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I'm hearing rumblings of slow road construction between Three Forks and Bozeman. Anyone been through there in the last couple days? How much extra time should I allow, driving from Helena?

EDIT: I hear the entire 30-mile stretch is under construction!?! is it true?

in july it was between three forks and manhattan...single lane

catamaran wrote:in july it was between three forks and manhattan...single lane

Yep, single lane, "eastbound" lane. Don't remember exactly, but I think it's a 65 mph speed limit, so it's not too bad. At least it was the first of August.

I-90
Mile Marker 274 to 290
I-90 Between Three Forks and Manhattan. Bridge work in progress. There
is a width restriction of 12 feet. Expect detour, reduced speed to 45
MPH, single lane traffic, single lane closures, flaggers. Milling,
grading,paving, median work in progress. I-90 is closed to wide loads
over 12' in width from mp 274 to mp 290. Wide loads over 12' in width
traveling eastbound on I-90 will be required to exit at West Three
Forks Interchange (exit 274) and follow detour decribed below. Wide
loads over 12' in width traveling westbound on I-90 will be required to
exit at Mission Interchange (Exit 340)and follow detour below.Eastbound
(exit 274)proceed north on US 287 to Townsend then east on US 12 to the
junction of US 12 and US 89 then south on US 89 to Mission Interchange
(exit 340). Detour route westbound I-90 wide loads: exit I-90 at
Mission Interchange (exit 340) proceed north on US-89 to the junction
of US-89 and US-12 then west on US-12 to Townsend then south on US-287
to West Three Forks Interchange (exit 274). East bound traffic will be
crossed over to the West bound lane for two way traffic between mp
274-290. Speeds will be reduced to 55 mph in the crossovers and 65 mph
in the rest.

It's still there. They've been working really slow...getting pretty old.

Better leave now, get in a little more prefunction...

If you'd like, there is a parallel bypass route available. If you get off of the interstate at Three Forks, turn left and take Secondary Highway 205, also known as the Frontage Road or old US Highway 10. The speed limit is 70 if you don't mind going through towns and you wouldn't be stuck in construction. The road will take you all the way to Bozeman as well.