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Subcommittee approves major transportation funding and hires for bridge work, project delivery and winter maintenance
Summary
The subcommittee approved multiple Montana Department of Transportation decision packages including bridge planning and response teams, additional engineering staff for project delivery, funding for equipment and winter materials, and a $4.24 million software hosting request.
Lawmakers on the budget subcommittee approved a slate of Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) decision packages that add project-delivery staff, bridge-planning capacity and funding for equipment, winter materials and a financial hosting contract.
Key approvals included a request to add 10 positions to develop a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program and to help implement a five-year plan addressing aging bridges; a package adding engineers and contracting capacity to speed project delivery; and a six-member bridge maintenance and repair response team to perform rapid repairs and inspections. Lawmakers also approved funding for a major equipment-rental cost increase ($26.5 million total funds), a $4.24 million request…
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