Railroad crossing repairs to prompt road closure, detours on West Lincolnway, Nov. 1-6

CHEYENNE – Beginning Sunday, Nov. 1 through Friday, Nov. 6, W. Lincolnway from Snyder Ave. to Bent Ave. will be closed for railroad crossing repairs by BNSF Railway Company. Detour routes will be in place and business access in the area maintained. Work is expected to be complete by Nov. 6, weather permitting.   The implemented detour route for westbound travelers will direct traffic north at Carey...

Transportation Commission awards $33 million in contracts in October

Construction crews will resurface a section of Interstate 80 between Sinclair and Walcott Junction to improve the road surface. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland, a $7.3 million contract for the work in Carbon County. The commission awarded that and nine other projects totaling $33 million at its recent meeting in October. For the I-80 work,...

Transportation Commission awards $33 million in contracts in November

Crews will resurface several sections of Interstate 80 in central and southeastern Wyoming to improve the road surface. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded three contracts that will resurface a total of 20 miles along different sections of I-80. The commission awarded those and three other contracts totaling $33 million at its recent meeting in November.  The commission awarded H-K Contractors...

WYDOT will continue to follow statewide snowplow priority plan

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) faces a tight budget this year and will strictly follow its plan for winter road maintenance. That means crews will still plow the roads but they may remain snowy. Road shoulders also may not get plowed immediately and crews may have to get to those sections later or the next day. WYDOT will also continue to use road traction materials such as salt and...

Multi-year project to bring more truck parking to I-80 begins this week

RAWLINS — The Wyoming Department of Transportation is working to bring additional winter semitruck parking and other safety improvements to Interstate 80, with a major project scheduled to begin this week. WYDOT’s I-80 Winter Freight project will bring nearly 100 new semitruck parking spaces to both the Fort Steele Rest Area about 7 miles east of Sinclair (mile marker 228) and at the Quealy Dome truck...