Bridges get a makeover

Three Hill County bridges are being replaced this summer with a grant from the Montana Department of Transportation.

The county Road Department plans to devote more time to maintaining all of the county's 34 bridges, road superintendent Jerry Otto told the County Commission on Monday.

"We're going to be doing a lot of bridges," Otto said. "There's going to be a lot more bridge work."

Hill County Commissioner Kathy Bessette said time and spring storms have taken a toll on the the bridges.

"There's just been a lot of damage," she said. "(There's been) severe runoff problems the last several year...