Spring construction begins in Sweetwater County

With recent warm temperatures, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and contract crews have begun mobilizing crews for construction on several jobs in Sweetwater County. Green River Tunnels Concrete barrier and glare shields have been installed in the westbound tunnel and this Monday, March 30, traffic will be switched head-to-head in the eastbound tunnel for the duration of the work in...

WYDOT to start work on year two of I-90 Montana State Line project – eastbound lane to close

SHERIDAN, WY – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and its contractor, Croell, Inc., will begin year two of their Interstate 90 Montana State Line project the week of March 30.  Contractors will begin removing two bridges and replacing them with box culverts, realigning approximately four miles of the eastbound lane from mile marker 3.9 to 8.0 to mitigate several slope failures that have been...

Transportation Commission awards nine highway contracts in March

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At its March regular business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded nine contracts valued at approximately $35 million for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects. The Commission awarded a bid valued at approximately $12.8 million to Casper-based Oftedal Construction Inc. for combined reconstruction, water and sanitary sewer replacement, and landscaping...

Public meeting scheduled for proposed bridge over BNSF railroad tracks on College Drive in Cheyenne

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be hosting a public meeting to discuss the proposed bridge installation over the BNSF Railway railroad tracks on west College Drive in Cheyenne. The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 26, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, in room 108 of the Pathfinder Building. The intent of this meeting is...

Work underway on Kemmerer South Wildlife crossings project

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be ramping up construction on the Kemmerer South wildlife crossings project beginning this week on a 30-mile stretch of US 189 between Evanston and Kemmerer. The project, which was awarded to Oftedal Construction, Inc. last year, is funded by a $24.3 million federal grant and an additional $8.8 million in partner contributions. The work will include...