Downtown Safety, Access and Mobility Project

under construction

A downtown transportation project in Missoula, Montana, aimed at improving safety, access, and mobility in the downtown area. The project includes converting Front and Main Streets back to two-way travel, narrowing Higgins Avenue south of the Clark Fork River from four lanes to two with a dedicated center turn lane and bike lanes, and installing separated bike lanes. The project is funded largely by a $25 million RAISE grant from the federal government. Due to rising costs, some initial proposals have been scaled back, including not changing the entrance off Front Street into Caras Park and replacing raised separated bike lanes with separated at-grade bike lanes on Higgins Avenue south of the river.