Traffic changes coming on Cody's Sheridan Avenue project; public meeting location change announced

The $4.93 million concrete rehabilitation project is on schedule in downtown Cody, and work is literally moving to the other side of the street early next week.

Work is continuing this week on the north side of Sheridan Avenue from 10th Street to 12th Street, but weather permitting, traffic is scheduled to be placed on the north side of Sheridan Avenue between 10th and 12th streets by Tuesday, March 24. Improvements are scheduled to begin next week on the south side of the 10th Street/Sheridan Avenue intersection.

"Traffic will be moving, one lane in each direction, along the north side of Sheridan Avenue, early in the week," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost of Cody.

The second major change involves the location of the Tuesday weekly public project meetings. "Until further notice, the weekly public meetings will be held outdoors at the 12th Street/Sheridan Avenue intersection, right in front of the Irma Hotel," Frost said.

The new outdoor weekly public meetings will begin at 10 a.m. every Tuesday.

Phase 1 of the project -- 10th Street to 14th Street -- is required to be complete by June 15, 2020. The project will be shut down from June 16, 2020 through Aug. 23, 2020.

The Sheridan Avenue project (#CodyImprovements) includes removing and replacing existing damaged concrete slabs, resealing existing concrete joints, grinding and texturing existing roadway, upgrading Americans with Disabilities requirements at every street corner between 10th Street and Stampede Avenue, replacing broken curb and gutter and sidewalk, and upgrading wiring at traffic signals.

The project begins at US14/16/20 milepost 51.78 at the intersection of 10th Street and Sheridan Avenue in front of the Park County Courthouse, and it proceeds 1.20 miles on US 14/16/20 to the Intersection of 17th Street and Stampede Avenue on Greybull Hill.

During work, a maximum of two intersections may be closed at any one time.

"Work is being completed on one side of the street while two-way traffic is carried on the other half," Frost said. "Left turns are not allowed through the work zone. Parking may not be allowed through the work zone, and a 10-foot width restriction is in effect."  

By contract, prime contractor S&S Builders, LLC, has a public information specialist, Jenn Epperson, on the project who is working with businesses and answering questions and providing scheduling updates.  

More information about this news release is available by contacting WYDOT public relations specialist Cody Beers at (307) 431-1803.