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Annual Missoula chip seal project starting up

Posted at 10:19 AM, Jul 22, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-22 12:19:55-04
Missoula Chip Seal
Missoula’s annual chip seal project began on 7.22.19 and will continue through 8.8.19. (MTN News file photo)

MISSOULA – Missoula’s annual chip seal project began Monday and will continue through Aug. 8.

Missoula street crews annually seal the surface of about 100 blocks of its streets and this year, the work will cover about 120 blocks.

City officials note that the work seals the asphalt surface from weather erosion and extends the life of the pavement and delays reconstruction, reduces the number of potholes and saves money and disruption for Missoula’s residents.

The program began in 1987 and to date, city crews have sealed a majority of the eligible streets and is now returning to the streets sealed and protected early in the program

Motorists should expect slight traffic delays throughout the project.

Drivers and cyclists will see loose chip rock left on the streets for two to three weeks before street sweepers clean up the chips.

Street Division crews will place barricades on streets with on-street parking in advance of the chip seal operation.

Click here for more information on this year’s chip seal project.