The Western Federal Lands Highway Division issued a Notice to Prospective Offerors for Solicitation No. 69056725R000015, concerning the Trestle Creek Road reconstruction and paving project in Bonner County, Idaho. The project, spanning approximately 3.7 miles (MP 100 to 103.7) along US Forest Service Route 275, aims to create an all-weather, single-lane road with turnouts, providing year-round access to the Kaniksu National Forest. Work includes asphalt paving, intersection improvements, strategic turnouts, drainage enhancements (culvert replacements), stream bank restoration, and roadside safety upgrades (signage, pavement markings, delineators). Prospective offerors are advised to view the site before November 25th due to potential snow, and to contact Bonner County Public Works for current road conditions. Technical questions should be emailed to wfl.plans-spec@dot.gov. A special notice requires all materials to be certified free from noxious weeds, necessitating a fall weed inspection. Solicitation documents will be available on sam.gov in Fall/Winter 2025.
The Trestle Creek Road project, ID FLAP BONNER 841(1), is a preliminary infrastructure development located in the Kaniksu National Forest, aiming to upgrade approximately 13.5 miles of Trestle Creek Road. The project involves extensive roadway excavation, the placement of asphalt concrete pavement, and aggregate base grading D, with a separation-stabilization geotextile (Class 1, Type A woven) installed beneath the pavement structure. Key aspects include reconditioning ditches, cleaning and installing culverts, and constructing new turnouts. A significant portion of the project focuses on bank stabilization at multiple sites (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A-1, 3A-2, 3B, and 4) along the Trestle Creek, utilizing riprap (Method A, Class 2 and 4), conserved streambed material, willow pole cuttings, and fish passage boulders. The project adheres to specific coordinate systems and datums for survey control, with detailed plans for roadway connections and utility considerations.
The FLAP BONNER 841(1) project, located 13 miles east of Sandpoint, Idaho, in the Kaniksu National Forest, involves roadway improvements on Trestle Creek Road (MP 100 to 103.7). This 3.75-mile project, estimated to cost between $5 million and $10 million, is tentatively scheduled for solicitation in Fall 2025 with completion by Fall/Winter 2026. The scope of work includes placing riprap, roadway aggregate, and asphalt concrete pavement. Key tasks involve construction survey and staking, quality control, soil erosion and dust control, clearing and grubbing (0.2 acres), removal of culverts and asphalt, excavation and embankment, and the installation of separation-stabilization geotextile. Slope reinforcement with various classes of riprap will be undertaken. Aggregate and base courses, asphalt concrete pavement, and asphalt tack coat are also specified. Incidental construction includes furnishing and placing topsoil, turf establishment, willow pole cuttings, temporary traffic control (flaggers, cones, signs), and environmental mitigation with rootwads.