April 2026 - Roadwork Resumes
Please check our Project Updates for continued updates throughout 2026 construction
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), in partnership with the City of Kalispell, Schellinger Construction, and DJ&A Engineering, have resumed work on the Reserve Drive: Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road project.
Crews are grading Reserve Drive between Hutton Ranch Road and Country Way.
Excavation operations continue on Reserve Drive, east of Country Way, and on Whitefish Stage Road. Trucks will be entering and exiting the project site, with flaggers controlling traffic. Drivers can expect gravel surfaces on Whitefish Stage Road and the east end of the project on Reserve Drive.
The traffic signals will remain active at the intersection of West Reserve Drive and Whitefish Stage Road until dedicated turn lanes are fully completed later this year. These signals alternate the direction of traffic to safely manage left turns during construction. Drivers can anticipate delays of up to 15 minutes in this location.
Left-turn restrictions are in place at Country Way and North Country Way. Right-in/right-out access continues at the intersection with Hutton Ranch Road on the west end of the project.
Construction hours are from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Drivers should plan for lane configuration changes along the project corridor and expect reduced speed limits.
Please stay alert for construction workers and equipment. Allow extra travel time and proceed carefully through the area.
A 12-foot width restriction remains in effect 24 hours a day through the project corridor. Oversized vehicles exceeding this width should use an alternate route.
Project Overview
(Updated 10/18/24)
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), in partnership with the City of Kalispell, have started work on the highly anticipated Reserve Drive: Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road project. In 2023, MDT and the City of Kalispell selected Schellinger Construction teamed with DJ&A to complete the recommended improvement option identified through the West Reserve Drive Corridor Planning Study. Schellinger Construction crews started work on the project in October 2024. A map of this specific project area is included below.
The 2020-2021 US Census named Kalispell the fastest growing micropolitan area in the country. Traffic volumes have increased dramatically, causing significant delays on Reserve Drive and Whitefish Stage Road. In 2022, this project was awarded the US Department of Transportation Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MPDG) to address transportation and traffic challenges.
Project improvements will include widening Reserve Drive from Hutton Ranch Road to Whitefish Stage Road from three to five lanes, including a center turn lane, replacing the Stillwater River bridge deck to include sidewalks, and adding a shared-use path and a pedestrian sidewalk. In addition, intersection improvements to Hutton Ranch Road and Whitefish Stage Road will include dedicated turn lanes, signals and concrete surfacing.
Updates will be sent out via the project webpage, mail, news releases, and public meetings held to ensure the Flathead community is kept informed on this project and other Reserve Drive and Whitefish Stage Road projects that are taking place within the next few years.
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