WY130 Seasonal Closure

LARAMIE, Wyo. —Wyoming Highway 130 through the high country of the Snowy Range has officially closed for the season. Wyoming Department of Transportation crews in Laramie and Saratoga decided current road conditions warranted closing the section of WYO 130 for the season. Also known as the Snowy Range Scenic Byway, the 12-mile section of WYO 130 tops out at more than 10,800 ft. in elevation and closes...

Broadway Street bridge project delays point toward mid- to late-December opening in Thermopolis

Work remains on the Broadway Street bridge in Thermopolis, and the contractor is aiming for a mid- to late-December bridge opening for traffic between East Thermopolis and Thermopolis.   In the meantime, the Broadway Street bridge (crossing the Bighorn River) remains closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Eastbound traffic is being detoured via North 2nd Street, to East Park Street and through...

Wyoming 120 highway project work suspended until spring south of Meeteetse

Completion of an $8.24 million highway improvement project will occur next spring on Wyoming 120 between Meeteetse and the Gooseberry Rest Area.   The project begins at milepost 38.086 (just north of the Gooseberry Rest Area) and extends 13.3 miles north to milepost 51.385 on the south edge of Meeteetse (Highland Street).   Prime contractor is JTL Group, Inc., DBA Knife River, of Casper.   "Next year,...

WYDOT to close US 14A for the season

Sheridan, Wyo – The popular scenic byway over the Bighorn Mountains will close on Monday, December 1, at noon. The Wyoming Department of Transportation seasonally closes U.S. 14A - a 22-mile stretch of scenic mountain road over the Bighorns in north-central Wyoming at the end of the fall hunting season. WYDOT closes U.S. 14A seasonally as a safety precaution rather than as a reaction to storms. Heavy...

Transportation Commission awards six highway contracts in November

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At its November regular business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded six contracts valued at approximately $24.3 million for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects. The Commission awarded a bid valued at approximately $14.5 million to Worland-based McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co. for a mill and overlay project involving placing asphalt pavement...