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Chief Joseph Highway chip sealing scheduled for this week

Chip sealing of a $9.8 million highway improvement project completed last year on Wyoming Highway 296 (Chief Joseph Scenic Highway) is scheduled to begin Monday, June 1, northwest of Cody. Highway improvements are dependent upon favorable weather conditions. The project begins at milepost 0.0 (the intersection of U.S. Highway 212 and Wyoming 296) and extends 8.5 miles southeast toward Cody (0.86 miles...

Paving on each end of Thermopolis' Broadway Street bridge scheduled June 3-5

Paving on each end of the Broadway Street bridge between Thermopolis and East Thermopolis has been rescheduled for June 3-5. Traffic control devices will be placed on each end of the bridge on Wednesday, June 3, and flaggers will control bridge access. "Motorists should expect delays for about three days," said Andy Freeman, a Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer in Thermopolis. S&S...

Crews will be working on the bridge in Alpine for several days

ALPINE, Wyo.  Beginning Thursday, June 4, the Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Reiman Corp will be working on a bridge deck epoxy overlay on US 89 at mile marker 118 in Alpine. The work will take place during daytime hours due to favorable temperatures needed for the epoxy overlay. The work will require lane closures in both the east and westbound lanes. The epoxy overlay...

Chip sealing scheduled to start June 1 between Meeteetse and Thermopolis

A Wyoming Department of Transportation chip sealing crew is scheduled to begin its summer work next week on Wyoming Highway 120 between Meeteetse and Thermopolis. Beginning Monday, June 1, and ending about June 4, chip sealing is scheduled between mileposts 27-38 on Wyoming 120 about 14 miles southeast of Meeteetse. The chip sealing will include the paved areas within the Gooseberry Rest Area. All...

Paving crew scheduled for hot-mix patching in Fremont County

A Wyoming Department of Transportation asphalt paving crew is scheduled to begin hot-mix patching on June 1 in Fremont County. All work depends on favorable weather conditions. More than 2,800 tons of hot-mix patching asphalt is planned in Fremont County. The WYDOT hot-mix asphalt patching work is scheduled for U.S. Highway 20 on Monday, June 1, beginning near the Fremont County line in Wind River...