infrastructure

Mountain Line plans to seek a new federal grant to make vast improvements to its system of bus stops, including more seating, shelters and signage.

Calling it the golden age of transportation, Sen. Tim Sheehy on Wednesday advocated for new investments into passenger rail and restoring the North Coast Hiawatha line across Montana's southern tier.

Revenue for Missoula-area transportation projects between 2027 to 2031 is expected to total around $506 million. Of that, $214 million is earmarked for infrastructure programs and $46 million for transit programs.

The owner of a West Riverside development has received thumbs up from Missoula County to form a water and sewer district that could set the foundation for a housing project aimed at attainability in the coming years.

The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive effective budget cut starting Oct. 1.

While Public Works and Mobility sharpens its budget for the new fiscal year, it's also eyeing more than $24 million in transportation funding for a number of projects either under construction or planned.

Plans to reconfigure the downtown transportation grid won final approval from the Missoula City Council on Monday night, and while it's not a perfect project, most agreed it will go far in improving safety and access to the city's core.

The bonds include $5.4 million paid by revenues from city's water utility and $4.4 million generated from a small tax increase in the road district.

Project leaders say the full light rail build-out will have to wait. The mayor of Vancouver, Washington, isn’t happy about it.

Citing inflationary costs and a growing list of unfunded needs, the City of Missoula may consider increasing its impact fees to support transportation, police and fire.