Getting AroundFriday, November 6
Zimmerman Trail will close Monday for three weeks of rockfall work
The Good Day Billings team
If you drive Zimmerman Trail, your commute changes Monday. Billings Public Works has announced that contractors will anchor and stabilize a section of rock by underpinning it, and a Gazette photo shows an electronic sign already warning drivers.
Zimmerman Trail will be closed from Nov. 9 through Nov. 30
Closure for rockfall mitigation
November 2026
- Zimmerman Trail closed
Plan another route to Highway 3.
Sources: Billings Gazette, NonStop Local Billings
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| Days | |
|---|---|
| Zimmerman Trail closed | Nov. 9–30 |
It's the only direct route between the West End and Highway 3, and the city hasn't released any official alternate routes. Staying on Rimrock Road to Highway 3 would add at least five minutes to a drive that usually takes two, so we suggest mapping your backup before Monday.
- Closed: Zimmerman Trail from Rimrock Road to Highway 3
- Starts: Mon., Nov. 9, at 8:30 a.m.
- Reopens: Nov. 30
- Thanksgiving: the stretch stays closed over the holiday
Thousands of drivers will need another way to Highway 3
- 13,000
- or more vehicles use the road daily
- 3 weeks
- of closure for rockfall work
- 2 minutes
- is the usual drive to Highway 3 from the trail
- 5 minutes
- at least, added by going via Rimrock Road
Sources: Billings Gazette, NonStop Local Billings
Sources: Billings Gazette, NonStop Local Billings