Project Updates

An updated draft of the summary report is now available here: Summary Report Draft

The second and final public meeting was held last night at Parmly Library. Thanks for all that attended and provided feedback on the project! We will be accepting additional comments on the current draft report through Friday, March 13. You can contact me directly at dclark@sandersonstewart.com or use the contact form on the project website at http://sandersonstewart.com/projects/innerbeltloop/contact/.

The draft corridor study report has been revised to address comments received from the project oversight committee and the MPO. The updated report can be found via Documents & Exhibits link at the top of the page. Please review the report and provide feedback via this website or at the upcoming public meeting on March 5. Thank you!

Public comments on the draft study report will be accepted through Friday, January 31, 2020. The second and final public meeting for the study will be scheduled for late February. Please check back here for details on date, time, and location for the meeting.

Audio from the Informational Meeting held on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the Billings Community Center on 360 N. 23 Street, Billings, MT 59101 is now available online here: Public Meeting #1 Audio

The project team has completed a draft of the corridor study report. A PDF copy of the draft report is available for public review on this website via the Documents & Exhibits link at the top of this web page. The draft report does not include the appendices, but is otherwise complete. You can provide comments on the report via the Contact link above, and we will also be having a second public meeting to present the draft report at a TBD date in February. Please check back here for updates on a date, time, and location for the upcoming public meeting. Thanks!

Informational Meeting
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
(formal presentation to begin approximately 6:15)
Billings Community Center
360 N. 23 Street, Billings, MT 59101

Come hear about and help plan for this future transportation corridor. The Inner Belt Loop Corridor Study will examine the proposed corridor from the terminus of Skyway Drive and Alkali Creek to Highway 3. The study will evaluate the challenges of the proposed roadway, develop an access plan that will include bike/pedestrian infrastructure, storm water management strategies and evaluate future impacts to the corridor by new development activity.

The meeting is open to the public. The Yellowstone County Planning Board attempts to provide accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’ participation in any department service, program or activity. For reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact Tammy Deines, Planning Clerk at (406) 247-8610 at least two days before the meeting. Alternative accessible formats of this information will be provided upon request.

Comments may be submitted in writing at this meeting, by mail to PCSD, 2825 3rd Avenue North, 4th Floor, Billings, MT 59101, or on this website here: Comments/Questions/Feedback.

On Monday, September 16, Sanderson Stewart presented current status and study progress to the City Council via its Work Session meeting that evening. During and after the presentation, Staff and Sanderson Stewart answered a variety of questions about various aspects of the study and our direction going forward. Public Meeting #1 is tentatively planned for late October. Please check back for updates on a date, time, and location for that meeting.

The project team has been preparing for a presentation to the City Council at the work session meeting on Monday, September 16. We have also been meeting with private utility and emergency services providers to develop an understanding of any challenges or constraints for property development that may be related to those services.  We anticipate holding a public meeting at some point in the next 6-7 weeks to inform the public and solicit input on the study.