Broadway Street bridge project delays point toward mid- to late-December opening in Thermopolis

Work remains on the Broadway Street bridge in Thermopolis, and the contractor is aiming for a mid- to late-December bridge opening for traffic between East Thermopolis and Thermopolis.   In the meantime, the Broadway Street bridge (crossing the Bighorn River) remains closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Eastbound traffic is being detoured via North 2nd Street, to East Park Street and through...

Wyoming 120 highway project work suspended until spring south of Meeteetse

Completion of an $8.24 million highway improvement project will occur next spring on Wyoming 120 between Meeteetse and the Gooseberry Rest Area.   The project begins at milepost 38.086 (just north of the Gooseberry Rest Area) and extends 13.3 miles north to milepost 51.385 on the south edge of Meeteetse (Highland Street).   Prime contractor is JTL Group, Inc., DBA Knife River, of Casper.   "Next year,...

WYDOT to close US 14A for the season

Sheridan, Wyo – The popular scenic byway over the Bighorn Mountains will close on Monday, December 1, at noon. The Wyoming Department of Transportation seasonally closes U.S. 14A - a 22-mile stretch of scenic mountain road over the Bighorns in north-central Wyoming at the end of the fall hunting season. WYDOT closes U.S. 14A seasonally as a safety precaution rather than as a reaction to storms. Heavy...

Transportation Commission awards six highway contracts in November

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At its November regular business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded six contracts valued at approximately $24.3 million for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects. The Commission awarded a bid valued at approximately $14.5 million to Worland-based McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co. for a mill and overlay project involving placing asphalt pavement...

DUI Task Force to focus on impaired driving during Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Fremont County

The Fremont County DUI Task Force will be in operation and patrolling for impaired drivers from Wednesday, Nov. 26, through Sunday, Nov. 30. "Enjoy your holiday, and please drive sober," said Wyoming Department of Transportation senior public relations specialist Cody Beers of Riverton. "I've heard negative comments recently about the DUI Task Force stopping drivers  on our Fremont County roads. Bottom...