MISSOULA — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) has officially completed work to rehabilitate 38 bridges between Missoula and Sula in Western Montana.
The bridge preservation project involved crews rehabilitating bridges with crack sealing, smoothing, joint repairs, and new pavement markings, evaluating each bridge for specific needs.
Crews rehabilitated 37 of the project’s 38 bridges, including bridges on U.S. Highway 93, Bell Crossing West, Secondary Highway 269, and Secondary Highway 203. Work on the Secondary Highway 531 bridge near Hamilton was postponed until this year due to the weather.
“L & J did a fantastic job quickly and efficiently completing work to rehabilitate these bridges,” said Che Hassan, MDT Missoula District Engineering Project Manager. “These repairs and rehabilitation will greatly extend the service life of these bridges, so they can keep serving the Bitterroot Valley.”
The bridges were all built between 1949 and 2011. Visit the project website here for additional information.
