Highway 41 trail construction starts today

POST FALLS — Idaho Transportation Department crews will be cutting asphalt today and Saturday in the northbound right lane of Highway 41 from Seltice Way to Mullan Avenue.

The work will begin at 5 a.m. today, continue overnight and finish by 5 a.m. Saturday. Expect traffic delays in the area.

About 24,000 vehicles per day use the Seltice Way/Highway 41 intersection.

The asphalt is being cut in anticipation of future curb installation at this location. An 8.5-foot-wide pedestrian trail from Seltice to Mullan on the east side of Highway 41 is being constructed to replace a small dirt path in the corridor. Excavation work is underway.

City officials said they expect the trail to be completed around June.

W.M. Winkler Co. won the construction contract for $518,132, which does not including design and engineering.

The city received a $500,000 Community Choices grant from the state to fund most of the trail project. The urban renewal agency also contributed $300,000 in matching funds.