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Schellinger Construction, teamed with DJ&A, has been selected to complete the Reserve Drive: Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road project. We are working on a Groundbreaking Ceremony and Open House for later this summer. If you would like to attend, or learn more, please contact us.

October 6, 2023

The City of Kalispell, in partnership with MDT, are taking steps forward on the Reserve Drive: Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road project. A request for proposal (RFP) has recently been issued for design-build teams to begin submitting proposals for the recommended improvement option selected through the West Reserve Drive Corridor Planning Study. Project design is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2024, and construction is scheduled to begin later that year or in 2025, weather and other factors permitting.

In 2023, this project was awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MPDG) to address transportation and traffic challenges. Project improvements will include widening Reserve Drive from Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road from three to five lanes, adding a center turn lane, replacing the Stillwater River Bridge deck to include sidewalks, and adding a shared-use path. Intersection improvements to Hutton Ranch Road and Whitefish Stage Road will also include dedicated turn lanes, signals, and concrete surfacing.

The selected design-build team will prepare detailed plans for construction based on the study's selected design. Surrounding businesses and stakeholders will be notified if right-of-way is impacted.

More information will be provided as construction approaches.

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May 19, 2023

Happy Spring! The City of Kalispell, in partnership with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), is moving forward with the highly anticipated Reserve Drive: Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road project.

This year, MDT and the City of Kalispell will select a project team and begin designing the recommended improvement option selected through the West Reserve Drive Corridor Planning Study. Soon, MDT will be receiving Statements of Qualifications from design-build teams to then release the official Request for Proposals in July. A design-build team is anticipated to be selected later this year. Construction will occur in late 2024 or 2025.

Project improvements will ultimately include widening Reserve Drive from Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road from three to five lanes, including a center turn lane, replacing the Stillwater River bridge deck to include sidewalks, and adding a shared use path and a pedestrian sidewalk. In addition, intersection improvements to Hutton Ranch Road and Whitefish Stage Road will include dedicated turn lanes, signals, and concrete surfacing.

Please note, this is the first phase of construction made possible by the US Department of Transportation Multimode Project Discretionary Grant (MPDG) to address transportation and traffic challenges. As funding is acquired, future phases of the project will take place east of Whitefish Stage Road and at the intersections with US 2 and US 93.

Questions? To receive email updates on the project, please contact Becca at beccaXYZbigskypublicrelationsABCcom or call our project hotline at 406-207-4484.

Interested in signing up to receive text updates? To sign up for text updates, text RESERVEDRWHITEF to 41411. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary. Text STOP to cancel. Texting alerts are not managed by MDT and may have different privacy and security policies. For more information, see https://smstc.us/t41411/.

April 7, 2023

The City of Kalispell, in partnership with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), kick off the highly anticipated Reserve Drive: Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road project. In 2023, MDT and the City of Kalispell will select a project team and begin design of the recommended improvement option selected through the West Reserve Drive Corridor Planning Study. Construction will occur in late 2024 or 2025.

The 2020-2021 US Census named Kalispell the fastest growing micropolitan area in the country. Traffic volumes have increased dramatically, causing significant delays on Reserve Drive and Whitefish Stage Road. In 2022, this project was awarded the US Department of Transportation Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MPDG) to address transportation and traffic challenges.

Project improvements will include widening Reserve Drive from Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road from three to five lanes, including a center turn lane, replacing the Stillwater River bridge deck to include sidewalks, and adding a shared-use path and a pedestrian sidewalk. In addition, intersection improvements to Hutton Ranch Road and Whitefish Stage Road will include dedicated turn lanes, signals and concrete surfacing.

Updates will be sent out via mail, news releases, and public meetings held to ensure the Flathead community is kept informed on this project and other Reserve Drive and Whitefish Stage Road projects that are taking place within the next few years.

Interested in signing up to receive text updates? To sign up for text updates, text RESERVEDRWHITEF to 41411. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary. Text STOP to cancel. Texting alerts are not managed by MDT and may have different privacy and security policies. For more information, see https://smstc.us/t41411/ [smstc.us].

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