Mullan BUILD Updates

Hello Captain John Mullan Neighborhood,

Thank you for your patience with local construction.

If you are not already looped into the Mullan BUILD project, Missoula County received a $13 million federal BUILD grant to construct a new infrastructure network in the Mullan Road area. The federal grant, coupled with $8 million of local funding from the City and County, will support the first phase of the Mullan BUILD project construction. A network of streets will be built to improve connectivity and provide access to current and future homes and businesses. The BUILD?project will ultimately play an integral role in how Missoula grows. 

A majority of this first phase of work was completed in 2022. The remainder of phase one will be completed by mid-summer this year. For more details, please visit the BUILD webpage:?https://www.mullanbuild.com.? 

A current construction update is included below: 

Crews are present throughout the Mullan area the week of April 10 - 14.? 

MARY JANE BOULEVARD 

The week of April 10 - 14,?construction crews?remain?near?the?Mary?Jane Boulevard and?Mullan Road roundabout.?Luminaire?poles will be placed, and slope and concrete work will occur on the Mullan/Mary Jane Boulevard roundabout.? 

Crews will also be present at the north end of Mary Jane Boulevard?near Broadway and Flynn Lane, completing utility work,?and prepping for trails and sidewalks.? 

ENGLAND BOULEVARD 

Crews continue working?on the future England Boulevard connection, completing bioswales and curb and gutter. Much of?the?curb and gutter?work has been completed on the north side of the roadway connection.?The contractors will focus on pouring the south side curb and gutter in the coming weeks. 

GEORGE ELMER DRIVE 

Bike path and final roundabout work are taking place on the south end of George Elmer Drive near Mullan Road.?Lighting will be added at this roundabout as well.?A crosswalk will be added across Mullan Road at the George Elmer Drive Roundabout this spring. This will help slow traffic traveling east and west on Mullan?Road?to allow non-motorized safer passage across the busy road. 

Traffic control will be present, and drivers may experience delays. Delays of up to 10 to 15 minutes can be anticipated when traveling throughout the project area from March to June, weather dependent.?? 

The Montana Department of Transportation,?Broadway and Mary Jane Boulevard intersection signal work will begin mid-April and will be wrapped up this summer, weather?permitting. There will be no road closures/detours throughout construction. However, traffic control will be present, and drivers will likely be limited to one lane for certain periods. 

With questions or to sign up for weekly updates throughout construction please email me at?becca@bigskypublicrelations.com.? 

Respectfully,? 

Becca MacLean, on behalf of the Mullan BUILD project team