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Bridge deck replacements for Bear River bridges start Thursday

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BEAR RIVER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from DeBernardi Construction Company, Inc., will begin work on two bridges over the Bear River, on WYO 89 six miles north of Evanston. Beginning Thursday, June 4, traffic will be reduced to one alternating lane through the work zone, controlled by a temporary signal. The single lane traffic control will extend between both...

Work on Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 scheduled for next week

JACKSON, Wyo.  Beginning Monday, June 8, the Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Ames Construction will be following up on some additional work on the newly constructed Snake River Bridge with an epoxy overlay and welding snow plates on the expansion device for both abutments. The work will take place during daytime hours due to favorable temperatures needed for the epoxy overlay....

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...