MDT to study of U.S. Hwy. 93 improvement options near Somers

SOMERS - The Montana Department of Transportation notified the public and seeks comments on a proposal to study improvement options on U.S. Highway 93 North near Somers.

The study begins just south of the Old U.S. Highway 93 intersection and extends northerly for 4 miles to the Forest Hill Road intersection.

The study will evaluate options for surface rehabilitation and improvements that might include 4-foot-wide shoulders (8-foot-wide shoulders on the north side of the project), roadside slope flattening, fog sealing of the existing shared use path, upgrades to Americans With Disabilities Act facilities, guardrail and concrete barrier rail upgrades, sign upgrades, and spot geotechnical stabilization. The results of the study might lead to a design project.

The study is scheduled to be done in 2019.

Contact MDT Administrator Ed Toavs at (406) 523-5802 or Project Design Engineer Ben Nunnallee at (406) 523-5846. Submit written comments to the MDT at P.O. Box 7039, Missoula, MT 59807-7039, or online at: mdt.mt.gov/mdt/comment_form.shtml

Please note that your comments are for project UPN 9186000. Alternative accessible formats of this information will be provided upon request by contacting Alice Flesch, Human Resources and Occupational Safety Division, P.O. Box 201001, Helena, MT 59620; (406) 444-9229; TTY (800) 335-7592; fax (406) 444-7243; or e-mail to aflesch@mt.gov.

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