SEELEY LAKE – Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will reconstruct Highway 83 north of Salmon Lake starting about one mile south of Placid Lake Road and extending northerly approximately four miles, ending just south of Seeley Lake. The beginning of this project will tie into future construction project, Salmon Lake, which is tentatively scheduled for construction in 2022 and 2023.
The project will reconstruct the road, which will provide improvements in the form of a new roadway surface, wider shoulders, turn lanes, safer roadside slopes, and a new bridge. The project includes the following safety improvements:
• Constructing turn lanes at the Placid Lake Road, Double Arrow Ranch Road and Wagon Wheel Road intersections
• Straightening the roadway alignment, where feasible
• Replacing the bridge over Morrell Creek
• Constructing a shared use path from Double Arrow Ranch Road to the northern end of the project
• Tree clearing, guardrail upgrades, signing, flattening roadside slopes where possible
• Increasing ditch size to better handle snow storage, drainage and rockfall
The construction timeline for this project has not been determined. There will be several opportunities to engage with the project team, and MDT encourages public involvement through sharing input and learning more about this important highway improvement project.
For more information or to comment visit the project website https://www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/seeleylakesouth/
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