Project
Mollman Pass Trail Culvert
River or area
Mission Valley reservoirs and canals
Near Kicking Horse
Program
Status
Scheduled for July and August 2023
Now
Lake County planned to replace the culvert with a bridge in July and August 2023.
Updated September 2023
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Natural Resources Department
Division of Engineering & Water Resources
Project Overview
This Lake County structure is a large Double Structural Plate Pipe culvert carrying Mollman Pass Trail near Kicking Horse over a canal owned by FIIP. It was inspected by MDT because it is greater than 20 feet in length and falls under their Federal jurisdiction for inspection. Lake County had installed support bracing after a previous routine inspection, and was allowed to keep the road open. The most recent inspection noted that some of the bracing had been removed due to debris blockage and MDT instructed Lake County to close Mollman Pass Trail.
In response, Lake County quickly worked with CSKT, MDT, and FIIP and worked out a temporary and long term solution. MDT allowed Lake County to re-install the cross-bracing immediately and keep the roadway open, with the intention of replacing the structure by the end of July-August, 2023. FIIP agreed to the maintenance of removing debris.
By year
Phases
July 2023
Design
Done
July and August 2023
Construction
Done