City of Billings Summer Improvements

The summer of 2020 is shaping up to be a busy construction season for city projects! Use the interactive map to see what improvements are being made and to gather more information. There is also a complete list below.

Several projects are to address growth of the city, but the vast majority of projects that will be completed this summer are for maintenance and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure.

To give you an idea of the amount of infrastructure in the city that needs to be on regular maintenance and replacement cycles, here are some statistics for the city:

Miles of street: 1,160 lane miles

Traffic Signals: 122

Miles of water main: over 500 miles

Miles of sanitary sewer main: over 500 miles

Miles of storm drain pipe: 300 miles

Facilities (lift stations, pump stations, water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, etc): 35

When you pair this amount of work with our short construction seasons, it can seem like there is construction everywhere. On top of that, there are state, county and private projects trying to construct at the same time. So, while we know construction can be a hassle, we appreciate your patience while we do our best to keep our systems in good shape.

Here are some of the projects you may come across this summer:

· If you head to the landfill, notice the new scales and transfer station. The project will be completed in September and you will be able to drop off your waste in the building! There is also work being done on the road.

· The water and sanitary sewer systems have replacement projects on 1^st Avenue North from Exposition to 15^th and 24^th to 33^rd; the neighborhood west of Division to 7^th Street West between Grand and Broadwater; and on 1^st Avenue North from Exposition east on Hwy 87.

· King Avenue East from Orchard to Jackson and Wicks Lane from Bench to Hawthorne will both be widened and have sidewalks/trails added.

· Chip seals, overlays and street reconstructions are happening in the Wanigan Subdivision (Shawnee, Radford Square); the metal streets (Copper, Silver, Gold, Vickery); the hospital corridor; Lake Elmo from Main to Pemberton; Governors from Wicks to Babcock and all of Senators; 14^th Street W between Grand and Lewis; the triangle west of S. 27^th between State and 1^st Ave S; Jackson Street from King Ave E to State Street; 17^th Street West from Grand to Rimrock; 32^nd St W from King to Monad; and Zimmerman Trail from Poly to Rimrock.

· New or improved signal work is being done at Grand & Virginia; King Avenue W and 36^th and Overland & S. 24^th Street W.

· An exciting project is happening downtown too. Both N. 30^th and N. 29^th from 6^th Ave N to Montana Ave will be converted from one way streets to two way streets.

· The city is constantly working to make walking and biking safer in our community. We have pedestrian signals being installed at the roundabouts on Shiloh Road; Rimrock and Arvin; Lake Elmo and Milton; and Barrett and Kiwanis Trail.

· We will be filling in the missing sidewalk segments along 11th Avenue North between North 22nd Street and North 27th Street. Also, ADA improvements will be completed at the corners along 4th Avenue North from Division Street to North 13th Street.

Remember, all businesses remain open so support local whenever you can.

For more information, please visit City of Billings Public Works' website here.