Route 36 (windward/chalan kalabera) improvement, phase I.a, saipan

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $738,125.40 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Works on July 29, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) for Route 36 (Windward/Chalan Kalabera) Improvement, Phase 1.A. This project involves the construction of approximately 0.75 miles of all-weather roadway along Route 36 on the northern coast of Saipan, extending from Station 90+00 to Station 130+00. The improvement includes asphalt pavement with 11.50-foot-wide travel lanes and 4.50-foot-wide shoulders/bike lanes on each side, along with roadside drainage, drainage crossings, permanent traffic markers and signs, and other roadway appurtenances to create a complete, usable, and safe transportation facility.

This Highway Planning and Construction award supports the CNMI Department of Public Works' ongoing infrastructure development efforts across the Northern Mariana Islands. The project is consistent with the program's funding priorities for highway improvement and safety enhancements on public roads, with work to be performed in the territorial jurisdiction. As a territorial transportation agency functioning similarly to a state department of transportation, the CNMI Department of Public Works administers this project in accordance with federal highway program requirements and federal-aid highway standards.

Project description

This project involves the construction of approximately .75 mile of all weathered roadway along route 36, from station 90+00 to station 130+00 also known as windward/chalan kalabera, located in the northern coast of saipan. IT begins at approximately 200 feet from the intersection with route 318. The improvement includes asphalt pavement of 11.50 feet wide travel lanes, 4.50 feet wide shoulders/bike lanes on each side, roadside drainage, drainage crossings, permanent traffic markers and signs, and other roadway appurtenances for a complete, usable and safe facility.