Commissioners Discuss Traffic Requests

The Roosevelt County Commissioners agreed to send letters of support regarding two road conditions during their meeting held on July 22.

Commissioners wrote a letter of support to the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding a project to reconstruct 7.1 miles of Montana Highway 13 between Wolf Point and Scobey from County Road 17-20-40 to County Road 17-2033.

The letter was to support the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes’ application for funding through the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects’ grant opportunity.

The letter included, “This project advances the goals of the NSFLTP program by improving safety compared to current conditions, bringing vital infrastructure into a state of good repair, enhancing quality of life for the local community and traveling public, and delivering economic benefits to the region. Reconstructing this stretch of highway and replacing the two aging bridges will result in safer infrastructure and help ensure the route remains open and reliable for economic activity.”

Commissioners said they appreciate the tribes’ commitment and look forward to the infrastructure investment this grant opportunity would bring to the region.

Commissioners also agreed to write a request to the Montana Department of Transportation of speed study for the area around the Family Dollar building and first roundabout in Poplar on Highway 2.

“They have seen some serious issues,” Commissioner Gordon Oelkers said of the increased traffic in the area. “We’re trying to make it safer.”

Oelkers noted that the same speed limit changes quickly from 35 mph to 45 mph in the stretch.

Cloverbuds

Lachlan and Carys Holbrook from the Tumbleweed 4-H Club take part in Cloverbud Day.

(Photo submitted)