Associated Press - Wed May 22, 2019
Montana's Gov. Bullock Signs Bills Investing $400M in Infrastructure
HELENA, Mont. (AP) Montana Gov. Steve Bullock signed a series of bills on May 10 that allow for spending nearly $400 million on buildings, bridges and water systems across the state — an effort aimed at creating jobs, boosting the state's economy and clearing up a backlog of needed work....
GSK - Wed May 08, 2019
GSK Expands in Montana
GSK announced $100 million of new investment in its manufacturing site in Hamilton, Mont., to expand the production capacity of key components of the adjuvant system used in several of GSK's vaccines, including SHINGRIX, which was approved by the U.S....
Associated Press - Wed April 24, 2019
Judge's Ruling: No Drilling North of Yellowstone Park
BOZEMAN, MONT. (AP) A Montana judge has blocked an exploratory gold mining project on private land in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that the ruling by Park County District Judge Brenda Gilbert invalidated the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's approval of Lucky Minerals Inc.'s plans to drill for gold in a narrow canyon....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 13, 2019
Cleaning Up One Million Cubic Yards of Dirt
Any earthmoving project that lasts for six years and relocates more than 1 million cu. yds. of material qualifies as high-profile. Yet Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex remediation crews labor in relative solitude....
Associated Press - Wed March 13, 2019
Montana House Passes Rules for Infrastructure Bill
HELENA, Mont. (AP) The Montana House unanimously passed a bill on Feb. 28 to set rules for lawmakers to determine how much money the state can afford to borrow and spend on building construction and maintenance....
Montana Department of Transportation - Wed February 13, 2019
MDT to Hold Open House to Discuss Construction Project
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is hosting an open house public meeting on a study to review roadway reconstruction alternatives for Secondary Highway 292 (Whitefish Stage Road) between West Reserve Drive and Montana Highway 40 (MT-40)....
Montana Department of Transportation - Wed January 30, 2019
MDT Proposes Project to Protect Rock Creek Bridge Foundations
Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to add erosion countermeasures to Rock Creek Bridge located on U.S. Highway 310 approximately one-quarter mile south of Rockvale in Carbon County....
Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 30, 2019
Bullock Proposes Infrastructure Package
HELENA, MONT. (AP) Montana lawmakers on Jan. 22 took up Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock's infrastructure proposal in what will be his fourth and final attempt at passing a major public works package. Bullock urged the Republican-led Legislature to pass the $290 million package that includes $160 million in bonds for capital projects....
Montana Department of Transportation - Wed January 16, 2019
MDT Proposes Bridge Project
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a project to rehabilitate the bridge that crosses Scott's Coulee on Beaver Creek Road (Secondary Highway 234)....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 19, 2018
MDT Changes Course of $25M Road Project Due to Old Olive Branch Mine
When the Montana Department of Transportation set out to reroute some outdated stretches of Interstates 15-90, it encountered an unexpected landmark. Located between the westbound and eastbound bridges, both built in the 1960s and considered "functionally obsolete" was an old, abandoned mine, dubbed the Olive Branch mine....
