06/2018 Bottle Bay Rd-Hwy 95 Intersection Project

Contractor begins assembling bike path tunnel. The intersection project is slated to be completed October 1st.

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD

The number to call if a train is blocking the  Bottle Bay Rd railroad crossing #058828R  in excess of 20 minutes is 800-832-5452  BNSF DISPATCH

6/25/2018 UPDATE -  SAGLE AREA BNSF RAILROAD CROSSING OVERNIGHT CLOSURES THIS WEEK

5/21/2018 EASTRIVER ROAD REOPENS TODAY

THE SLIDE REPAIR HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THE 6400 BLOCK OF EASTRIVER RD.

UPDATE 5/16/2018 - PROJECT DELAY

BOTTLE BAY - HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION  PROJECT START DATE  DELAYED TO JUNE 25TH WITH COMPLETION  SCHEDULED TO BE OCTOBER 1ST.

CRITICAL MATERIAL ISSUES CAUSE DELAY OF START DATE FOR BOTTLE BAY RD - HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION PROJECT

Bottle Bay Rd Intersection with Highway 95 will be closed for intersection reconstruction.  The safety grant project will create left and right turn lanes onto the highway and an underpass for the bike path. The intersection will be closed for the duration of this project. The 3.1 mile long detour to Highway 95 will be via Lignite Road to Sagle Road. See Map Link Below.

BOTTLE BAY PROJECT DETOUR1 MAP.pdf

5/14/2018 WEIGHT LIMITS UPDATE 

ALL ROADS HAVE BEEN LIFTED FROM WEIGHT LIMITS EXCEPT FOR EICHS ROAD IN DISTRICT ONE - SOUTH OF THE LONG BRIDGE AND TRESTLE CREEK RD AT MILE MARKER 2.3 EASTBOUND IN DISTRICT 3 - SANDPOINT / CLARK FORK.

UPDATE 5/08/2018 - PROJECT DELAY

PERMIT ISSUES CAUSE 1 WEEK DELAY OF START DATE FOR BOTTLE BAY RD - HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION PROJECT

WEIGHT LIMITS UPDATE 5/07/2018

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads have been lifted from limits EXCEPT FOR; The north end of Blacktail Rd from Highway 95 to Little Blacktail,  Pinewood Ln, Eichs Rd, E. Comeback Bay Rd, Comeback Bay Rd, Otts Basin Rd and Sunset Rd.   

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake  

All roads have been lifted from weight limits.   

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork  

All roads have been lifted from weight limits EXCEPT FOR; Trestle Creek Rd at MM 2.3 going eastbound. 

*

UPDATE - 5/03/2018 - NOTICE 

RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURE

BY BNSF RAILROAD AT SAGLE RD,

FRIDAY,  MAY 11TH,  7:30 AM -7:00 PM

BNSF will be closing the Sagle Rd railroad crossing Friday, May 11th from 7:30 am - 7 pm.  Detour routes will be signed and are shown below.

Paving of this railroad crossing will be completed on Thursday, May 24th, with flagging to keep traffic flowing as smoothly as possible.

CLOSURE INFORMATION

DETOUR ROUTES

UPDATE - 4/27/2018 - NOTICE

PENDING BOTTLE BAY ROAD CLOSURE AT HIGHWAY 95 INTERSECTION -

MAY 14 THROUGH AUGUST 15, 2018

DETOUR VIA LIGNITE RD TO SAGLE RD

May 14 - August 15, 2018, Bottle Bay Rd Intersection with Highway 95 will be closed for intersection reconstruction.  The safety grant project will create left and right turn lanes onto the highway and an underpass for the bike path. The intersection will be closed for the duration of this project. The 3.1 mile long detour to Highway 95 will be via Lignite Road to Sagle Road. See Map Below.

BB DETOUR MAP.pdf

EASTRIVER RD SLIDE - 6400 BLOCK

EASTRIVER RD SLIDE (note orange cones are 42" tall)

Eastriver Rd is closed at the 6400 block due to a slide. Please use the Eastriver Loop detour. Local traffic only.

The Eastriver Loop bridge has load restrictions of 3.2 ton per axle and a height restriction of 12' 1".

No oversized loads. Weight limits are in effect.

Signs are posted at the south and north ends of Eastriver Loop. This is effective immediately.

DETOUR MAP - EASTRIVER LOOP

MARCH 9, 2018 - WEIGHT LIMITS UPDATE

Weight limits are in effect for all county roads.

*  Early morning hauling is no longer allowed.* 

March 8, 2018 Update - Crews are pushing back snow berms.

This is an example of “winging”. The wing blade is mounted to the side of the grader and is used to knock the   berm   down so the next snow event there is space for the plows to dump their snow. Please be aware that this   excess snow will impact driveways and is the property owner’s responsibility to clear . 

MARCH 5, 2018 - WEIGHT LIMITS UPDATE

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge   

All roads will be posted with weight limits starting Wednesday, March 7  ^th  . However, early morning hauling from 2am to 9am will be allowed from Wednesday, March 7  ^th  through Friday, March 9  ^th  .   After 9am on Friday, weight limits will be in full effect 24 hours a day.   

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake   

All roads will be posted with weight limits starting Wednesday, March 7  ^th  . However, early morning hauling from 2am to 9am will be allowed from Wednesday, March 7  ^th  through Friday, March 9  ^th  .   After 9am on Friday, weight limits will be in full effect 24 hours a day.   

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork   

All roads will be posted with weight limits starting Wednesday, March 7  ^th  . However, early morning hauling from 2am to 9am will be allowed from Wednesday, March 7  ^th  through Friday, March 9  ^th  .   After 9am on Friday, weight limits will be in full effect 24 hours a day.   

MARCH 1, 2018 - WEIGHT LIMITS UPDATE

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge 

All roads will continue to be lifted from weight limits through Tuesday, March 6    ^th  . 

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake 

All roads will continue to be lifted from weight limits through Tuesday, March 6    ^th  .   

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork 

All roads will continue to be lifted from weight limits through Tuesday, March 6    ^th  . 

    Per  BCRC Ordinance #422, it shall be the responsibility of the hauler to contact the Road & Bridge Department to determine whether or not these restrictions are in place. 

These restrictions will remain in effect until changed, at which time updates will be posted.

UPDATE FEBRUARY 13, 2018

STARTING TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13  ^TH  , EARLY MORNING HAULING WILL BE ALLOWED ON ALL COUNTY ROADS FROM 2AM TO 9AM ONLY.  THIS WILL BE ALSO BE IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14  ^TH  AND 15  ^TH  RESPECTIVELY.

AN UPDATE WILL BE SENT OUT ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WEEKEND.

EASTRIVER ROAD CLOSED INDEFINITELY FEBRUARY 9, 2018 DUE TO SLIDE IN 6400 BLOCK.

2/09/2018 - Effective Immediately!
Eastriver Rd is closed at the 6400 block due to a slide. Please use Eastriver Loop detour. Local traffic only.

The Eastriver Loop bridge has load restrictions of 3.2 ton per axle and a height restriction of 12' 1".

No oversized loads. Weight limits are in effect.

Signs are posted at the south and north ends of Eastriver Loop.

DETOUR MAP - EASTRIVER LOOP

6400 Block Eastriver Rd 2/08/2018 above and 2/07/2018 below

Update: February 8, 2018 Weight Limits -

Just a reminder that even though the temps may be below freezing for a couple of days, no early morning hauling will be allowed on any Bonner County maintained road posted with weight limits.

Update: February 5, 2018 Weight Limits

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge   

All roads are posted with weight limits.   

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake 

All roads from Dickensheet south (including Dickensheet) are posted with weight limits. All other roads are posted with green flags, therefore weight limits are imminent. 

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork 

All roads are posted with weight limits  EXCEPT for  Upper Pack River Rd. 

DETOUR Eastriver Loop Bridge Restrictions 3.2 ton per axle and 12'1" clearance - No oversize loads

Weight Limits are in effect.

NO EARLY MORNING HAULING WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY BONNER COUNTY   MAINTAINED ROAD POSTED WITH WEIGHT LIMITS! 

Weight Limits Information

Warmer temps are impacting roads causing settling and heaving. Please drive with care.

1700 Block Lakeshore Dr.

New Sportsman Access Road intersection located at 145 Cocolalla Loop is now open

New box culvert at former Sportsman Access Road location

Former Sportsman Access Road located off Highway 95 is now named Peters Court

Sportsman Access Road flooded by over 3' of water March 15, 2017, and was closed to traffic

It’s that time of year again…

(click snowflake for complete winter road maintenance guide)

Bonner County Road & Bridge offers the following information to assist new and long-time residents who have questions and concerns of how the Road & Bridge Department prioritizes its snowplowing during the winter months. We also offer information on how residents can be proactive in securing their mailboxes and safeguarding articles that are placed in the County Right-of-Way. We want everyone to have a safe and secure winter.

WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE GUIDE

Bonner County Road & Bridge maintains 709 miles of roads within the County operating from three Districts. Sub-priorities have been set up as guidelines to aid District Foreman in making decisions, as follows:

1st Priority - School bus routes, arterials, and major collectors.

2nd Priority - All other county maintained roads after 1 st Priority roadways.

Snow removal operations will generally begin after a sufficient accumulation of snow. Snow is plowed from roadways to provide two-way traffic as soon as practicable.

The County maintenance shops screen and stockpile sand for each road district to apply in winter for traction. 

3rd Priority - Sanding will not be performed until the roadway has been plowed. Use of sand is limited to steep roadway grades such as in mountainous terrain, at intersections, on overhead structures, and in other areas determined by the department to be hazardous. It is not standard policy to sand straight stretches of roadway because of snow. Road salt is not used. Sand is not applied between 11pm – 4am due to no midnight crewman.

Ice bits have been installed on many of the County graders to apply grooves to the packed snow floor and ice for traction sand to collect. 

10/24/2017

BNSF will be closing the Sagle Rd RR crossing near Lignite Rd on Monday, October 30th from 9am to 5pm .  Please use alternate routes.”

Update 9/27/2017

The east end of Denton Road (from the intersection with Highway 200) will be closed Friday, September 29 from 1pm – 1 am Saturday, September 30, 2017, for filming by Radioflash Film, LLC.  The detour will be to Old Sam Owen Dr.

Update 9/22/2017

Sportsman Access Road entrance off Highway 95 in Cocolalla is being relocated. Burlington Northern Railroad is building a new access off the north end of  Cocolalla Loop just west of the railroad tracks.  The new road will be paved and open in just a few weeks.

New Sportsman Access Rd location off the north end of Cocolalla Loop – under construction

New Sportsman Access Rd currently under construction by BNSF railroad.

Sportsman Access Rd entrance off Highway 95 will be closed in the next few weeks. A new entrance is being constructed by BNSF railroad at the north end of Cocolalla Loop

Update 9/14/2017

A portion of Old Highway Rd off of Highway 200 will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 19th  starting at 8 am and will reopen on  Wednesday  afternoon Sept, 20th for a large culvert replacement. The work will be done at MM 496 (approx. 1/2 mile in) therefore both west and east ends will be open.  Please plan your travels accordingly.

Update 7/11/2017 – Bottle Bay Rd

The contractor will continue paving  Bottle Bay Road through the beginning of next week. Once the road surface is completed, they will be filling in the shoulders and driveway approaches in coming weeks.

BOTTLE BAY ROAD  RESURFACING PROJECT ROAD CLOSURE & DETOUR 

Bottle Bay Rd from Highway 95 to Hanford Dr will be  closed  on Wednesday  , June 21st from 7 am to approximately 6 pm  for a layer of cement to be mixed into the road base.

Residents on Jones Rd and Buck Run are to use Harbor View to exit.  All other residents must use Lignite Rd.  Also Bottle Bay Rd will be posted as a “no hauling” road for a period of one week for the cement base to cure.  No heavy trucks or equipment will be allowed to use this portion of the road.

NO HAULING NOTICE!

EFFECTIVE MONDAY, JUNE 19  ^TH  , 2017 AT 6AM,   A CEMENT TREATED BASE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON TWEEDIE RD THEREFORE IT WILL BE POSTED AS A NO HAULING ROAD FOR 1 WEEK FOR THE CEMENT TO CURE.  NO HEAVY TRUCKS OR EQUIPMENT WILL BE ALLOWED. 

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST, 2017 AT 6AM, A CEMENT TREATED BASE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON BOTTLE BAY RD FROM HIGHWAY 95 TO LIGNITE RD THEREFORE THIS PORTION OF BOTTLE BAY WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY.  DETOUR SIGNS WILL BE POSTED. IT WILL ALSO BE POSTED AS A NO HAULING ROAD FOR 1 WEEK FOR THE CEMENT TO CURE.  NO HEAVY TRUCKS OR EQUIPMENT WILL BE ALLOWED. 

WEIGHT LIMITS

PLEASE REMEMBER RED FLAG OR NO FLAG ON THE SIGN MEANS WEIGHT LIMITS ARE IN EFFECT!  

Weight Limits - June 15, 2017

These restrictions will remain in effect until changed, at which time updates will be posted. 

For additional information, contact Bonner County Road & Bridge at 255.5681 ext 1 between the hours of 7am to 4pm. Monday through Friday

5/11/2017 Update –  Road Projects

Lakeshore Dr. culvert replacement  May 15th

The BC Road Crew will be replacing a culvert at the 5000 blk of Lakeshore Dr on Monday, May 15th from 8 to 3, please expect delays up to 45 minutes.

Bottle Bay resurfacing project begins May 16th

Road construction will start on Bottle Bay Rd on Tuesday, May 16th for approximately 4 weeks. Please expect delays.

4/01/2017

6400 Block Eastriver Rd Slide Area 3/31/2017 

3/22/2017 Spring has sprung. 

Graders are out as weather permits on roads that are stable enough for grading of the surface.

Grading of Talache Rd 3/22/2017

3/31/2017 

Effective immediately, Martin Bay Rd in Sagle is closed to all hauling.  This includes companies with permits as well.  Please call Road & Bridge if an emergency comes up for residents needing heating fuel.

Martin Bay Rd is CLOSED TO ALL HAULING

Eastriver Slide Area 3/22/2017 

3/17/2017 Effective Immediately! 
Eastriver Rd is closed at the 6400 block due to a slide.  Please use Eastriver Loop as the detour.  Local traffic only.  Signs are posted at the south and north ends of Eastriver Loop. This is effective immediately.

Click link below for detour route –
Detour Map

6400 block of Eastriver Rd – potential for slide 3/16/2017 – ROAD CLOSED – DETOUR VIA EASTRIVER SPUR 

3/16/2017 Update – Thaw and Flooding  

Bonner County Board of Commissioners has declared a State of Emergency in Bonner County due to  flooding and damage.  

To report significant road damage or safety issues due to the flooding conditions 7 am – 4 pm, please call the office at 255-5681 .  After 4 pm, please call Bonner County Dispatch at 265-5525.

Gun Club Rd at Highway 95 on 3/16/2017 

Sportsman Access Rd is flooded and closed. Residents are using an alternate access – Faith Ln off Cocolalla Loop. 

Sportsman Access Rd is closed 3/15/2017 due to flooding 

All Bonner County roads are now compromised to some extent due to the prolonged winter and on-going rain.  Except for emergency repairs, there isn’t a lot Road & Bridge can do at this time.  We recognize that potholes are appearing and growing at an exponential rate on most gravel roads.  Frost still exists below most road surfaces evidenced by the moisture retained in and on the roads.  If we start cutting out those potholes now and attempting to regrade the roads, road surfaces will quickly turn to a soupy mud bog-like mess.  We hope the absence of rain over the next few days will prompt melting of the frost and drying of the road surfaces.  As soon as that occurs, all our graders will be out restoring gravel roads to good condition. Our crews are out doing all they can to keep roads passable and safe.

WEIGHT LIMITS 3/10/2017

NO EARLY MORNING HAULING WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY BONNER COUNTY   MAINTAINED ROADS POSTED WITH WEIGHT LIMITS! 

PLEASE REMEMBER RED FLAG OR NO FLAG ON THE SIGN MEANS WEIGHT LIMITS ARE IN EFFECT!

District 1 – South of the Long Bridge  

All roads are posted with weight limits. 

District 2 – Priest River/Priest Lake  

All roads are posted with weight limits. 

District 3 – Sandpoint / Clark Fork  

All roads are posted with weight limits. 

Per  BCRC Ordinance #422, it shall be the responsibility of the hauler to contact the Road & Bridge Department to determine whether or not these restrictions are in place.  

These restrictions will remain in effect until changed, at which time updates will be posted. 

For additional information, contact Bonner County Road & Bridge at 255.5681 ext 1 between the hours of 7 am to 4 pm. Monday through Friday.

Curtis Creek Road – Sagle 3/02/2017 

UPDATE 2/23/2017 
WEIGHT LIMITS 

Effective immediately:  many roads  have been posted with weight limits due to  thawing and extreme saturation. See below:

4800 block Jewel Lake Rd – “One Lane Road” 

Thawing and flooding is occurring on several County roads. Please be advised to proceed carefully and report any issues to the Road and Bridge Department, or if after business hours call Bonner County Dispatch at 265-5525.

300 block Whittum Rd. – Water is up to 4 1/2″ deep across road in this 100 foot section. 

NO EARLY MORNING HAULING WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY BONNER COUNTY   MAINTAINED ROAD POSTED WITH WEIGHT LIMITS! 

2/14/2017 

PLEASE DRIVE FOR THE CONDITIONS! 

With sunshine and warmer weather, snow melts slowly causing water to run between the ruts and as soon as temperatures drop that water becomes ice. The crews have sanded, but the shaded areas are very dangerous. Please slow down and  be careful.

Sanding truck operators turn off the sanders when they see traffic approaching, but the  rotor continues to turn and the moving truck causes sand to continue for a bit. Safely pull over when you are meeting a sanding plow truck to avoid damage to your vehicle.

2/10/2017 

Please be advised: Dependent upon the thawing trends, Weight Limits may be considered for County roads in the next couple weeks.

Icy Conditions and Plowing/Sanding 
Our policy is to not sand while it is still actively snowing. After snowfall stops we sand where needed after plowing. If you call after hours,  voice mail  will be received the following business day. (  If you have an emergency situation after hours that needs to be addressed, please call 911 or dispatch at 265-5525 to report the issue with the Bonner County Sheriff’s Department.)  Dispatch will notify the proper district foreman if a call out is necessary.

1/24/2017

This is an example of “winging”. The wing blade is mounted to the side of the grader and is used to knock the berm down so the next snow event there is space for the plows to dump their snow. Please be aware that this excess snow will impact driveways and is the property owner’s responsibility to clear. 

WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE GUIDE 

Bonner County Road & Bridge maintains 709 miles of roads within the County operating from three Districts.

Bonner County Road & Bridge offers the following information to assist new and long time residents who have questions and concerns of how the Road & Bridge Department prioritizes its snowplowing during the winter months.

Sub-priorities have been set up as guidelines to aid District Foreman in making decisions, as follows:

1 st Priority  School bus routes, arterials and major collectors

2 nd Priority  All other county maintained roads after 1 st Priority roadways

Snow removal operations will generally begin after a sufficient accumulation of snow. Snow is plowed from roadways to provide two-way traffic as soon as practicable.

The County maintenance shops screen and stockpile sand for each road district to apply in winter for traction.

3 rd Priority  Sanding will not be performed until the roadway has been plowed. Use of sand is limited to steep roadway grades such as in mountainous terrain, at intersections, on overhead structures, and in other areas determined by the department to be hazardous. It is not standard policy to sand straight stretches of roadway because of snow.

Road salt is not used.

Sand is not applied between 11pm – 4am due to no midnight crewman.

Ice bits have been installed on many of the County graders to apply grooves to the packed snow floor and ice for traction sand to collect.

We also offer information on how residents can be proactive in securing their mailboxes and safeguarding articles that are placed in the County Right-of-Way. We want everyone to have a safe and secure winter.

Update 12/09/2016 Cavanaugh Bay Road opened to one lane traffic 12/08/2016.

Cavanaugh Bay Road opened to one lane traffic 12/08/2017.  Crews continue to improve the road, so please drive with extreme caution.

12/06/2016 Back fill, fabric and rock are being put down.

Update 11/29/2016 Crews will be building retaining walls, pouring concrete and compacting fill to secure the culvert in place before any road material will be added to rebuild the road. There will still be ongoing site work to ready the project for winter. Paving is planned in the spring of 2017. (More pictures of the project progress can be viewed on our Road Projects page )

Soldier Creek Project Progress 12/01/2016

Back fill must be evenly completed and compacted on both sides to secure culvert in place.

11/30/2016 Backfill and retaining wall block with geogrid continues. Soldier Creek is flowing through the new 25′ diameter culvert. Forms are being set for concrete pour to hold culvert in place.

Update 11/21/2016 Culvert is assembled 11/21/2016 Cavanaugh Bay Road – Soldier Creek Culvert Replacement Project Due to record rainfall this month, the contractor has pushed the finish date for the Soldier Creek Crossing on Cavanaugh Bay Road to November 30th. See link to map of detour route below.

Crews assemble the 25′ diameter culvert at Soldier Creek.

11/15/2016 Assembly of the 25 diameter culvert begins.

11/14/2016 Crews finally have a dry and stable rock base in the bottom of the excavation.

Workers continue preparation of the base for the new 25′ diameter culvert 11/09/2016.

11/07/2016 Stream diversion measures and pumping finally work along with less rainfall to allow work on the Soldier Creek culvert replacement project to progress.

UPDATE 10/25/2016 Due to record rainfall this month, the contractor has pushed the finish date for the Soldier Creek Crossing on Cavanaugh Bay Road to November 17th. See link to map of detour route below. Record breaking heavy rainfall the month of October has caused project delays.

Stream flow and level 10/21/2016

UPDATE 9/29/2016 The contractor has pushed the start date of this project to October 10th with the finish date to remain November 3rd. Please be advised of the upcoming road closure – Cavanaugh Bay Rd at Soldier Creek crossing for culvert replacement. Signs are posted at both ends of the closure. A primitive single lane 5 mile long detour road will be open during the road closure. Please note that this road will not be well suited to recreational vehicles and boat trailers, etc. Work is planned to be completed between October 3rd and November 17th.