2019 releases

June 7 2019

Chip sealing under way between Meeteetse and Thermopolis

A $2.5 million pavement improvement project has resumed with about three days of chip sealing on WYO 120 between Meeteetse and Thermopolis. Mountain Construction Co., of Lovell, is the prime contractor. The chip sealing will take place between mileposts 32 and 38.26 (between WYO 431 and the Gooseberry Rest Area) on WYO 120. "The contractor is chip sealing the project today (Thursday), Friday and Saturday,...

June 5 2019

Weight limit removed on Pat O' Hara Creek (WYO 296) bridge; repairs nearly complete

Repairs on the WYO 296 Pat O' Hara Creek bridge have progressed to the point where the 13-ton weight limit has ended for vehicles driving over the bridge. The Pat O' Hara Creek bridge is located north of Cody, just hundreds of feet off WYO 120, at the beginning of Chief Joseph Scenic Highway. "The 13-ton weight limit was removed from the repaired bridge at 4 p.m. Wednesday," according to WYDOT area...

June 5 2019

Pavement improvement project resumes this month north of Cody

A $2.95 million pavement improvement project is scheduled to resume this month north of Cody on WYO 120. The WYO 120 project begins at the end of the concrete highway section (milepost 101.51) on the north edge of Cody and extends 7.59 miles to the top of Skull Creek Hill (milepost 109.10). Prime contractor is Riverside Contracting Inc., of Missoula, Mont. "The contractor is scheduled to resume work...

June 5 2019

Chip seal work begins in Laramie, Albany and Carbon counties

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Crews with Bituminous Paving Inc. have started chip seal work at several locations in Southeast Wyoming over the next two weeks. Work began Monday, June 3, and is expected to continue over the next two weeks, weather permitting. Crews will be moving around among the following locations: WYO 34, MM 9.70-22.36 (Albany County) CIG Rd. – Sinclair, MM 0.00-1.47 (Carbon County) 287 Bypass...

June 5 2019

WYO 70 open for the season

SARATOGA, Wyo. – Wyoming Highway 70 over Battle Pass is open for the season beginning today, June 3. Crews from Saratoga and Baggs have been working to clear the road from their respective sides of the Sierra Madre and have completed that work. They worked through this past weekend to get the road open this morning. Travelers are advised that current high country conditions can be wet with cold nights....