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The Montana Department of Transportation is inviting the public to give feedback and comments during two upcoming webinars

The 27th Street Improvement Project continues to move toward completion, with crews planning another round of paving that may cause delays for those traveling into downtown Billings.

From our 23rd floor studios in the DoubleTree Hotel, the hundreds of brake lights from cars stopped on downtown streets, made it look like a big display of Christmas lights spread across the city.

Weather will be ideal this week for road crews to begin the resurfacing of 27th street, so motorists should expect delays getting through the heart of downtown for at least the next 2 weeks.

Motorists who use Rimrock Road to get into and out of downtown Billings may encounter a detour until further notice, according to the Montana Department of Transportation.

Crews have been updating sidewalks and traffic signals along 27th Street over the past several months, and while there's still work to be completed, the new traffic lights along this busy street street in downtown Billings are now active.

The first of two closures on US Highway 212 / 310 is expected to begin soon, according to a press release from the Montana Department of Transportation.

While Zimmerman Trail has reopened to all traffic after chip sealing and striping was completed, there's another project nearby that could slow traffic this week.

The Montana Department of Transportation have message boards off Rimrock Road and on Highway 3 that are letting travelers know Zimmerman Trail will be closed from Friday, June 7 until Thursday, June 13.

It’s an ignominious landmark, but certainly positive and noteworthy. Q2 reports that, for the first time in a decade, the state of Montana has gone 30 days without a fatal crash– not since Feb. 26– according to a Thursday press release...