Current Construction

• Phase 2 construction operations currently involve grading, tree clearing, controlled rock blasting, and the removal of surfacing both from Calumet Road to Be Still Road and from McCurdy Gulch to Pactola Dam. The contractor is using a pilot car and flaggers as needed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (MT) on weekdays and some Saturdays.
• The speed limit in the Phase 2 construction area has been reduced to 45 miles per hour.
• The Pactola Overlook parking lot is currently closed until Sunday, April 20.

Upcoming Construction

• On Monday, April 21, 2025, traffic will be diverted onto a 1,200-foot-long diversion with gravel surfacing, approximately one-half mile north of Sheridan Lake Road. This diversion is done to allow for construction of a box culvert. The 12-foot width restriction will remain in place.
• Sheridan Lake Fishing Pier and parking lot will be closed from Monday, April 21, 2025, until Friday, June 13, 2025. Fishing access from Dakota Point and Sheridan Lake Campground will not be impacted.
• Phase 1 permanent surfacing activities begin Monday, April 21, 2025. The contractor will use pilot cars and flaggers as needed starting on Monday, April 28, 2025, with delays of up to 15 minutes. Surfacing activities will start at the Pennington Lawrence County line and work south. Phase 1 surfacing is expected to be completed by Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
• Closure D (Be Still Road to Calumet Road) takes effect on Monday, April 28, 2025, and ends Friday, June 13, 2025. During this time period, the closed roadway will not be open to through-traffic. Outside of the closure, but still within the construction area, travelers can expect pilot cars and wait times, the use of large construction equipment, narrowed driving lanes, and loose gravel surfacing. Construction work will also take place overnight as needed.
• Closure C (Sheridan Lake Road to Be Still Road) begins on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, and ends on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Closure E (Pactola Dam to Taylor Ranch Road) begins on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, and ends on Friday, March 6, 2026.

Current Construction

• Phase 2 construction operations currently involve off-road grading, tree clearing, and logging operations. The contractor is using a pilot car and flaggers as needed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (MT) on weekdays and some Saturdays.
• Blasting with traffic impacts is scheduled to take place beginning Tuesday, March 25, 2025, through Sunday, April 27, 2025. For more information, review the update from Monday, March 17, 2025. Users of Highway 385 can expect temporary road closures causing up to one hour of delay during rock blasting and subsequent rockfall cleanup. The public is advised to stay away from the drilling and blasting area during this time. To avoid unknown wait times, please consider using an alternative route.

Upcoming Construction

• Phase 1 (Pactola Dam to the Pennington-Lawrence County Line) permanent surfacing takes place this summer and will be completed by the end of July 2025. Currently, there are approximately two miles of gravel and three miles of hard surface between Pactola Dam and the Pennington-Lawrence County Line. During this time period, roadway users can expect the use of flaggers and pilot cars with delays up to15 minutes.
• Closure C (Sheridan Lake Road to Be Still Road) takes effect on Monday, April 28, 2025, and ends Friday, June 13, 2025. During this time period, the closed roadway will not be open to through traffic. Outside of the closure, but within the construction area, travelers can expect pilot cars and wait times, the use of large construction equipment, narrowed driving lanes, and loose gravel surfacing.
• Closure D (Be Still Road to Calumet Road) begins on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, and ends on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Closure E (Pactola Dam to Taylor Ranch Road) begins on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, and ends on Friday, March 6, 2026.

Current Construction

• • Phase 2 construction operations currently involve off-road grading, tree clearing, and logging operations.
  • The contractor is using a pilot car and flaggers as needed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (MT) on weekdays and some Saturdays.
  • Rock blasting is anticipated to take place on U.S. Highway 385 one-half mile north of Sheridan Lake Road during the week of March 17, 2025.
  • Blasting times are yet to be determined.

Users of Highway 385 can expect temporary road closures causing up to one hour of delay during rock blasting and subsequent rockfall cleanup.

• The public is advised to stay away from the drilling and blasting area during this time. To avoid unknown wait times, please consider using an alternative route.

Upcoming Construction

• Phase 1 (Pactola Dam to the Pennington-Lawrence County Line) permanent surfacing takes place this summer and will be completed by the end of July 2025. Currently, there are approximately two miles of gravel and three miles of hard surface between Pactola Dam and the Pennington-Lawrence County Line.
• During this time period, roadway users can expect the use of flaggers and pilot cars with delays up to 15 minutes.
• Closure C (Sheridan Lake Road to Be Still Road) takes effect on Monday, April 28, 2025, and ends Friday, June 13, 2025.
• During this time period, the closed roadway will not be open to through traffic. Outside of the closure, but within the construction area, travelers can expect pilot cars and wait times, the use of large construction equipment, narrowed driving lanes, and loose gravel surfacing.