Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed July 19, 2017
Judge Blocks Montana Dam Again Over Threat to Fish
HELENA, MONT. (AP) A judge blocked construction of a $59 million irrigation dam because of the potential threat to an ancient fish species in Montana's Yellowstone River just three months after he lifted a previous injunction on the project....
Wed July 05, 2017
MDT Seeks Public's Input on Culvert Project Near Chinook
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to repair/replace up to 37 culverts spanning about 24 mi. of U.S. Highway 2 east of Chinook in Blaine County....
Wed May 24, 2017
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve School Bonds for New Construction
Three Montana cities have passed school bonds for construction, including a $125 million bond in Bozeman to build a new high school and remodel the current one. School districts throughout the state held elections on May 2 to choose school board members and request operating levies....
Thu May 11, 2017
Open Job Bids for Montana Rail Park
As of May 9, project bids for a rail park located in Flathead, Montana have opened. The proposed Glacier Rail Park will a rail-served industrial facility serving Montana's northwest region. Partial funding has come from the US Department of Transportation via the Transportation Investment Generating Economic grant....
Wed May 10, 2017
Montana House Approves Scaled-Down Measure to Boost Road Project Funding
The Montana House of Representatives completed the Legislature's approval of a measure that would raise motor fuel taxes to generate about $30 million a year more for state and local transportation projects....
Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon May 01, 2017
Montana Senate Panel Trims House Proposal to Increase State Fuel Tax
A Senate panel trimmed a proposed increase to the state's fuel tax previously passed by the Montana House to pay for road and bridge projects. The Senate Finance and Claims Committee approved raising the gas tax by 4-½ cents a gallon beginning this summer and gradually increasing it another 1-½ cents by mid-2022....
Mon April 03, 2017
Rehabilitation of Landmark Road Nearly Complete
This year marks the home stretch of the Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTSR) rehabilitation, a 10-year-long project to restore the nearly 90-year-old road to its former glory. But unlike other road rehabilitation projects where the new construction is noticeable, on the GTSR, motorists would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the new construction and the 1930s' construction....
Mon March 06, 2017
DOT Chiefs Tell Congress to Up Federal Funding
The heads of departments of transportation for two western states told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee they need Congress to craft an infrastructure investment plan that provides new federal funding to help states improve their systems and meet growing demand....
Chuck Harvey - Mon February 20, 2017
Crews Overcome Obstacles on Montana Bridge
Montana's $13.5 million Cabinet Gorge Replacement Project is progressing despite discovery of a huge boulder obstruction by workers drilling under the Columbia River that slowed foundation work on the bridge that will cross the Clark Fork of the river in Sanders County, Mont....
Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon February 06, 2017
Democratic Lawmakers Push Infrastructure as Montana Priority
Montana Democrats said their top priority for the legislative session will be pushing Gov. Steve Bullock's $293 million infrastructure package after a similar proposal was rejected by Republican-led lawmakers two years ago....
