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Residents press for safety fixes at Bowman's Corner; DOT says data and funding limit options
Summary
Representative Zach Wirth asked the House Transportation Committee to press for safety improvements at Bowman's Corner, an intersection of U.S. 287 and Montana 200, citing a history of crashes and local safety concerns.
Representative Zach Wirth opened a hearing on House Joint Resolution 3 asking the Montana Department of Transportation to “seriously consider” safety improvements at Bowman's Corner, the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Montana Highway 200 in Lewis and Clark County.
Wirth described a decades-long history of crashes at the intersection and said locals and schoolchildren rely on the site as a bus stop. Proponents from the area, including resident Christie Levine and Duane Williams of the Montana Trucking Association, said existing treatments such as rumble strips and…
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