Preconstruction Program Program Description: The Preconstruction Program involves planning and developing the details of construction projects. This includes determining the location and design features, conducting public hearings and working with local officials, acquiring property for right-of-way and processing contracts up to the time they are awarded to private contractors. |
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| Contact Person: | James Walther, Preconstruction Engineer Phone: 406.444.6005 Email: |
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| The program is made up of the following Bureaus: | ||
Highways Bureau
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| The Highways Bureau handles technical activities on highways from the time a project is programmed until the start of actual construction. This includes location and road design, hydraulic studies, and photogrammetic mapping. | ||
| Contact Person: | Paul Ferry, Bureau Chief Phone: 406.444.6244 Email: |
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Bridge Bureau
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| The Bridge Bureau designs all major bridges for highways controlled by the department, and approves bridge design performed by consultants. | ||
| Contact Person: | Kent Barnes, Bureau Chief Phone: 406.444.6260 Email: |
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Right-of-Way Bureau
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| The Right of Way Bureau acquires land for highways. It also provides assistance and payments to individuals and businesses relocated by highways, designs the right-of-way, and arranges for relocating utilities that conflict with highway construction. | ||
| Contact Person: | John Horton - Bureau Chief Phone: 406.444.6063 Email: |
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Consultant Design Bureau
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| The Consultant Design Bureau manages and develops design projects including coordinating and documenting design work between consultants and the MDT; compiling road plan packages; and obtaining, reviewing and distributing consultant work products such as specialty plans and reports. The Bureau also manages the Community Transportation Enhancement Program (CTEP) and the sub-allocation of funding to qualifying Montana local government units for the construction and development of eligible projects under the federal enhancement set-aside provision. | ||
| Contact Person: | Tim Conway, Bureau Chief Phone: 406.444.7292 Email: |
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Traffic and Safety Bureau
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| The Traffic and Safety Bureau is responsible for providing management, design, and technical support for traffic and safety engineering functions. It is responsible for managing and coordinating the highway safety improvement and railroad crossing safety improvement programs. It develops and reviews plans and specifications for geometric features, signing, pavement marking, electrical and highway safety improvement projects. It also performs traffic and safety engineering investigations. | ||
| Contact Person: | Duane Williams, Bureau Chief Phone: 406.444.7312 Email: |
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Environmental Services Bureau
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| The Environmental Services Bureau is the
expert regarding all environmental issues, concerns and opportunities. It provides
leadership to all Divisions to ensure environmental excellence and compliance with all
laws, rules, regulations, policies, orders and agreements.
Our mission: Provide leadership and guidance in balancing the engineering and environmental aspects of managing the transportation systems through a collaborative effort in support of the overall MDT mission. |
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| Contact Person: | Tom Martin, Bureau Chief Phone: 406.444.0879 Email: |
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Engineering Information Management Section
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| The Engineering Information Services Section maintains, administers, and provides training and support for the Department's Computer Aided Design system, Program and Project Management System and Document Management System; and provides, monitors and reviews Preliminary Engineering Costs for Federal-Aid projects. | ||
| Contact Person: | John Pirre, Section Manager Phone: 406.444.6243 Email: |
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