Yellowstone County in coordination with the Lockwood Safety Pedestrian District plans to construct approximately 2,200 feet of sidewalk facilities along Old Hardin Road, in Lockwood, west of Johnson Lane. The project is in the early design phase with construction anticipated in 2025.

Proposed improvements are anticipated to include:

• A new, 6-foot boulevard sidewalk on the south side of Old Hardin Road between Woodland Road and the existing sidewalk near Lockwood Square, just east of Rykken Circle.

• Piping a section of the Lockwood Irrigation Ditch along Old Hardin Road.

• Minor drainage modifications to accommodate the new sidewalk.

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) curb ramps.

The Lockwood Sidewalk project aims to improve pedestrian and ADA access along a heavily trafficked section of Old Hardin Road, providing more connectivity between existing sidewalks and future sidewalk improvements associated with the Montana Department of Transportation’s (MDT) Billings Bypass project.

 This Yellowstone County project is being funded by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program using Transportation Alternatives (TA) funding through the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) as well as local matching funds.

Yellowstone County is overseeing project design and construction activities. DOWL is the engineering consultant.

Members of the public can email mmclean@dowl.com or call 406-869-6333 for more information and to sign up for project updates.