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'It's a big, beautiful bugger': New $41.5M bridge at Toston brings new hopes


It’s Thursday afternoon at The Bunkhouse Bar & Grill near Toston and a few folks are trickling in for lunch, where the daily special this particular day is a jalapeno burger and fries for about $11.
Larissa Tatum breaks into an easy grin while taking an order from behind the bar when asked about the new bridge a stone’s throw away.
“Oh my gosh, isn’t it nice?” she says.
Larissa Tatum breaks into an easy grin while taking an order from behind the bar at The Bunkhouse Bar & Grill near Toston on Thursday.
PHIL DRAKE, Independent Record
The state has replaced the nearly 70-year-old two-lane bridge at Toston with a new $41.5 million four-lane structure over the Missouri River that officials and others say is not only safer and meets traffic needs, but will offer more amenities. ....

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New bridge, roadway upgrades working in Helena area's favor


Just call it the “Helena-Bozeman Corridor.”
And part of its success is being attributed to a bridge nearly 45 miles away from the Queen City and improvements to the roadway that connects Helena to Interstate 90.
Brian Obert, executive director of the Montana Business Assistance Connection, recently discussed what he called “the corridor,” admitting he may be early in bestowing the moniker that his not-for-profit organization has been serving as cheerleaders.
“There is some excitement in the area…” he said, adding there has been a 32% increase in electric connections calendar year over calendar year in the Helena region.
“We’re just slightly behind Missoula and almost keeping up with Bozeman,” he told attendees at the Jan. 28 installment of Hometown Helena, an informal gathering of Helena residents, business people and community leaders. ....

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