Looks Like Montana Will Be Getting a New Interstate

Montana is a big state to travel across by car. It doesn't matter which direction you are traveling, it is going to take a while to get across the state. When I travel in Montana, I am one of the people that uses time instead of miles when talking about distance. For example, in my world, Bozeman to Missoula takes about 3 hours; I don't say it's 205 miles.

Montana Has Proposed Transportation Changes

There are some proposed changes for future transportation in Montana. There have been discussions about bringing back passenger rail services in parts of the state that have been without it for decades. There is also a possibility of passenger rail service running north and south from Texas to Billings.

It now appears like Montana may be eventually getting another interstate highway in the future. For those that don't know, the interstate highway system in the U.S. is laid out with even numbered roads running east and west and odd numbered roads running north and south. There are reports that the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway is going to potentially be expanded and connected to Interstate-27. The route would run north and south through Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and the upper north east part of Montana eventually to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Currently there are no interstates that connect to the Saskatchewan province in Canada.

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The full route, upon completion, would potentially run north and south from the Canadian border down through Lubbock, Texas. There hasn't been a report on when this project will be completed in the future. The financial benefits to Montana remain to be seen.

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