Potholes and cracks won’t be fixed through this project, representatives say
EBS STAFF
Crews have completed the chip sealing activities that caused heavy delays this week along Montana Highway 64 (Lone Mountain Trail), and no traffic impacts are expected for the week of Aug. 19.
As an added bonus, the section of improperly painted road has been fixed—between the Meadow Village stoplight and Ousel Falls Road, crews made a series of errors in June that created hazards and confusion.
On Thursday, Aug. 15, crews added another layer of temporary striping to correct the errors by adding left-turn lanes at Huntley Drive, Meadow Village Center and the nearby stoplight.
“Crews will return in a few weeks to conduct permanent striping activities,” according to an Aug. 16 project update from project officials.
Next week, crews will focus on the Kircher Park area—last year, pedestrian tunnel construction forced the unexpected closure of the park. Drivers should not expect unusual traffic impacts due to Kircher Park construction.
EBS followed up with project representatives regarding the irregularities along Highway 64, including cracks and potholes.
“The scope of the TIGER project includes chip seal just within the areas where we have widened for the turn lanes and are providing new pavement markings,” the project representatives explained in an Aug. 15 email to EBS.
“The crew has worked to fill any potholes within the widening areas prior to chip sealing, but beyond that we won’t be addressing the condition of the pavement with this project.”
