Funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has reached Glacier National Park, where rehabilitation work on 13 bridges around the park will start Monday.
The work, which will take two years to complete, will include bridge deck and approach repairs, timber pile replacement and repairs, timber curb replacement, painting, concrete repair, stone masonry repairs, erosion control measures, and more.
Construction begins on two Inside North Fork Road bridges on Monday. The Inside North Fork Road is managed for a rustic experience and is currently open to vehicles in certain sections and provides pedestrian, bicycle, and emergency vehicular access in other sections. Visitors will have pedestrian and bicycle access to Dutch Creek, Anaconda Creek, and Camas Creek.
The Fish Creek Bridge will have limited delays in traffic until it is fully closed to motorized, pedestrian, and bicycle access on September 6, after Fish Creek Campground closes for the year.
The Appistoki Creek Bridge will have limited delays in traffic until it is fully closed to motorized, pedestrian, and bicycle access on September 26.
The North Fork Bridge, located on the north end of Camas Road, and the Lee Creek Bridge, located along Chief Mountain Highway, are also part of the rehabilitation project. That work will take place in 2022 or 2023. Construction at all bridges will conclude for the season no later than November 14, 2022.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a $1 trillion investment in America’s infrastructure to rebuild roads and bridges, tackle the climate crisis, and advance environmental justice. It enables the National Park Service to make strategic and significant investments to repair critical facilities and infrastructure and enhance conservation and recreation opportunities.
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