2020 releases

April 9 2020

WYO 290 project scheduled to restart next week west of Meeteetse

A $2.3 million pavement improvement project west of Meeteetse is slated to resume next week on WYO 290. All work is dependent upon favorable weather. "Remaining work consists of seeding, fertilizing, mulching, installation of erosion control, and general cleanup," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost of Cody. "This is work that was not completed last year due to...

April 8 2020

WYO 132 highway improvement project restarts near Ethete; paving scheduled to resume in May

Asphalt paving operations are scheduled to resume about May 1 on the Blue Sky Highway improvement project between US 287 and Ethete. With the warmer spring weather, prime contractor High Country Construction, Inc., of Lander and several subcontractors have mobilized to the project to restart work on cattleguards, concrete irrigation structures, the pedestrian pathway between Ethete and Wyoming Indian...

April 8 2020

Collaborative funding effort helps US 212 reconstruction resume across Beartooth Ravine in northwest Wyoming

An interagency team of state and federal agencies will use a variety of federal funding sources to begin rebuilding a nearly 1-mile segment of the Beartooth Highway (US 212) in northwest Wyoming. The collaborative effort on 7/10s of a mile of roadway will allow completion of the 420-foot, 3-span Beartooth Ravine steel girder bridge, 20-foot-high mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls, and roadwork...

April 8 2020

WYDOT continues work on Snake River bridge, commuters and river users will see delays

JACKSON, Wyo. – Work is continuing on the second half of the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) Jackson South reconstruction project, just north of Hoback Junction. Crews will be working on assembling the girders on the Snake River bridge between Hoback Junction and the WYDOT shop. Delays could be up to 20 minutes while crews and trucks are on the road and the cranes pick up the girders....

April 7 2020

Road-widening project scheduled to begin April 13 south of Lander on WYO 789/US 287

Construction of a center-turn lane directly south of Lander on WYO 789/US 287 is scheduled to begin by mid-April. Prime contractor for the $1.9 million project is Mountain Construction Co., of Lovell. The contractor began mobilizing equipment to the project work area on Monday, April 6. Removal of shoulder surfacing, installation of culvert extensions, and topsoil stripping is scheduled to begin April...