Transportation Commission awards $61 million in highway contracts in April

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will soon start work on a $33 million road reconstruction project south of Jackson on US 89.

The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Wadsworth Brothers Construction Co., of Utah, the contract for the north section of the Jackson South project during its meeting on Thursday, April 20. The commission awarded that contract and nine others totaling $61 million.

Work on the Jackson South project will take place on US 89 between Hoback Junction and Jackson. WYDOT divided the project into two sections, the north and south. The entire project will resolve existing roadway deficiencies while safely and efficiently accommodating increased traffic volumes and improving system linkage.

The north section will start at milepost 145 on US 26-89-189-191 near the WYDOT shop and continue north to milepost 149 near the South Park Loop Road.

Work will include widening the road to five lanes that has two lanes for traffic in both directions and a center turn lane, replacing two existing bridges on the highway at the Snake River and Flat Creek, installing a wildlife underpass, installing turnouts, adding a pedestrian/bike pathway, constructing wildlife fencing and various other improvement.

WYDOT anticipates awarding a contract for the work on the south section in 2019.

Visit the Jackson South web page to learn more about the project. The contact completion date is June 30, 2019.

Besides the Jackson South project, other contracts include road surfacing, sign replacement and bridge repairs.

Wilson Brothers Construction Inc., of Cowley, was the low bidder on a $15 million road surfacing project on 11 miles of US 14 between Greybull and Burgess Junction in Sheridan County.

Crews will perform a pavement reconstruction project on 10 miles of the road, using recycled materials.

Most of the project will have 8-foot grading for the shoulders. In environmentally sensitive areas that are near streams, there will be 4-foot shoulders. In areas where there tends to be more people viewing wildlife, there will be 8-foot pavement for the shoulders. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2018.

Reiman Corp., of Cheyenne, won a $2.9 million contract for deck resurfacing and other rehabilitation work on 18 bridges in various locations in Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs and Park counties. The contact completion date is Oct. 31, 2018.

The commission awarded Hedquist Construction Inc., of Casper, a $2.7 million pavement reconstruction project using recycled materials on 8 miles of WYO 92 between Torrington and Huntley in Goshen County. The contract completion date is June 30, 2018.

The commission also awarded contracts for:

• $2.3 million to Croell Inc., of Sundance, for a road surfacing project on 6 miles of Interstate 90 between Buffalo and Gillette in Campbell County by Oct. 31;
• $2 million to Knife River, of Cheyenne, for a road surfacing project on WYO 136 east of Riverton in Fremont County and reuse that material on the road by Oct. 31;
• $1.4 million to C.M. Owen Construction, of Jackson, for a landside project at the Mail Cabin Slide on WYO 22 between Wilson and the Idaho state line that will include installation of drain lines to dewater the slide area and prevent it from moving by June 30, 2018;
• $764,860 to Asphalt Surface Technologies Corp., of St. Joseph, Minnesota, for a microsurfacing project on 9 miles of US 85 between Torrington and Lusk that will add new material to improve and extend the life of the surface by Sept. 30;
• $249,844 to S & L Industrial, of Cowley, for an overhead sign replacement project at various locations in Converse, Natrona, Niobrara and Platte counties by Oct. 31; and
• $135,032 to S & L Industrial to update or replace signs in Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Sweetwater and Uinta counties on Interstate 80 by Oct. 31.