Pipe Creek Road could see temporary closure next month

Officials with the Kootenai National Forest last week alerted residents to the potential temporary closure of Pipe Creek Road later in the summer.

In a Facebook post, U.S. Forest Service personnel warned that state crews were eyeing a slump in the road just past Turner Mountain near the old moose pond. Work is tentatively planned to begin July 12.

Officials expect the project to take just a few days. Project approval remains pending, according to the social media post.

“…[We] wanted to get it out there as a heads up to the public and users of that road,” it reads.