Road Construction Resumes on Highway 2

With the transition of winter to spring, Blaine County residents and travelers of U.S. Highway 2 are beginning to see road construction projects once again impact their travel. According to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), there are two active construction projects in the local area: one from US-2's mile marker 393 to 403 and another from mile marker 404 to 428.

In the first stretch, approximately nine miles east of Havre to Chinook, topsoil and shoulder work began on Wednesday, March 24 and will continue this week. Engineering Project Manager for MDT, Mike Moore explained that...