Governor accused of opposing road project

Supporters of an effort to widen U.S. Highway 2 to four lanes across Montana on Tuesday accused Gov. Judy Martz and Montana Department of Transportation director Dave Galt of betraying their efforts.

"The problem is with the director of DOT and the Martz administration," said Bob Sivertsen, president of the Highway 2 Association. "Let's not beat around the bush here. We've been shanghaied by these folks."

Martz spokesman Chuck Butler said this morning that Martz supports boosting the economies of rural Montana.

"Governor Martz was pleased to sign the 4 for 2 bill into law in 2001 because it id...