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Residents invited to weigh in on regional transportation planning After the 2020 Census, the Gallatin Valley area hit a population milestone that meant it officially became a metropolitan area and is now required to have a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The new Gallatin Valley MPO is a group of local

Renault to cut up to 20% of engineers

Renault to cut up to 20% of engineers

French carmaker Renault said Tuesday that it plans to reduce its number of engineers by 15 to 20 percent in the coming two years as it seeks to remain competitive. A company spokesman said the reductions, out of a total of some 12,000 engineering posts worldwide, would be made

Mark Egge: Will we finally focus on safer streets for cyclists, runners this time?

On Feb. 26, Leslie Brown was killed in a marked crosswalk on Oak Street while out for a morning run. She is the latest in a series of cyclists and pedestrians killed on Bozeman’s high-speed, multi-lane roads. In 2019, Alexa Dzintars was killed riding her bike home

I-90 construction between Belgrade and Bozeman begins April 13

I-90 construction between Belgrade and Bozeman begins April 13

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Montana Department of Transportation announced construction will begin April 13 on I-90 between Belgrade and Bozeman. MDT said crews will start with work on the I-90 bridges over Valley Spur Road. That will reduce traffic to one lane on the bridges for about two weeks

Residents invited to weigh-in on regional transportation planning

After the 2020 Census, the Gallatin Valley area hit a population milestone that meant it officially became a metropolitan area and is now required to have a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The new Gallatin Valley MPO is a group of local partners working together to plan infrastructure related to roads,

$64 million park still unused two years after being built

$64 million park still unused two years after being built

By Tom Bevan Pictures show a $64 million park and ride built by a council which remains unused - more than two years after it was completed. The 850 space parking lot in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, off the A40 was finished in January 2024 apart from a bit of landscaping. But locals

I-90 bridge work near Alberton will close river access area

ALBERTON, Mont. — The Montana Department of Transportation announced work would start this spring to replace the westbound I-90 bridge over the Clark Fork River about 9.5 miles west of Alberton. MDT reported the project is part of the Clark Fork River/Old Hwy 10 Bridges work and is