State continues upgrades on public rest areas

Montana continues upgrades on public interstate rest areas

Much of the work stems back to complaints in the 1990s about rest stops throughout Montana. One of those was safety, and the Hardin project added additional lighting as well

State continues upgrades on public rest areas

The newly opened Hardin Rest Area. (Photo MDT)The only public rest area along a nearly 100-mile stretch of the heavily traveled Interstate 90 between Billings and the Wyoming border has reopened after more than a year of closure. The rest stop, located between the town of Hardin and Billings, is the latest in a series of state construction projects looking to rehabilitate rest stops throughout the state. In Hardin, crews improved the experience …