County hopes for big improvements to North Fork Road in 2018

North Fork Road, March 17, 2016 - W. K. Walker
North Fork Road, March 17, 2016 – W. K. Walker

A good summary of the county’s plans for the North Fork Road, if they can get the money . . .

A $1.6 million federal grant proposal to improve the North Fork Road from Polebridge to the Canadian border will likely be submitted by April 4, Flathead National Forest officials said last week.

In a presentation to the county commissioners, forest staff officer Gary Danczyk said that if the grant is awarded, the project likely would not begin until 2018 or 2019.

Officials from the U.S. Border Patrol and Glacier National Park, which are also included in the application, also spoke in support of the grant proposal.

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