More Road Work

MDT PROJECT

Gardiner - Yellowstone

bridge surface repair

A MOST BUSY BRIDGE

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.. In 'normal' years more than 60,000 vehicles cross this bridge during 'high season.' Fortuitously Yellowstone National Park is currently closed - AND - minimal traffic disruption is expected.
.. The project is occurring in two phases and the Montana Department of Transportation has timed construction to minimize impacts on the traveling public.
.. Phase 1 entailed rehabilitation of one lane of the bridge and its approaches in early September 2019, through November 2019.
..  Phase 2 construction on the opposite lane and approaches starts today and, is scheduled to end June 2020. You can follow progress of the project with the following resources:
PROJECT OVERVIEW,
OVERVIEW PDF,
PROJECT UPDATES,
TRAVEL CONDITIONS,

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.. Business continues to propagate slowly through our village: more kids on bicycles and skateboards, fewer parking places at the hardware store, a proliferation of masked faces at the P.O. and grocery store, long distance conversations on street corners.

BIG BUGS ON THE HORIZON

.. We're still scared shitless as we gear up to visit the normal places of our daily round. We have some advice: don't get old or, let your guard down.
.. Our kindest neighbors have snelled some flies and offered to truck us down to the current catching spots. They'll even let us ride in the bed of the truck.
.. We may just take them up on it. Passing the early morning coffee through a crack in the back door does put a high nuisance on a simple task.  AND, our porch only has room for three 'distanced' folks.

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