MDT proposes roadway safety improvements from Thompson Falls to Perma

PLAINS - The Montana Department of Transportation would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal regarding the following roadway safety improvements on State Primary Route 6/MT 200 from Thompson Falls to Perma in Sanders County:

• Install shoulder rumble strips on both sides of the highway.

To better accommodate bicyclists, the planned rumble strips will be 6” wide instead of the standard 12” wide strips.

The above-listed proposed work will occur at the following locations:

• Location No. 1: Beginning at reference marker 46.2 and extending to reference marker 51.5.

• Location No. 2: Beginning at reference marker 76.7 and extending to reference marker 81.9.

• Location No. 3: Beginning at reference marker 82.5 and extending to reference marker 84.7.

• Location No. 4: Beginning at reference marker 90.5 and extending to reference marker 94.1.

• Location No. 5: Beginning at reference marker 95.3 and extending to reference marker 98.7.

This project is tentatively scheduled for construction in the fall of 2013, depending on completion of all project development activities and availability of funding.

No new right-of-way or utility relocations are anticipated for this project.

For more information, please contact Missoula District Administrator Ed Toavs at (406) 523-5802, or Project Design Engineer Gabe Priebe at (406) 444-5446. For the hearing impaired, the TTY number is (406) 444-7696 or 1-800-335-7592, or call the Montana Relay at 711. People may submit written comments to the Montana Department of Transportation Missoula office at PO Box 7039, Missoula, MT 59807-7039, or online at