HomeMy WebLinkAboutMDT Newsline June 2003TranPlan 21 Update Completed
On March 27 the TranPlan 21 Steering
Committee gave final approval to the first
TranP~an 2t12c~o2 Update update of TranPlan 21 since it was ofig~-
nelly developed in 1995. TranPlan21 is TRANPI.AN 21
Montana's statewide multimodal txanspornt-
~ ........~, fica plam The update effort, which in-
~- volved over a year of work and extensive Sample Tr~,nPlan 21 A~JOIlSg
,~"~'~-~':---~'--~. public input, resulted in a plan that sets
tzsesportation policy goals and actions for
MDT and Montana for the next twenty
years. Coordinate with and provide support to
Thc original goals of the update were to local economic development 'initlative~
address economic development issues in
response to a resolution of Montana's 57th
legislature and revise thc plan to provide clearer guidance to MDT's Peffonn- Action A.1
ance Programming Process (P~). However, following input from the public Enhance the performance Programming
during the first of three rounds of pubUc involvemem, the Steering Commit- Process (~) to strengUaen the link be-
tee decided to address additional issues including the development of a new tween policy and- planning goals and pro-
policy pape~ devoted to txavclcr safety issues, ject selection.
Because of the focus on economic development matters, the consultant
team for the update included several firms with extensive experience in trans- Traveler Safety
portation and economic issues. The team was led by Dye Management Action A.6
Group and included Cambridge Systematics and Economic Development Address safety requirements, including
Research Group. The team's efforts were supported and guided by two pan- both driver fatigue and pemonal safety, in
els of represematives from Montana business organizations and government updates to the Rest Area plan.
agencies involved in economic development initiatives.
The public involvement process for the update provided a wide variety ( Blcyoie and Pedestrian Tm~sportation
of opportunities for Montanans to participate in setting Montana's ~ansporta- Action A;2
tion priorities. These opportunities ranged fi-om telephone and mall-out sur- Work with the Deoartment of Commerce:
veys to regional meetings with focus groups and the public. The update cf- to maintain bicycle-related tourist guMes
fort benefited greatly from the many comments and suggestions we received and information.
from Montanans who took advantage of these oppommides.
Public Transportation:
Action A.1
To request or vfewa copy of the 2002 TranPlan 21 Update: Support local promotional/educational
~' Visit MDT's website at www.mdt.state.mt.us, programs to publicize public transporta-
tion oanorhinities.
~ Call (800)714-7296 or for ~ call 444-7696 or (800)
335-7592.
)' E-maLl us at tranplan21@state.mt, us.
~' Visit your oca Montana library.
US 93 Selected for Accelerated
Environmental Review
In an effort to address designs that complement the communities and surrounding
some of the issues eom- area.
plex highway construe- · Continuing to support a regional vanpool program, park and
tion projects face, Presi- ride lots, and other demand management efforts along the
dent Bush issued an Ex- Hamilton-tu-Missonla corridor.
ecutive Order in late · Providing wildlife crossings where appropriate along the
2002 to "promote envi- Hamilton-to-Lolo corcidor.
ronmeatal stewardship in As a result of MDT's stewardship, design elements have
A view of US 93 and Flathead Lake the nation's transporta- been developed to accommodate cultural needs while also al-
from Potson Hill tion system and expedite lowing the construction of a safe and efficient transportation
environmental reviews facility to move forward.
of high-ptiority transportation infrastructure projects." As a Currently, 30 projects are in various stages of development
result of the President's order, high priority projects were nomi~ tl~oughout this corridor. MDT has already completed construe-
hated nationwide to receive special attention and accelerated lion on eight segments, totaling 21.5 miles, and plans for six
environmental review. Of the 70 projects requested nationally additional eight-mile segments of the corridor in the summer of
by governors and local officials, Montana's US 93 corridor was 2003. The remaining project segments are in thc preliminary
one of six projects selected by the U.S. Secretary of Transporta- nonconsmaction stages of development.
tion.
Missoula District Administrator Loran Frazier welcomed Even though much of the environmental review for the cor-
ridor is nearing completion, MDT still faces the potential of
US 93's selection and said, "Evary year we have people dying environmental issues delaying couslruction as project-level de-
somewhere on Highway 93, and the sooner we get these im- tails are reviewed through the federal permitting processes.
grovements, the better off we all will be." In the letter request- US 93's national recognition a~ a con-idor deserving accelerated
ing that US 93 be added to the list of priority projects, Governor review will keep momentum behind improving One of Mon-
Martz said'improving the~highway has for years been the state's tana"s most heavily traveled l~ighways and als0 places MDT as a
top priority for road construction. The Governor also said
leader in developing context-seusitive design and promoting
US 93 is known as one of Montana's most dangerous roads.
environmental stewardship. .
The development of the President's accelerated review If you have any'questi6ns about the accelerated review
process d0e~ not alltw any project to circumvent the existing process or about the status of projects along the US 93 corridor,
environmental review processes. However, it does ensure that
proJe,;t development will continue and that a lot of support and lfrazier~gt~te.rnt.us.please contact Loran Frazier at 523-5800 or ermail him at
oversight will be available to avoid undue delay from federal
agency reviewers. With a history of nearly 20 years of environ-
mental.process and the immediate need to provide safe facilities, Rail/#ighway Grade
the US 93 Project is a perfect candidate for the accelerated
view program. Also, the US 93 corridor provides an excellent Separation StudY Concluded
example of the Department's direction in environmental stew- Interstate Engineering Inc. recently completed a study of grade
ardship and can serve as a national model for projects in envi- separation needs at rail-highway grade crossings around the
ronmentaily sensitive locations. Some of the stewardship prac- state.
rices undertaken in developing the US 93 conSdor include: The study was conducted in two phases to examine the po-
· MDT's genuine efforts to reach a shared vision with the tenrial benefits and costs of new underpasses or overpasses at
Confederated Salish and Kootenal Tribes (CSKT) for pro- Montana's 20 busiest at-grade crossings. Phase I of the study
jeers on reservation lands, evaluated the physical feasibility of building a grade separation
· Considering the CSKT's cultural linkage to wildlife, and at each location and determined the evaluation criteria to be
developing goals to reduce mortality and habitat loss, and used for a needs-based ranking tool. Phase H estimated the cost
to increase connectivity between habitats, to build structures at candidate locations and included the devel-
· Providing roadway signing, visitor centers, and roadway opmetu and application of the ranking tool. Each phase of the
alignment on CSKT reservation lands to provide the tray- study involved input from local officials and members of the
eler a unified vision of the traditional ways of the tribe, community through meetings, public open houses, and surveys.
· Working with corrananity focus groups between Hamilton For more information about the Statewide Rail/Highway
and Lolo through the project design process to develop Grade Separation Needs Study, contact Kris Christeusen at
444-9240 or krchristensen@state.mt.us.
Updating Montana's Traffic Code
The Process: The Changes:
Title 6 i, Chapter 8, of the Montana The 2003 Legislature adopted a number of changes to the txaffic
Code Annotated (MCA) covers tral:- code based on the work of the panel formed in response to Sen-
tic regulations, establishes the rules ate Joint Resolution 6. The revisions, which will take effect on
of the road, and defines enforcemetu procedures and penalties October 1, 2003, address new technology, current practice,
for disregarding those rules. MDT brought the following con- problem areas, ambiguities, and conflicts.
cents about Chapter 8 to the attention of the 200I Legislature: Following is a partial, generalized list of the changes. To
· The Traffic Regulations had not been updated for several see the actual law, visit the State of Montana Web Site at
decades, www.state.mt.ns and view the Montana Code Annotated on the
· There were conflicts and omissions in relation to the Uni- State Law Library page.
form Vehicle Code. · Drivers must obey the traffic directions of flag persons and
· Some traffic laws were ambiguous and needed clarification, crossing guards.
· Thc language was not uniform. ° Vehicles facing a steady red arrow signal may not enter the
intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow.
In response to these concerns, the 2001 Legislature passed An orange upraised palm symbol is equivalent to the
Senate Joint Resohiiion 6 (S JR 6), which directed that an in- "Don't Walk" signal, and the white walking person symbol
terim committee be assigned or sufficient staff resources be al- is eqnivalent~to the "Walk" signal.
located to study and revise traffic codes to provide clarity and
uniformity. The resolution also requested that a bill with sug- A steady downward green arrow means the driver can drive
gested changes to Chapter 8 be prepared for the 2003 Legisla- in the indicated lane.
tore. · A steady yellow X over a lane means the driver is to pre-
In response to S JR 6, MDT Director Dave Galt initiated a pare to vacate that lane in a safe manner.
panel in December of 2001 composed of representatives of the A steady red X means the operator of a vehicle cannot drive
lagislamre and various other agencies, individuals, and private in the indicated lane.
organizations involved with traffic regulations and safety.
The goal of th~ panel was to update Montana's Traffic * A steady white two-way left-turn arrow or a steady one-
way left-turn arruw means the driver is to use the lane to
Regulations to current standards and practice The panel met. make a left tutu but not for through travel.
once a month from December 2001 to October 2002.
The panel used a number of resources and re£erences in · A person who injures or kills another person while eluding
their work, including the 2000 Uniform Vehicle Code published a peace office~' cormmts negligent vehicular assault instead
by the National ConUmttee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordi- of the offense of r%kle~s driving.
uances and the U.S. Department of Transportabon's Manual on · Drivers must yield to vehicles engaged in mobile highway
Uniform Traffic ControIDevices. Panel members also looked at maintenance.
traffic codes from other states and c0macted various special .... ·
· A "roundabout" is a crrcular mtersectaon where all entering
interest groups and othe~ agencies, traffic must yield to the vehicles within the intersection.
The panel's work resulted in five bills covering various
parts of the Traffic Regulations. The 2003 Legislature passed · A motor vehicle may not be driven or parked in an
the fa'st four bills, which were then signed by Governor Martz. cially designated bicycle lane.
A bicycle traffic bill was tabled indefinitely in committee due to · Where official traffic control devices indicate a special lane
conflicts about the definition of a bicycle and opposition to that allows drivers proceeding in opposite directions to
making parents responsible for their children obeying traffic make left turns, (a) a left turn may not be made from any
regulations, other lane and (b) a vehicle may not be operated in the lane
An assessment of the process showed that an ad hoc panel except when making a left turn from or onto the roadway or
with set goals and deadlines gets tbe job done. The coutribo- when making a legal U-turn-
tions of the legislators on the panel and the Legislative Services · Drivers approaching a YIELD sign must slow to a speed
liaison proved very valuable, that is reasonable for existing conditions and ffrequired for
In conclusion, the penal expressed the hope that transports- safety must stop before entering the intersection.
tion laws wifl continue to be updated as ambiguities are discov- * Drivers may not intentionally interfere with the movement
ered, as changes are adopted in the Uniform Vehicle Code, and
as technology develops, of a bicyclist or overtake and pass a bicyclist unless it is
continued on page 4
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Traffic Code Changes, continued State Gets Tough on DUIs
safe to do so and must yield the righi-of-way to bicyclists in
a designated bicycle lane. The 58th Legislature considered a number of anti-drinking and
driving laws and passed two of major importance:
· In rural areas drivers must stop before crossing railroad Senate Bill 13 lowered the standard at which a person is
tracks if a curve in the tracks, vegetation, or some other considered too impaired to drive after drinking alcohol. For-
feature obscures the view of approaching trains or if amov- merly the law set a 0.10 Blood Alcohol Content (BAC). The
lng train is within sight or hearing, new BAC limit is 0.08. Congress anconsaged states to adopt the
· No more than thee people are allowed in the front seat of a lower standard. Research and evidence show that persons are
vehicle, and a driver must not operate a vehicle if loads or significantly impaired and unable to drive safely if their blood
passengers obstruct the view to the front or to the sides, alcohol content exceeds 0.08. Of course, drivers with a BAC of
· No person shall shoot a firearm from or across thc highway, less than 0.08 could also be flnpaired and arrested. The BAC
· Pedestrians are subject to traffic regulations, limit for drivers under age 21 is 0.02.
House Bill 195 increased the penalties for those convicted
· A person under the influence of alcohol or drugs must not for a second, third, or subsequent time of driving under the in-
walk or stand on a roadway or a shoulder, fluence. Second and subsequent DUI offenses will now result
Pedestrians must yield to authorized emergency vehicles, in a driver's license being suspended for one year instead of six
· Drivers must yield the right-of-way to a blind person, months. The driver cannot receive a probationary license during
that year and must complete a chemical dependency education
.... ~ _A ped_es~-itm may not pass through, around, over, or under a and/or treatment course: In addhion to these penalties, each
gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while it is closed vehicle owned by the person will be seized and forfeited or
or is being opened or closed, equipped with an ignition interlock device. This device is de-
For more information, contact Pierre Jomini at 444-6113 or signed to test a person's breath for alcohol. If the alcohol con-
by e-mail at pjomihi@state.mt.us, tent is too high, it will prevent the vehicle from starting. Second
offenses' Mil also result in fines of between $600 and $1,000
District Administrator and five days of imprisonment. Third and subsequent offenders
will be fined between $1,000 and $5,000 and imprisoned up to
Appointed for Glendive tendays'
Both Of these laws are now in effect.
MDT Director Dave Gait recently ap- For more information call Kent Moliohan at 444-7411 or
pointed Ray Mengel dis~'ict administra- send an e-mall tO kmollohan~state.mt us.
tor for MDT's Glendive Disaict. As '
district administrator, Ray will be re-
Sponsible for all aspects of highway New Secondary Roads
Men. a, Engineer ChoSen
Ray has worked for MDT for over Wayne Noem is MDT's new secondary
30 years. For the past eight years he has · Wads engineer in charge of planning,
been the Glendive district engineering developing, and managing thc state's
services supervisor managing preconstmction project activities Secondary Highway Program. His
and program delivery. Before 'chat he was an engineering tech- other responsibilities inchidc the Secon-
uician and district design supervisor, dory Pavement Preservation Program,
Ray is a graduate of Baker High School. Hc attended East-
thc Off-system Bridge Program, and the
em Montana College in Billings and has an Associate of Ap- Federal Lands Highways Program.
plied Science Degree from Dawson Community College in Wayne is a graduate of MSU-
Glendive.
Bozeman and is a 12-year MDT vet-
To contact Ray, phone 377-5296 or e-mall him at
eran. His f'~rst job with the Department Was as a traffic techni-
rmengel@state.mt, ns. clan in the Safety Management Bureau. In 1994 he was pro-
i::::i: : i :: :~ :; '; meted to civil engineering specialist where he managed the
Highway Safety Improvement Program, which included coordi-
nating projects with local governments. His dedication and hard
work were recoguized in 1998 and again in 2002 when he was
~' It is larger tt~an 1'7 :states,: ~ : presented the Governor's Award for Excellence in Performance.
including Ohio and Tennessee~. :: :: :i !::: Wayne can be contacted at 444-6109 or by e-mall at
~' And, it is more than:5Urneg the size 0f MasSaChusett~ : : wnoem@ state.mt.us.
Transit Tales
MTA Honors Janis Winston Share the Road
MDT's own Janis Winston was hon- With the summer travel season upon us, more and more Mon-
omd on April 17 at the Montana tans residents and out-of-state visitors are using our highways
Transit Association (MTA) Confer- and streets. This increases the potential for O-agic accidents in-
ence in Helena. Steve Earle, presi- volviag vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
dent of MTA, presented Janis the Motorists need to remember that all public roads th Mort-
Orval Meyer Award for Transit Ex- tans are open to pedestrians and bicyclists who can be encoun-
cellence. MTA gives this award an- tered anytime and anywhere. Pedestrians and bicyclists also
nually to an individual who has dem- have a responsibility to follow the law and watch for motorists,
onstrated a commitment to supporting especially at rdghc
and enhancing mmsit ia Montana. To help spread the word that we all need to be respectful of
"I can't say enough," Earle said, other highway users, MDT and the Montana Highway Patrol
"about what Janis has done for the Montana Transit Association. have developed a new poster and bumper sticker that remind
Without her revitalizing support and influential leadership, our people to "Share thc Road." The color poster and bumper
organization would have collap~d ten years ago. Instead, it has sticker are available at no charge from Carol Strizich at
grown thireefold. Janis Winston exemplifies everything the ~14~l 9273 or cslrizich@statc.mt.us.
Orval Meyer award is about."
TransADE Grants Awarded shareT.. ]
MDT's Transit Section recently awarded the first grants from a
ture. The Transportation Assistance for the Elderly and Dis-
shied (TranaADE) Program is Montana's fi~t state-funded pm- The red, white and blue bumper sticker measures
gram designed to provide operating assistance to transit provid- 3~x 11~ inches
ers that serve Montana's elderly and disabled population.
MDT congratulates the following recipients of Fiscal Year
2004 TransADE Grants:
Big Dry Transit, JOrdan
But~-Sitver Bow Council on Aging, Butte
HRDC/Galavan, Bozeman
MET Specialized Transportation, Billings
Nernont Manor, Glasgow
Powder River Transportation, Braadns
Rocky Mountain Development Council, Helena
Saiish Kootenai Tribes/Lake County TAC, Poison
Sanders County Council on Aging, Hot Springs
Special Friends Advocacy Group, Kalispell
Whitehall Senior Citizens, Whitehall
Yellowstone County Council on Aging/Laurel Senior Ci~ens ~. am ROAD
MDT's Transit Section will conduct TransADE application The poster is 17 x 22 inches. It has a blue background, a
workshops ia October. Applications roi' FY 2005 TIansADE yellow bike rider, and blue and red lettering.
grants must be submitted by February 2, 2004.
For more information on TransADE, contact David Jacobs
at dd~1.6120 or e-mail him at dajacobs@state.mLns.
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Tra.sit Tales co,,,,ed. . . CTEP* Project Spotlight
Bikes on Roadway Signs A Welcome Way
Available to Public Through the Sunrise City
If you are planning a bicycling or
renning event in your commu- by Richard Knatterud, CTEP Bureau
nity, large or small, you are un- "We've never done a project with
doubtedly considering the safety as much positive feedback," says
of the participants. MDT has an Terry Maldahl, public works direc-
excellent resource to help ensure to]' for Sidney. This past year, Sid-
a safe event--blSght-orange ney completed another section of its
"Bikes oa Roadway" signs. The pedestrian/bicycle (i.e., shared-use)
diamond-shaped mesh signs path. The project impreves safety
measure 36" x 36" with 4" tall for pedestrians, especially school
black letters and are portable and children. The path covers an open
lightweight, iz]'igation ditch and culvert system,
MDT has 35 "Bikes on Roadway" signs available at MDT thereby eliminating pedestrian con-
offices across the state including Helena, Missoula, Kalispell, tact with fas[-moving water. The
Bozeman, Billings, Butte, and Great Falls. Any individual or project also provides a shared-use
group organizing an event can reserve and check out the signs path that ties schools, parks, a swimming pool, a baseball field,
from the following MDT employees: and the fairgrounds to residential sections of Sidney.
Carol Slrizich, Helena - ,1,1,1.9273 The asphalt path is eight feet wide and about a quarter mile
Doug Moeller, Missoula- 523-5803 long. One end is located near the intersection of Eighth Street
R/ch Sipe/Jacey Cline, Kalispell - 751-2000 SE and Central Avenue. The path angles from there toward
Paul Bronson, Billings - 657-0217 Lincoln Avenue and then runs no]lb along Lincoln Avenue to
Kevin Brewer, Butte - 494-9627 Seventh Street SW. Here, the path connects with a CTEP-
Dave Kelly, Great Falls - 454-5889 funded path that was consUmcted in 1997. The older section of
Manrice DeDycker, Bozeman - 586-9562 path extends abou{ three-fourths of a mile to the west to 15th
Avenue.
We encourage you to use these signs and tell us about your Interstate Engineering prOvided the engineeriiag services for
event. When you pick up the signs, let us know what orgndiza- both path projects. The Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project
tion er event you are representing, the date of the event, how and the city of Sidney Were responsible for removing existing
many riders you expect, your planned route, whether this is an in'igation pipe and replacing it with new 42-incli HDPE pipe.
annual event, and a point Of~ontaCt we Can call for follow-up Franz Constmclion was:the cont~a~or for the most recent path
information, consmaction as well as a short segment of concrete sidewalk
along Central Avenue. Copp Construction was the contractor
for the 1997 path segment. The city later added benches and
Commission Awards lighting as path amenities.
Now the question that Meldahl hears from Sidney ]residents
Transit Grants is: "When can you do more?"
On March 27 thc Montana Transportation Commission ap-
proved grants totaling $1,258,000 for the purchase of 26 transit : ]
vehicles for 22 local agencies that provide transportation to the *CTEP is the Community Transportation Enhancement
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rural general public, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Program. For more information, call Thomas Martin at
MDT will request bids for these vehicles in July with antici- 444-0809 or e-mail him at tmartin@state.mt, us.
pated delivery by the end of this year.
MDT's Transit Section annually solicits applications for
capital assistance grants, which ]require a 20 percent local
match.
For further information on this pregram, contact Patrick
.4/1,1 .4
Sanders at .... 265 or e-mail him at psandars@state.mt.ns.
When Highways Had Names
and motoring was an adventure...
by Jon AMine, MDT historian
Instead of numbers, Montana's highways once had names. Yellowstone National
They were often descriptive and frequently evoked the romance Parks, while the Custer
of the Old West. They were primarily routes between na~onal Battlefield Highway pm-
parks and important tourist attractions. All had their own meth- vided a mute to the
ods of keeping travelers on the correct path by the use of trail American West's most
guides and special symbols painted on boulders, trees, and even famous battlefield. For
buildings. The practice largely ended in 1926 when the Ameri- others it was a little more problematic. The Great White Way
can Association of State Highway Officials adopted a number- was intended to stir up images of the 1893 Chicago World's
lng system for Federal Aid highways. For many years after- Fair, while thc Electric Highway paralleled much of the mute of
ward, however, local people and official records continued to the Milwaukee Road Railroad's electrified line in thc Mussel-
refer to them by name. Today, Yellowstone Trail, the Y-G Bee shell Valley.
Line, and Roosevelt Highway remind us of an earlier time when Most associations also published wail guides to their re-
motoring was really an advemmm, spectiv¢ highways. They described the mute, road conditions,
One of the first tasks of thc newly created Montana High- mile, age between towns, services offered by local communities,
way Commission in 1913 was to designate a system of state and places to stay_and eat while on the mad. They are invalu-
highways that would be eligible for federal funds for improve- able references to Montana's early 20th century h/story.
merits. It published its first highway map in 1914. The previ- The trails began to fade away in 1926 when the Fcdexal Aid
ous year, the Yellowstone Trail Association (Y'rA) held its first highways received numerical designations. The Yellowstone
convention in Miles City to establish an interstate highway that Trail was redesignatcd U.S. Highway 10, while the Roosevelt
would eventually encompass a 4,000-mile mute between Ply- Highway became US 2, and the old Blackfeet Highway became
mouth Rock, Massachusetts, and SeaRle, Washington. with a US 89. For years, however, the Momana State Highway Corn-
lateral to the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park at mission continued to refer to some highways by their old names.
Gm'diner. The mute consisted primarily of existing county It still made references to the Yellowstone Trail, Electric High-
roads that were maintained by local governments who were paid way, Y-G Bee Line, and the Vigilante Trail in thek monthly
members of the YTA. la return for thc annual dues, the associa- meetings until well into the late 1940s when those names t'may
tion would advertise businesses and services along the route, disappeared from its records.
The Yellowstone Trail was promoted as a tourist highway, a Sections of the old trails still exist and can often still be
label that would ev,eOtually include all thc named highways in traveled. The Yellowstone and paradise Valleys are still the
the state. The Yellowstone Trail was the forerunner of U.S. best places to experience nearly pristine sections of the Yellow2
Highway I0 and Interstates 90 and 94. stone Trail. Bypassed segments of thc original Roosevelt High-
Within a decade of the creation of the YTA, at least 17 way are still shown on Montana'fi official kighway map. There
other "tourist highways" criss-crossed Montana. They included is a particularly good stretch of it between Vandalia and Tam-
the National Park-to-Park Highway, Geysers-to-Glaciers High- pico in Valley County. Portions of the old Electric Highway
way, the C~ster Battlefield Highway, the,Theodore Roosevelt (now US 12) are still visible throughout the Musselshell Valley.
International Highway, the Yellowstone-Glacier-Banff (Y-G All axe unpaved, some are overgxown with vegetation, and all
Bee) Line, and the Buffalo Trail, among others. All were pm- clearly display their origins as coumy roads.
rooted by their own particular associations and had their own The old trail designations arc an important part of Mon-
distinctive symbols to show the way. For instance, the Yellow- tuna's transportation history. Their significance will be de-
stone Trail was marked by a black arrow on a yellow back- scribed on future roadside and rest area interpretive signs.
g~ound, while the Vigilante Trail was marked by the dreaded
3'7-77 °n a red' white Imd blue backgI°und' Occasi°nally °ne
of those old symbols is found on long-bypassed segments of thc N ~1 nrl~::*l t~Lt~IE areSh°wnfr°msymbolsforleft thet° rightNa.
roads. Several years ago, the author found thc red and white tional Parks Highway, the
markings of the National Parks Highway on a county-owned ~n~ National Park-to-Park
bridge across Sarpy Creek in Treasure County. H BattlefieldHighway-' andHighway.the Custer
It was also obvious to the motorist where the road would
take them: the Park-to-Park Highway connected Glacier and
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TmnPlan 2~, Updam 3. Only the most fmquent]y requested numbera arelisted here. Foran
area or person not listed, ceil (800)714-7290 (in Montana only) or
US 93 Accelerated EnwmnmentaiRev e~ 2 (406)444-3423. The TTY number is (406)444-7696 or (BO0)
- 335,7592;
Rail/Hi~t~way Grade Separation Study 2 Administrator IPatricJa Sainden) ...................... ; ................ 444-04~.0
Updating Montana's Traffic Code 3 .......................................................................... osaindon~stata.mt, os
Bike/Pedestrian (Carol Str~zich) ............ ; ............................ 444-9273
State Gets Tough an DUle 4 ............................................................................ cstrizich~state, mLas
CTEP (Thomas Mar[in~ ......................................................... 4440809
New District Administratar in G[endive 4 ............................................................ ; ................ tmartin~stata, mt. us
Mae Orders ..........................................................................
New Secondary Roads Engineer 4 Mult[modal Planning (Dick Turnerj ..................................... 444-7289
............................................................................. dturner~stata, mt. us
MTA Honom Janis Winston 5 Projects (Gary Larson) ....................................................... 444-6~J.0
............................................................................. glamon@stata, mL us
TraosADE Grants 5 Secondary Roads (Wayne Noem) ....................................... 4ZlA-6~.09
Share the Road 5 ............................................................................. wnoem@state.mt, us
Road Data & Madp~ng (Zia Kazimi/ .................................... 444-6~A..1.
Bikes on Roadway Si[ns 6 ............................................................................. zkazimi@stste.mt.us
Traffic Data (Dan B~som) ........................................................ -B122
Commission Awards Transff Grants 6 ........................................ :. ................................... dbisom@state.mt.us
Transit (Janis Winston) ........................................................
CTEP Project SpotliBht 6 ............................................................................ jwinston@state.mLus
Urban Planning .................................................................... 444-3445
When Highways Had Names 7 Newsline Editor (Dawn McCallum) ..................................... 44~-613.5
....................................................................... dmccallum@stata, mt. us
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