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Bozeman outlines 2025 street maintenance, friction-seal program and major connector project
Summary
City of Bozeman staff described planned 2025 maintenance work including expanded friction-seal treatments, a contractor overlay on South 19th, localized mill-and-overlay work, and a capital connector to close North 20th/27th discontinuity; the city also reported TA trail delays tied to federal environmental review.
City of Bozeman staff updated the MPO technical committee on 2025 pavement preservation, maintenance and capital projects, including expanded use of friction-seal treatments, an in-house paving program and a planned arterial connection.
The city described three primary local revenue sources for capital and maintenance work: street maintenance assessments (for maintenance), street impact fees (for capacity projects), and the Arterial Collector District (to provide local match for larger street projects). Staff said they are expanding friction-seal applications — an urban-friendly surface similar to a block seal that preserves friction — after a positive trial last year.
Major 2025 projects include a contractor-led mill-and-overlay on South 19th from Main to Kagy, a local paving program for roughly 1.5 miles done by in‑house crews, and a capital construction project to connect North 27th to North 20th (Baxter to Cattail) with a new roundabout at Cattail and a signal at Baxter. The connection is intended to reduce through-traffic pressure on North 19th.
Bozeman staff said they plan targeted mill-and-overlay work in neighborhoods that have seen utility cutbacks and that they will continue a policy of minimum full-lane pavement remediation after utility work to avoid narrow trench repairs that create long-term pavement joints. The city also reported persistent pavement performance issues in the Oak and Cottonwood roundabout and expects to mill-and-overlay the inside lane once plants open in the spring.
Staff noted delays to locally funded TA trail projects because of lengthy federal environmental (NEPA) review; those projects are now expected to shift into a later construction season. Bozeman staff asked the committee to raise detailed technical questions in a later meeting if needed.
No action was required of the committee.
