Sidewalk improvement project restarts in Worland; 15th Street/Big Horn Avenue intersection closure begins next week

A three-week closure of Worland's busiest intersection is scheduled to begin Monday, March 27, to allow the remaining portion of a $1.13 million Wyoming Department of Transportation sidewalk improvement project to be completed.

Closure of the intersection at 15th Street and Big Horn Avenue will allow replacement of sidewalk corners, sidewalk, curb and gutter, double gutter and electrical work, according to WYDOT Resident Engineer Dan McAfee of Worland.

During the intersection improvements, a signed detour will be in place to route traffic around the intersection on 14th and 17th streets.

"The length of the closure is dependent upon favorable weather," McAfee said.

Prime contractor EHC LLC of Deaver is restarting the Americans with Disabilities Act project this week on Big Horn Avenue (U.S. 16) in Worland, McAfee said.

Minor disruptions in traffic patterns are expected during a single-lane closure of 10th Street beginning Wednesday, March 22, McAfee said.

Other improvements associated with Worland's 15th Street/Big Horn Avenue intersection are also planned in 2017. The City of Worland is planning street improvements; these improvements will include asphalt paving on 15th Street -- one block on each side of Big Horn Avenue.

WYDOT contact for this project is Resident Engineer Dan McAfee, (307) 347-2822.

For information about this news release, contact WYDOT public relations specialist Cody Beers at (307) 431-1803.