WYO 130 through the Snowy Range opens for the season

LARAMIE, Wyo. – The seasonally-closed section of Wyoming Highway 130 through the Snowy Range has officially reopened for the summer. Crews from Laramie and Saratoga, with some assistance from Arlington and Cheyenne crews, started work on the 12-mile stretch of the scenic byway in early May with a target reopening date of Memorial Day Weekend. Multiple rotary plows, snowcats and other heavy equipment...

WYDOT to begin working on retrofitting US16 CatchNET runaway truck system

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Buffalo, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Transportation Commission awarded S&S Builders of Cheyenne a $1.4 million contract to retrofit the runaway truck system on US 16 west of Buffalo at mile marker 85.40.  Work will begin the week of May 29 and is scheduled to be completed by September 30, 2023. While work is being completed on this project the truck arrestor, also known as a CatchNET system will...

Pavement improvement project starts this week west of Riverton

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A $5.82 million pavement improvement project is scheduled to begin Wednesday, May 24, on US26/287 near Crowheart. The project includes asphalt pavement surfacing, milling, chip sealing, traffic control and other work on 12.9 miles of US26/287 between mileposts 72.13 (about 16 miles southeast of Dubois) and 85.03 (14 miles northwest of Diversion Dam Junction). Prime contractor on the project is McGarvin-Moberly...

US14A opens Friday for the summer east of Lovell

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The annual spring opening of US14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell is scheduled for noon this Friday, May 26. The opening of US14A is dependent upon favorable weather. "Please buckle up and drive safely," said Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance foreman Tony DeFuentes of Lovell. The annual winter closure of US14A, west of Burgess Junction, is at milepost 76.04 on the Lovell side of...

US 14A mountain pass to open for the season

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Sheridan, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is set to open US 14A by noon on Friday, May 26.  Crews from both the Lovell and Burgess Junction sides began snow removal operations at the beginning of May with a target date of Memorial Day to open.  US 14A is one of four mountain passes that are affected by seasonal winter closures. This 22-mile stretch of scenic mountain road is located...