The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and the research firm of Robert Peccia and Associates (RPA) are collaborating on a study for possible improvements for travelers on U.S. 93 between Lolo and Florence.
The bridge will be closed tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. through tomorrow until 7:00 a.m. All traffic will need to use alternate routes during this time.
The preferred option for a bridge over the Bitterroot River is a new structure planned at the end of South Avenue to replace the aging Maclay Bridge currently in place that connects River Pines Road to North Avenue.
The Montana Department of Transportation plans meetings this week about the Higgins Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project after the bid from the contractor, Frontier West, came in over twice the original estimate.
The Russell Street Bridge project is coming to completion just in time for the reconstruction of the Higgins Avenue Bridge to begin in February of 2020.