Project would improve Flathead pedestrian paths

by Daily Inter Lake
| March 9, 2022 12:40 AM

The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a project to seal multiple shared-use paths in Flathead County.

The department proposes crack sealing and fog sealing 20 miles of shared-use paths around Flathead County along the following roads: Willow Glen Drive, Whitefish Stage Road, Rose Crossing, Helena Flats Road, Alpine Lane, East Reserve Drive, East Evergreen Drive, Reserve Place and Farm to Market Road.

There are also two shared-use paths on U.S. 93 in Somers, three sections of path on Swan River Road and Echo Lake Road near Bigfork, and one long path segment along U.S. 2 and Kila Road from Kila to Kalispell.

The purpose of the project is to preserve the existing paths, a press release stated.

Construction is tentatively planned for 2022.

The Montana Department of Transportation welcomes the public to provide ideas and comments on the proposed project. Comments may be submitted online at www.mdt.mt.gov/mdt/comment_form.shtml or in writing to Montana Department of Transportation, Missoula office at PO Box 7039, Missoula, MT 59807-7039. Comments should note they are for project UPN 10083000.

The public is encouraged to contact Missoula District Preconstruction Engineer Jacquelyn Smith at (406) 544-5802 or Project Design Engineer Nate Walters at (406) 523-5833.