Bitterroot Eastside Highway Construction Virtual Open House The major construction project on the East Side Highway (US 269) south of Stevensville starts this month. The Montana Department of Transportation and First Mark Construction are having an online open house Wednesday, April 7, to explain the project to the public. The "South of Stevensville Safety Improvements Project" will be featued in the virtual open house, with opportunities to ask questions of the project team. The meeting will be conducted on the Zoom platform and you can register for the session at https://bit.ly/SSIopenhouse. The road section involved is between Pine Hollow Road and North Birch Creek road, including the intersection at Bell Crossing and Willoughby Lane. The project involves widened road shoulders, flattened slopes beside the road, new flashing lights at Bell Crossing, along with guardrail replacements, new pavement markings and signs. The construction will require lane closures and delays are expected. Electronic signs just south of the Stevensville city limits have been advising motorists of the upcoming construction.