Work continues on Highway 2 upgrade

Work continues on Highway 2 upgrade

Detour set for installation of new culvert

Tim Leeds

Dirt work is continuing on U.S. Highway 2 east of Havre, with the first detour needed for the project expected this week.

A detour will allow the installation of a culvert east of the landfill, with the detour expected to be used for one day, the Montana Department of Transportation said in a weekly update e-mailed to the Havre Daily News.

The project is the first phase resulting from a study earlier this decade on upgrading the highway between Havre and Fort Belknap.

That study returned a decision to upgr...