Road Projects

Road Projects 2026


Paving Projects:

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge area): 

Clagstone Rd - Will be paved from Highway 41 to Kelso Clagstone Cutoff - To start in Summer 2026.


District 3 (Sandpoint - Clark Fork area):

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) - To start in Summer 2026.



Magnesium Chloride:

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge area): To start in the Blanchard area on Monday, May 11, 2026

(In no particular order, and not every road is done in its entirety) Al's Welding Rd, Bandy Rd, Beers Humbird Rd, Blacktail Rd, Blanchard Cutoff, Butler Creek Spur, Curtis Creek Rd, Davis Rd, Deer Trail Rd, Eureka Rd, Edgemere Cutoff, Evergreen Rd (Sagle), Fish Creek Rd, Garfield Bay Cutoff, Geaudreau Ln, Golden Gate Rd, Granite Loop, Gun Club Rd, Gypsy Bay Rd, Hawthorne Dr, Heath Lake Rd, Herrmann Lake Rd, Hoo Doo Mountain Rd, Jewel Lake Rd, Kelso Lake Rd, Kendal Rd, Little Blacktail Rd, Martin Bay Rd, Mays Rd, Mountain Ash Dr, Mountain View Rd (Blanchard), Overlake View Rd, Otts Basin Rd, Poirier Rd, Railroad Ave (Blanchard), Roberts Ln, Roop Rd, Rusho Ln, S Santiago Rd, Santa Claus Ln, Saunders Rd, Southside School Rd, Sunset Rd, Swan Shores Dr, Talache Loop, Talache Rd, Teal Ln, Trails End Rd, Twin Rivers Rd, W Garfield Bay Rd, Walker Rd, Westwood Heights Rd, Willow Bay Rd.

District 2 (Priest Lake - Priest River area): To start as soon as possible, delayed due to equipment issues.

(In no particular order, and not every road is done in its entirety)  1st St in Priest Lake, 2nd St in Priest Lake, Albeni Cove Rd, Anselmo Ln, Barrett Rd, Bear Paw Rd, Blackthorn Rd, Blue Lake Rd, Cambell Loop, Carr Creek Rd, Clinton Ave, Cork Rd, Diamond Heights Rd, Dinger Rd, E Settlement Rd, E Thama Dr, Eastriver Loop, Eastriver Rd, Eastside Cutoff, Eastside Rd, Elder Rd, Elkins Rd, Endicott Loop, Fox Creek Rd, Freeman Lake Rd, Gleason-Mcabee Falls Rd, Granite Creek Marina Rd, Groves Addition, Hagman Rd, Helen Thompson Rd, High Circle Rd, Holley Glen Cutoff, Holley Glen Rd, Holley Glen W, Icehouse Rd, Jachetta Cutoff, Jachetta Rd, Jim Low Rd, Johnny Long Rd, Langille Canyon Rd, Manley Creek Rd, Moore Loop, Mountain Creek Rd, N Parkwood Dr, N Riley Creek Rd, Old Thama Ferry Rd, Parley Ln, Peninsula Loop, Peterson Rd, Poverty Valley Rd, Reeder Creek Rd, Rena Rd, Reynolds Ln, S 1st St (Priest River), S 2nd St (Priest River), S Granite Bay Rd, Sanborn Creek Rd, Santa Maria Rd, Scotts Rd, Shady Pines Loop, Shaw Rd, Shelby Rd, Sherwood Beach Rd, Springdale Gardens, Sundance Loop, Squaw Valley Cutoff, Squaw Valley Rd, Tanglefoot Trl, Thama Dr, Timber Ln, W Lakeshore Rd, W Settlement Rd, Williams Dr, Womack Rd.


District 3 (Sandpoint - Clark Fork area): Started on Monday, May 4th.

(In no particular order, and not every road is done in its entirety) Baldy Mountain Rd, Cabinet Gorge Rd, Center Valley Rd (95-S Center valley), Derr Rd, Dry Creek Rd, E Spring Creek Rd, Elmira Rd, Evergreen Rd, Forest Siding Rd, Gold Creek Rd, Gooby Rd, Grouse Creek Cutoff, Grouse Creek Rd, Hickey Rd, Hidden Valley Rd, Hopkins Rd, Johnson Creek Rd, McGhee Rd, Meadowood Rd, Miramount Beach Rd, Mountain View Dr, Mosquito Creek Rd, N Boyer Rd, N Center Valley Rd, Old Highway, Painter Rd, Park Ln/Shadow Mountain Rd, Providence Rd, Racetrack Rd, Rapid Lightning Rd, Selkirk Rd, Shepherds Ln, Sunnyside Cutoff, Sunnyside Rd (backside), Trestle Creek Rd, Upper Gold Creek, W Elmira Rd, W Selle Rd, W Shingle Mill Rd, W Spring Creek Rd, Winterton Rd, and the Clark Fork Boat Station.


Chip Seal Projects: 

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge area):

Garfield Bay Rd, Sagle Rd, Glengary Bay Rd, Gold Mountain Rd, Gold Mountain Rd.

District 2 (Priest Lake and Priest River area):

Bayview Dr, Eastriver Rd (North End), Substation Cutoff, Missouri St, Freeman Lake Rd, Hoo Doo Loop, Hoop Loop, Silver Birch Ln, Spring Haven Dr, Merritt Ln, and Larch St.

District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork area):

Providence Rd, Mountain View Dr, Serenity Pl, Leisure Ln, Crooked Ln, Woodland Dr, Vedelwood Dr, N Boyer Rd, W Bronx Rd, S Center Valley Rd, Center Valley Rd, N Center Valley Rd, Samuels Rd, Grouse Creek Cutoff, Elmira Rd, the Grouse Creek Bridge, and the Colburn Culver Bridge.



Bridge Projects:

Colburn Culver Over Pack River (between Selkirk Rd and Evergreen Rd) - The work began on Monday, March 30th, 2026.  The bridge will be closed to all traffic but there are detours in place:

Rapid Lightning Bridge #4 - Construction to begin Summer 2026.

Eastshore Rd Over Hunt Creek - Eastshore Rd will be closed at the Hunt Creek Bridge from 5/19 - 5/21 from the hours of 6PM to 6AM. Please Plan accordingly. J7 Contracting will begin construction on Eastshore Rd over Hunt Creek Bridge near Coolin ID.  Traffic control will be in place with single lane closure and single lane traffic.  The construction will begin on April 1, 2026, and go until September 16, 2026.

Cocolalla Creek Bridge (near Quinns Ln on Cocolalla Loop) - Currently in the data gathering phase.  This internal project will begin in Fall 2026 or beyond.

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

Whiskey Jack Bridge - We were awarded a grant for this project.  Construction to begin 2029 or beyond.

Eastriver Loop - Currently under design stage.



Striping Projects: Information to Come

District 1 (South of the Long Bridge area):


District 2 (Priest Lake and Priest River area): 


District 3 (Sandpoint/Clark Fork area): 



Culvert Projects:

Clagstone Rd - In preparation for paving, culverts will be replaced throughout the road on Clastone Rd from Highway 41 to Kelso Clagstone Cutoff - Summer 2026.

Melody Ln - A Concrete Box Culvert will be installed beneath Melody Ln - Summer 2026.

River Rd - There will be a culvert replacement on River Rd near Cabinet Gorge Rd - Summer 2026.


Other Projects:

Spirit Lake Cutoff 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). The USFS will also have their own project going and will be utilizing the snowmobile parking lot for construction equipment parking.


Railroad Projects:

W Selle Rd / N Boyer Rd Crossing - A new crossing arm will be installed by the RR.

River Lake Dr Crossing -  A new crossing arm will be installed by the RR.