Wyoming Transportation Commission Budget Subcommittee to meet August 3

The Wyoming Transportation Commission Budget Subcommittee will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, August 3, for a work session via Google Meets. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. To join the meeting virtually, visit the Transportation Commission webpage. For more information about the meeting, please contact the Transportation Commission secretary at (307) 777-4007 or by...

Paving operations on US16 west of Buffalo have begun – expect delays

Buffalo, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Transportation Commission awarded the Worland, Wyoming company McGarvin Moberly a $4.5 million contract to mill and overlay a stretch of US 16 west of Buffalo.    Located between mile marker 63.35 (Hazelton Road) and mile marker 68.96 (WYDOT Pole Creek camp), this 5.63-mile project includes milling the surface and replacing it with new plant mix.  In addition...

Chief Joseph Scenic Highway (WY296) slide repair project starts

A $2.06 million slide repair project started July 6 on WY296, about 27 miles west of the WY296/WY120 intersection west of Cody. Prime contractor on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway slide is Oftedal Construction, Inc., of Casper. Contract completion date is Oct. 31. Project work on the Telephone Creek slide consists of slide repair, including construction of a dirt toe berm, installation of slide stabilization...

WYDOT to meet with Lincoln County Commission, gather public input on projects

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be meeting with the Lincoln County Commission on August 1, at their regular meeting at 3 p.m. to share information on local projects.  The public is invited to attend.  The meeting will take place at commission chambers at 925 Sage Ave., Suite 302 in Kemmerer.  The commission meeting will be broadcast via video conference at the Lincoln County Branch...

Waltman Rest Area closed two days next week for chip sealing

A two-day rest area closure next week will allow the contractor working on passing lane paving improvements to chip seal the Waltman Rest Area parking lot between Moneta and Waltman east of Shoshoni on US20/26. Including the parking lot chip seal inside the Waltman Rest Area, the $4.64 million project includes asphalt pavement surfacing, chip sealing, traffic control and other work on the entire width...