Construction to begin on southeastern Montana bridges this spring

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Sletten Construction will begin the Southeast Montana Bridge Preservation project this spring. This project will rehabilitate 11 bridges in southeastern Montana. These bridges impact Montana Highway 39 (MT 39), US Highways 212 (US 212) and 12 (US 12), Interstate 94 (I 94), and the communities of Forsyth, Colstrip, Lame Deer, Broadus, Ashland, and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.

Crews will begin with the Powder River Bridge and the Little Powder River Bridge on US 212 near Broadus in early April to perform bridge deck repair, includin...