State Moves Forward with Plans to Improve Road Between Bozeman and Big Sky

State moves forward with plans to improve road to Big Sky

A road closed sign is pictured in September 2025. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan)A busy and dangerous section of road between Big Sky and Bozeman is getting a hard look by the Montana Department of Transportation as the agency is moving forward on several road projects on U.S. 191 and Highway 64. Called the US 191/MT 64 Optimization Plan, and made up of a multitude of projects, the state is looking to improve “safety, mobility and infrastructur…

State moves forward with plans to improve road between Bozeman and Big Sky

A busy and dangerous section of road between Big Sky and Bozeman is getting a hard look by the Montana Department of Transportation as the agency is moving forward on several road projects on U.S. 191 and Highway 64. Called…

MDT reminds public of 191/64 Optimization Plan, encourages feedback

By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITOR In October 2023, the Montana Department of Transportation launched an unprecedented Optimization Plan to collect public feedback and generate actionable and expedited improvements for U.S. Highway 191 between Four Corners and Big Sky. MDT later added Montana Highway 64 (Lone Mountain Trail) to the plan’s scope. MDT officials initially described the plan as “something different than