Post Falls chip sealing starts Monday

POST FALLS - The city of Post Falls will begin chip sealing streets Monday.

Chip sealing is expected to be completed Thursday, weather permitting. Drivers may experience periodic lane closures and should expect minimum delays.

Crews are scheduled to begin chip sealing Seltice Way from McGuire Road to Pleasant View Road on Monday at 7 a.m. or as soon as the temperature is 70 degrees.

By Monday afternoon, crews are expected to move to the Prairie Falls subdivision starting in the north section and completing the Prairie Falls south area late Monday and or Tuesday.

The schedule for other areas is as follows: Singing Hills, Tuesday; Inverness, Tuesday/Wednesday; Riverside Harbor Drive, Wednesday/Thursday; and Plaza Drive, Thursday/Friday.

Garbage pickup in these areas will not be affected. Residents should place their garbage toters at curbside as usual.

The city asks that residents remove all vehicles from streets. Violators will be towed. Do not run sprinklers in the street the day before or the day of chip sealing. Streets must be dry.

Drive slowly the first two days and refrain from making sharp turns. Traffic will be allowed on streets during the application of the chip seal with short-term delays and temporary lane closures. To avoid rock chips, the speed limits may be reduced within the work zones until the newly-sealed streets are swept clean of the chips.

Avoid the construction area and find alternate routes when possible. Do not walk in the chip seal material. It will not come out of carpets.