Leavitt Reservoir construction begins

From a mobile trailer parked along Bear Creek Road that’s connected to the outside world with satellite technology, Josh Barratta is perfectly positioned to monitor and report on the production of aggregate and the construction of a coffer dam that represent the first phase of the Leavitt Reservoir expansion project.
“It’s going well so far — just a little snow but nothing we can’t handle,” said Barratta, the senior project engineer for Big Sky Civil Contractors and Montana Civil Contractors. “We’re going to take advantage of all the nice weather days before winter.
“If the sun’s shining and the clay isn’t slippery and wet, we’re going to be out there.”