2022 Releases

April 26 2022

Contractor mobilizing early to Wind River Canyon slide stabilization project; traffic delays could nearly double between Shoshoni and Thermopolis

Last Saturday's rock slide that closed US20/WY789 for 4 hours in Wind River Canyon is forcing early mobilization for prime contractor Oftedal Construction, Inc., of Casper and its rock slide mitigation subcontractor for the second year's work on a slide stabilization project. The $8.78 million slide stabilization project includes slide repair, grading, slide stabilization rock (SSR), manual rock scaling,...

April 26 2022

Transportation Commission awards almost $26.6 million in contracts in April

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded almost $26.6 million in contracts for seven Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its April 21 business meeting. Cheyenne-based Knife River was awarded a $4.6 million bid for a project involving paving, chip seal and other work on almost 10.5 miles of U.S. Highway 20/26 in Fremont and Natrona Counties. For another...

April 26 2022

Six bridges slated for rehabilitation starting in May

A $1.76 million Northwest Wyoming bridge rehabilitation project is scheduled to begin on US26/287 east of Dubois in May. The first of six bridges to undergo rehabilitation will be the US26/287 highway bridge (FJC) about 15 miles east of Dubois. Improvements at the milepost 69.42 bridge are slated to begin about May 15. Other regional bridges slated for repairs and improvements this summer and fall...

April 26 2022

Concrete slab work to begin in Rawlins

RAWLINS, Wyo. – Weather permitting, starting Wednesday crews with Triple A Building Services and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will begin concrete slab repair work on Interstate 80, US 30 BUS., and WY 78 in Rawlins. Work includes placing crushed base, concrete slab replacement, concrete pavement, expansion joints replacement and miscellaneous work. Heavy equipment producing loud noise is...

April 25 2022

WYDOT bridge inspections may cause delays

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has contracted Consor Engineering to perform two bridge inspections during the week of May 9 through May 13 in the Teton County area. Work will take place on the bridge over the Snake River on US 26/89, south of Hoback Junction in the Snake River Canyon on Monday and Tuesday, May 9 and 10. Crews will then move to the Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 on Wednesday,...