Saltese
Saltese, MT · Traffic & Transit
Flathead Beacon
Insurance Issues Leave West Glacier Elementary Without Transportation to Start the School Year
When West Glacier Elementary School students and staff left for the summer, the district thought its transportation situation was figured out. Long-term bus driver Gerard Byrd, who drove students through the canyon for more than four decades, retired. But an independent contractor stepped up to take on the role after a bidding process.
wyomingnewsnow.tv
Road striping set for Foys Lake, Foys Canyon and Airport Road in Kalispell
KALISPELL, Mont. – Road crews will soon be striping several roads in the Kalispell area, according to Montana Department of Transportation. The work is scheduled to begin on September 22, weather permitting, and will cover Foys Lake Road from mile markers 1 to 5, Foys Canyon Road from mile markers 5 to 7, and Airport Road from mile markers 7 to 10.
KPAX
Historic Kalispell Train Depot starts construction on new roof
NBCMontana
Spotted Bear Airstrip, access roads to close temporarily
KALISPELL, Mont. — Starting this Tuesday, roads adjacent to the Spotted Bear Airstrip south of the Hungry Horse Reservoir will be closed to the public due to construction work. The closure affects Forest Service Roads 11504 and 11504A as well as the runway. Travelers will see a slight detour.
NBCMontana
Kalispell City Council to vote on Peterson Elementary parking request next week
KALISPELL, Mont. — A request for a new pick-up and drop-off solution along with on-street parking at Peterson Elementary is set to be decided next Tuesday with the Kalispell City Council. Peterson Elementary wants to create a parking and loading area along Second Street West, from South Meridian Road...
Whitefish Pilot
U.S. 93 West of Whitefish Aug. 25 project update
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), in partnership with Knife River – Mountain West Division, continues construction on the US 93 West of Whitefish project. The work zone begins near the intersection with Mountainside Drive and extends approximately 3 miles west, just past Livermore Flats. During the week of Aug. 25, work will consist of building lanes between mile marker 133 and approximately Twin Bridges Road. Utility work is also underway, but this activity is managed outside the MDT and Knife River scope. Drivers should anticipate loose gravel and use extra caution when traveling through the work zone. In observance of Labor Day, crews will pause construction activities after 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, and resume on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Regular work hours are from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., weather and other unforeseen conditions permitting. Traffic control will remain the same as in previous weeks. Drivers should expect single-lane traffic with reduced speeds and up to 15-minute delays. Pilot vehicles will guide traffic through the active construction zone. There is potential for additional, brief traffic stops. There has been an increase in crashes along this construction corridor. Please remember to drive slowly through the work zone. Looking ahead,
NBCMontana
U.S. Highway 2 Improvements Near Glacier Park Intl. Airport Enter Final Phase
KALISPELL, Mont. — Road work on U.S. Highway 2 between Rose Crossing and the Glacier Park International Airport has been completed. The Montana Department of Transportation and LHC Inc. applied a chip seal and fog seal to the Highway. Crews will return in 30 to 45 days to apply...
NBCMontana
Bridge replacement project to start in Kalispell
KALISPELL, Mont. — Public access will be impacted on Gregg Creek Road to allow for a bridge replacement and a watershed improvement project starting Monday Aug. 25. Officials say the public can expect construction at milepost 0.2 that will allow for construction of a replacement bridge over Gregg Creek Road 60A.
Char-Koosta News
Culvert replacement projects begin on Red Meadow Road 115 and Moose Creek Road 210C
Temporary traffic delays of up to four hours on Red Meadow Road. KALISPELL — Beginning as early as Tuesday, August 12, 2025, public access on Red Meadow Road (National Forest System Road 115) will have periodic delays to allow for a road and watershed improvement project. Between milepost 3.8 and 8.2, visitors can expect to encounter construction work with up to four hours delay every five hours to allow for the replacement of six culverts on Road 115. The culvert replacement project is expected to be completed in approximately two weeks, with a return to normal traffic patterns by the end of August 2025.
NBCMontana
Road work to start next week in Kalispell
KALISPELL, Mont. — The Montana Department of Transportation alongside Pavement Maintenance Services are set to start a pavement preservation project on Secondary Highway 424 also known as Farm to Market Road. This will take place north of the intersection with West Springcreek Road and Three Mile Drive and go...
Hungry Horse News
Logan Creek Road closed due to slump
Beginning today (Aug. 13) a closure order will be in place for Logan Creek – Hoke Creek Road (National Forest System Road 1625) for public safety. Due to a weakening roadbed and substrate slump, Logan Creek – Hoke Creek Road 1625 will be closed from the junction with Devils Basin Road (National Forest System Road 9881) at milepost 2.8 to the end of the Logan Creek – Hoke Creek Road. The Logan Creek – Hoke Creek Road is seasonally open to public access from July 1 through Nov. 30 up the east side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir. The road will remain closed through Aug. 12, 2027, or until the closure order is rescinded. To view the closure order, please visit the Flathead National Forest website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/flathead/alerts For more information about the impacted road, please contact the Hungry Horse-Glacier View Ranger District office at (406) 387-3800.
Whitefish Pilot
Looking Back: Highway resurfacing welcomed
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler 50 Years Ago Aug. 14, 1975 A plan for adding to the Whitefish High School building was considered by the District 44 School Board at its regular meeting. The board reviewed a proposal by Harry Schmautz, Kalispell architect, to add vocational training facilities as well as four new regular classrooms. It would involve construction of an entire new wing, plus additions to the present west and south ends of the high school. Last fall, a request for just under $1 million in bonds to build a vocational technical center onto the high school failed at the polls by a narrow margin. 40 Years Ago Aug. 14, 1985 Highway resurfacing projects on both edges of Whitefish were nearly completed, according to Larry Brazda, area construction supervisor for the Montana Highway Department in Kalispell. On the north, five miles of acres of Highway 93 were resurfaced starting at Lupfer Avenue. Additional shoulder widening was done where necessary. Brazda this said both lanes of traffic had been paved, and they still have to apply the “open graded friction course,” a topping put on with a paver that allows draining. He said that some
NBCMontana
Maintenance work on Indian Trail Road to start Monday
KALISPELL, Mont. — The City of Kalispell Street Department will start maintenance work on Indian Trail Road on Monday. The maintenance will take place between Highway 93 North and Harison Boulevard. It is set to begin tomorrow and is expected to be finished by Thursday Aug. 21, 2025. Officials...
Flathead Beacon
Watchdog Groups Host Community Event to Air Concerns Over Wastewater Treatment, Traffic
Last night’s community information meeting on sewer district impacts and traffic concerns, hosted by a trio of local watchdog groups, began with a science lesson. Richard Hauer, an environmental consultant and professor emeritus at the Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS), began with an explanation on the necessity of data in “Western Science” versus public policy which involves “choices and tradeoffs.” He spent the next half hour explaining nitrogen and phosphorus levels in Flathead Lake and preferential flow pathways carved out by the Flathead River over time. He warned that those levels could increase with the new wastewater-to-groundwater sewage treatment system the Lakeside County Water and Sewer District is planning a mile north of Flathead Lake.