November 21, 2024
Work on the project is complete for this construction season!
Work completed in 2024 includes:
- Replacing the bridges over Bull Run Creek and Browns Gulch Creek.
- Realigning Browns Gulch Road.
- Flattening steep side slopes.
- Improving site distances.
- Adding new guardrail, asphalt pavement, and fencing.
- Updating signage.
- Installing a historical marker for the Browns Gulch School.
Crews will return in 2025 to seal and cover (chip seal) and apply final pavement markings. This work is expected to take a few weeks to complete.
The Montana Department of Transportation and Intermountain Construction Services thank you for your patience throughout construction.
October 31, 2024
Work on the project is nearly complete for this construction season. Crews are seeding along the sides of the roadway and installing fencing throughout the project area. Guardrail is expected to be installed in the next couple of weeks. Once this work is completed, construction will be substantially finished until 2025. Crews will return in 2025 to seal and cover (chip seal) and apply final pavement markings.
What to expect during construction:
- Speed limits will be reduced.
- Flaggers and/or temporary traffic signals will direct traffic.
- Work will take place during daylight hours.
- Wide loads may be restricted.
For the most up-to-date information on construction activities or current restrictions visit 511mt.net.
October 16, 2024
Crews have now completed paving on Browns Gulch Road. Crews are continuing work this week with applying striping (pavement markings), and expect to install signage, roadside delineators, and guardrail later this month.
What to expect during construction:
- Speed limits will be reduced.
- Work will take place during daylight hours.
- Wide loads may be restricted.
For the most up-to-date information on construction activities or current restrictions visit 511mt.net.
October 8, 2024
Crews expect to begin paving the project area on Wednesday, October 9. During this work, there will be up to 30-minute delays for traffic on Hail Columbia Gulch Road to allow asphalt time to cure. These delays are anticipated to take place in the afternoons on Wednesday (October 9) through Friday (October 11), weather and other factors permitting.
Traffic will be controlled by signal lights and/or flaggers.
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Intermountain Construction Services, LLC thank you for your patience.
September 27, 2024
Crews have completed back filling, cleanup and installing the box culvert on Bull Run Creek. Ongoing work includes grading the slopes and placing gravel throughout the project area. Traffic will be controlled using flaggers, pilot cars, and signals.
What to expect during construction:
- Speed limits will be reduced.
- Work will take place during daylight hours.
- Wide loads may be restricted.
For the most up-to-date information on construction activities or current restrictions visit 511mt.net.
August 23, 2024
Crews have removed the old bridges and are installing the box culvert in Browns Gulch Creek and Bull Run Creek. This work is anticipated to be completed by the end of August, weather and other unforeseen factors permitting. Traffic will be controlled using flaggers, pilot cars, and signals.
What to expect during construction:
- Speed limits will be reduced.
- Work will take place during daylight hours.
- Wide loads may be restricted.
For the most up-to-date information on construction activities or current restrictions visit 511mt.net.
July 24, 2024
Road Closure 7/25
This week, crews are installing box culverts at Browns Gulch Creek.
Controlled excavation of rock is expected to continue on Thursday (7/25) weather and other unforeseen factors permitting. Traffic will be controlled using flaggers or signals. The road may be closed for about 30 minutes while trucks and heavy equipment are demolishing and removing rock.
What to expect during construction:
- Speed limits will be reduced.
- Flaggers and/or temporary traffic signals will direct traffic at times.
- Work will take place during daylight hours.
- Wide loads may be restricted.
For the most up-to-date information on construction activities or current restrictions visit 511mt.net.
May 24, 2024
Road Closure Week of 5/27
A road closure is anticipated following the Memorial Day Weekend to allow crews time to demolish and remove rock. Browns Gulch Road will be closed for about 30 minutes, weather and other unforeseen factors permitting.
Once the controlled excavation of the rock is complete, traffic can continue in the regular pattern. The contractor will notify nearby residents about the planned work and expected closure time in advance. Please follow all posted signage and be mindful of workers throughout the project area.
What to expect during construction:
- Speed limits will be reduced.
- Flaggers and/or temporary traffic signals will direct traffic at times.
- Work will take place during daylight hours.
- Wide loads may be restricted.
For the most up-to-date information on construction activities or current restrictions visit 511mt.net.
May 13, 2024
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Intermountain Construction Services are replacing two bridges and reconstructing about 1 mile of Browns Gulch Road north of Rocker in Silver Bow County.
During the week of May 13, two or three road closures, lasting about 30 minutes each, are anticipated to occur, weather and other unforeseen factors permitting. These closures will allow crews time to demolish and remove rock by blasting. Once blasting is complete, crews will clear the roadway and complete safety checks, then traffic can return to its regular pattern. Most of the planned work on this project will not be completed on the roadway.
During construction, motorists can expect reduced speeds when traveling through the project area. Please follow all posted signage and be mindful of workers throughout the project area.
May 06, 2024
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Intermountain Construction Services are replacing two bridges and reconstructing about 1 mile of Browns Gulch Road north of Rocker in Silver Bow County.
While a significant portion of work on this project will be completed off the current road alignment, 2 or 3 brief road closures lasting about 30 minutes each are anticipated to occur the week of May 6 to demolish and remove rock using blasting. Once blasting is complete, crews will clear the roadway and complete safety checks, then traffic can continue in the regular pattern.
Work on the new road alignment and bridges is expected to be substantially completed by November 2024, weather and other unforeseen factors permitting. Crews plan to return in 2025 to apply the seal and cover (chip seal and final pavement markings, remove the old bridge structures and roadway, place wetland salvage material and fencing, and add topsoil and seeding.
During construction, motorists can expect reduced speeds when traveling through the project area.
For the most up-to-date information on construction activities or current restrictions visit 511mt.net.
April 3, 2024
Crews are working in the project area transplanting willows and clearing brush for the new road alignment, weather and other factors permitting.
What to expect during construction
- Speed limits will be reduced.
- Flaggers and/or temporary traffic signals will direct traffic at times.
- Minor delays up to 5-10 minutes.
- Work will take place during daylight hours.
What’s next?
The contractor will remove some rock to make space for realignment and new road structures. This work is expected to require 2-3 rounds of blasting within the project area.
- The safety of the public and workers is MDT’s highest priority. Blasting will require Browns Gulch Road to be fully closed for about 30 minutes while the crews clean up and remove rock from the road.
- Blasting is loud and will be heard by residents near the project area. MDT and the contractor will notify nearby residents several days in advance of blasting work.