*Updated: Monday, November 17, 2008

Shiloh Road is under construction at it's north end including new city water and sewer lines.  Shiloh is currently closed between Poly Drive and Grand Avenue.

*Central Avenue will be closed immediately east of the intersection with Shiloh Road beginning Wednesday, November 19th, through Wednesday, November 26th.  A detour will be in place.*

Ames Construction, Inc. will be performing bridge and road repairs 35 miles north of Billings.  A detour at US HWY 87 South and Old Hardin Road will be in place.

This project is scheduled from October 30th through mid January 2009.

Updated: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Photo: Wednesday, November 18, 2008

Work has begun on rebuilding Airport Road with the hope that the $24 million project will be completed by the end of 2009.

This project will include widening Airport Road to four lanes, rebuilding intersections at opposite ends of the road and a new roundabout at the North 27th Street intersection, as well as a new roundabout near the airport and Airport Road.  Pedestrian tunnels will be built beneath Alkali Creek and Airport Roads.

Riverside Contracting out of Missoula, the company awarded the contract for this project, is setting up a website for this project.  Feel free to access this website at http://www.airportroad.org/.

*Within the next few days, weather permitting, the new lanes on the south side of Airport Road will be striped and ready for traffic.  Both lanes of traffic with then be moved onto the two new lanes between Edwards Jet Center and the high-tension power lines at the east end.

 Absolutely NO LOADS OVER 12-FEET will be permitted on Airport Road between 27th Street and Main Street.

After traffic is moved onto the new lanes, a new connection to Rimtop Drive will be cut in.  Note from the photo that the new lanes are approximately 4-feet below the current lanes of Airport Road.

The new approach will be cut in one lane at a time, beginning with the right hand lane into the business park.  There will be one lane traffic in and out of the business park, with traffic controlled with flag persons.  Traffic going to and from the business park will be required to use the old Airport Road traffic lanes between 27th Street and Rimtop Drive during construction.

THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS FROM THE EAST (Main Street) TO RIMTOP DRIVE WHILE THIS WORK IS BEING PERFORMED.*

Beginning Monday, October 20, 2008, the Yellowstone County Public Works Department will close 64th Street West south of Danford Road and Laurel Airport Road, east of 72nd Street West, to all traffic for road construction.

64th will be closed until further notice.

Updates will be made available whenever possible.

Updated: Saturday, November 8, 2008
Photo: Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Knife River has closed King Avenue East to through traffic between South Billings Blvd. and Hallowell Lane.  Detours are in place.  Watch for traffic control.  An unpaved access road has been established to access Burger King off King Avenue East.  Residents will also have access to their houses.

This project is scheduled to be completed in late November.

*Knife River will be converting the intersection of South Billings Blvd. and King Avenue East to a 4-way stop starting Monday, November 10th.  The traffic signals will flash red for a couple of days, then stop signs will be in place.  Work will be taking place on the traffic signals and poles during this time.  Traffic control devices will be in place to delineate lanes of traffic.  This portion of the project is scheduled to be completed on Friday, November 14th.*

*Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2008

Beginning Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 7:00 a.m., Riverside Sand & Gravel began construction on Rimrock Road between Shiloh Road and 54th Street West.

Construction will begin with rotomilling, excavation and utility installation.

Traffic will be permitted through the construction zone using one-lane traffic and flag persons.  Expect delays of five to fifteen minutes.  The North Frontage Road is suggested as a detour around the construction zone.  Speed limits are reduced to 25 mph in the work zone.  Please watch for workers.

This project is scheduled to be completed in November 2008.

*The following intersections of Rimrock Road will be closed for concrete work until approximately 8:00 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2008"

• Clear View Drive and Rimrock Road
• Westfield Drive and Rimrock Road
• Town Lane and Rimrock Road

These three intersections are closed to install concrete valley gutters to improve drainage across the intersections.

Alternate routes will be provided.  Please watch for all detour signs, traffic control devices and workers in the construction zones.  Speed limits are reduced to 25 mph and will be enforced.*

*Updated: Monday, November 17, 2008
Photos: Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Construction is underway on the Aronson extension project that will extend the avenue southward to meet Alkali Creek Road and add about 3000 feet of new roadway to Aronson.  Currently construction will not be affecting traffic except for a small portion of the roadway just past Camel Place on the north side of the jobsite.

Installation of traffic signals at the inersection of Governors and Aronson has begun.  Traffic will be reduced to one lane with no major delays expected, but look for slow downs.

This project is scheduled to be completed in late December.

*On Tuesday, November 18th, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., paving will take place at the intersection of Aronson Road and Governor's Blvd.  There will be a flag person directing traffic.  Please expect intermittent delays.  Be prepared for single lane traffic.*