BOZEMAN, Mont. — The City of Bozeman received federal funding to work on two new improvement projects.
One project would add 10-foot-wide shared-use paths on East Valley Center Road between Catron and Catamount Streets, North 19th Avenue between Baxter Lane and Rawhide Ridge Road, and Flanders Mill Road between Sunstone Street and Durston Road.
The other project involves maintaining pavements on existing shared paths along Oak Street, North 19th Avenue and Huffine Lane/Main Street.
The goal of the projects is to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists in Bozeman.
The City of Bozeman sent the following:
The City of Bozeman, in partnership with the Montana Department of Transportation, recently began work on two projects after receiving funding from the federal Transportation Alternatives (TA) highway program. Under the first project, the City will construct new 10-foot-wide shared-use paths on East Valley Center Road between Catron and Catamount Streets, North 19th Avenue between Baxter Lane and Rawhide Ridge Road, and Flanders Mill Road between Sunstone Street and Durston Road. The second project involves maintaining the pavement on several existing separated shared-use paths along Oak Street, North 19th Avenue, and Huffine Lane/Main Street. The City’s Planning Department will handle the planning for both projects, reducing reliance on outside consultants and further expanding funding.
“This funding will allow us to more quickly respond to a need that many residents have expressed: safer, separated paths for cyclists and pedestrians,” said Nicholas Ross, Director of Transportation and Engineering. “We have worked hard to plan and design these projects and can now make them a reality without relying solely on local taxpayer funds.”
The new shared paths will fill gaps in missing sections of the city’s transportation network and help guide pedestrians and cyclists safely through the city. The sidewalk maintenance project will help extend the useful life of the existing shared paths. When such sidewalk maintenance projects are implemented, more costly sidewalk reconstructions can be avoided at a later date.
“MDT is pleased that the City of Bozeman has applied for and received this funding,” said Dave Holien, Transportation Alternatives Engineer at MDT. “These are much-needed projects that will provide much-needed safety and connectivity improvements for pedestrians and cyclists.”
For more information on these two projects, please contact Kellen Gamradt, PE at 406-582-2283.
