Billings Bypass Bridge to Open July 3, 2025!
The Montana Department of Transportation is planning to open, on July 3, the Bypass corridor across the Yellowstone River which will connect Johnson Lane in Lockwood to Five Mile Road in the Heights. “We aren’t opposed to opening it sooner,” said Mike Taylor, MDT’s District Administrator in Billings, but there are still aspects of construction […]
Rough Bridge Requires Band-Aids Until Scheduled Replacement
Community members lament the aging Huntley/Shepherd bridge repairs, with many wondering if the cracks were better than the repairs. Walt Houghton, Maintenance Chief of DOT Billings Division, has communicated that repair options are limited, and they are attempting stave off the elements until the bridge’s scheduled replacement in the next couple years. The Highway 312 […]
MDT Restricts Overweight Permits on Newly Built I-90 Bridge
Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) has restricted overweight permits for the newly constructed I-90 bridges over the Yellowstone River in Billings. The new bridges just recently completed in the last year were the subject of MDT routine inspections for newly constructed bridges. The inspections of the I-90 bridges found the bridges to have 24 improperly […]