2021 Releases

April 26 2021

WYDOT to resurface 13 miles of US 85 south of Newcastle

NEWCASTLE – Motorists traveling on US 85 between Mule Creek Junction and Newcastle will encounter road construction on that stretch of highway beginning May 3. The Wyoming Department of Transportation awarded the $6.4 million contract to Northern Improvement Co. Inc., of Fargo, North Dakota. Northern Improvement and its subcontractors will perform a mill and overlay with chip seal on approximately...

April 26 2021

Big Horn County fencing project kicks off this week

More than 28.5 miles of state right-of-way fencing will be removed and replaced in Big Horn County beginning this week. Highline Fencing LLC, of Powell, is the prime contractor on the $617,000. Contract completion date is Nov. 30, 2021. The Big Horn County locations include: Between Manderson and Basin (on the south end of Basin), mileposts 194.20 to 195.74 on US16/20; Between Garland and Byron (just...

April 26 2021

Waltman Rest Area closing May 10 for parking lot improvements

Planned improvements at the Waltman Rest Area between Shoshoni and Casper on US 20/26 will require a two-week closure. The May 10 to May 24 closure of the Waltman Rest Area is part of the $5.8 million passing lanes construction/rest area repair project, east of Moneta (milepost 76) and to Waltman (milepost 51.6). Major work is scheduled to begin about Thursday, April 29, with sidewalk removal and replacement...

April 26 2021

Slide repair project resumes May 3 on WYO 296 (Chief Joseph Scenic Highway) near Cody

Reconstruction of 0.2 miles of WYO 296 as part of a $5.8 million slide repair project near the 8,070-foot summit of Dead Indian Pass is scheduled to begin May 3 northwest of Cody. Condon Johnson and Associates Inc., of Kent, Washington, is the prime contractor. "Work is tentatively slated to resume on May 3, weather permitting, " said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost...

April 26 2021

Highway shoulder fog sealing scheduled to begin May 3

Fog sealing of highway shoulders is scheduled to begin next week near Lander on US 287/WYO 789, WYO 132 (Blue Sky Highway), and on WYO 131 (Sinks Canyon Road). Fog sealing uses quick-drying oil to seal highway shoulders, and is part of the Wyoming Department of Transportation's summer chip-sealing maintenance program. "We're asking people to avoid driving, running or bicycling on the fog-sealed highway...