Associated Press - Tue November 20, 2018
Officials Award $324M Contract to Replace Border Fencing
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Officials have awarded a contract to replace 14 mi. of pedestrian fencing along the border near Yuma. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Nov. 15, that the agency, along with the U.S....
Matthew Daly - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon November 12, 2018
Another Keystone XL Setback: Environmental Review Ordered
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a setback for the Trump administration, a federal judge has blocked a permit for construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada and ordered officials to conduct a new environmental review....
Montana Department of Transportation - Wed November 07, 2018
MDT Submits Bridge Improvements, Paving Project Details
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is notifying the public and seeking comment on two projects. One project implements improvements on bridges near Wolf Creek in Lewis and Clark County. The second project involves a paving project along 11.8 mi....
RDO Equipment Company - Wed October 24, 2018
Montana Dealers Celebrate RDO Equipment's 50th Anniversary
In 2018, RDO Equipment Co. is celebrating 50 years of partnerships, gratitude and vision in the equipment industry. All year, stores across the RDO Equipment Co. are marking the milestone in different ways....
Montana Department of Transportation - Wed October 10, 2018
MDT Proposes to Rehabilitate Five Bridges on Highway 43
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to rehabilitate five bridges on Montana Highway 43 between Wisdom and Divide in Beaverhead, Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties....
Department of the Interior - Wed August 29, 2018
$33.3M in Construction Projects Approved for Wyoming, Montana
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced nearly $21.3 million in funding approved to rebuild critical national park infrastructure in Wyoming. The money will go towards the rehabilitation and seismic retrofit of the Mammoth Hotel Guest Room Wings at Yellowstone National Park....
U.S. Senator Jon Tester - Wed August 29, 2018
Tester Takes on Washington for Montana Contractors, Construction Workers
U.S. Senator Jon Tester is taking on Washington to strengthen the state's economy and provide more certainty for Montana contractors and construction workers. Tester is pushing Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to change the annual time cycle for awarding federal government grants so contractors are able to secure contracts before the start of construction season....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 08, 2018
Holter Dam Celebrates 100 Years
Montana's Holter Dam has been a fixture above the Missouri River for 100 years. But the structure that separates the Holter Reservoir from trout water almost didn't happen, the Independent Record reported....
The Associated Press - Mon July 16, 2018
Bison Knocks Over Yellowstone Construction Worker
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — A construction worker in Yellowstone National Park had a run-in with a bison this past week. Park spokesman Neal Herbert told KULR-TV the man was working east of Fishing Bridge on the morning of July 12 when a bison knocked him to the ground....
Emily Buenzle - Fri April 27, 2018
Companies Test Autonomous Skid Steer on Job Site for First Time
A construction site in Billings, Mont., saw some robotic action April 25 as companies tested driverless equipment. San Francisco-based Built Robotics and CMG Construction partnered together to test and demonstrate a driverless skid steer on the site of The Den Bar and Casino, KTVQ reported....
