Sheridan Main Street project advancing nicely, Coffeen Avenue intersection to close earlier than scheduled

Sheridan, Wyo – Construction of Phase Two of the Downtown Main Street project is well underway and progressing nicely, particularly with regards to the installation of the waterline on Main Street as it is progressing ahead of schedule and has met the southern limit at the Coffeen Avenue/Burkitt Street intersection and needs to move into the Coffeen/Burkitt intersection sooner than later. At the request...

UPDATE: Traffic shifts planned for WYO 22 / WYO 390

Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from Ames Construction, will shift traffic at the Wyoming State Highway 22 intersection with Wyoming State Highway 390 beginning the evening of May 8 to allow crews to excavate and install the rest of the wildlife crossing box under WY0 390.  The shift was originally scheduled for May 1, but due to weather and construction...

WYDOT crews will be closing tunnels Wednesday night, May 15

Green River, Wyo.  The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be closing access to the Interstate 80 tunnels outside of Green River on the evening of Wednesday, May 15 from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.   Crews will be performing annual maintenance on the electrical infrastructure, as well as cleaning and road maintenance. Crews will be closing one direction of the tunnels at a time, routing interstate traffic...

Pavement preservation project under way west of Riverton near Bull Lake

Milling of existing asphalt pavement is nearly complete on the $2.26 million Bull Lake pavement preservation project on U.S. Highway 26/287 west of Riverton. The 4.5-mile project includes milling, a pavement overlay, chip sealing and reclaimed asphalt pavement shoulder widening. "Project paving is scheduled to begin next week, weather permitting, just east of the Diversion Dam Rest Area (milepost 97.19),...

WYDOT to suspend Class W weight restriction permit on WYO 116 – effective May 15, 2024

Sheridan, Wyo – A recent highway road review was conducted along the Wyoming Highway 116 corridor due to accelerated and rapid roadway damage noted south of Upton from RM 2.5 to RM 5.5. As a result of this road review, WYDOT has determined it is necessary to suspend the current allowable weight restriction to protect the State’s roadway system from the unexpected impact of heavier loads and increased...