Chip seal work to move through downtown Saratoga

SARATOGA, Wyo. – A chip seal project is planned for WYO 130 (First Street) in Saratoga, and drivers and residents should expect delays getting through the area while work takes place.

Crews will begin work on around Monday, July 31, and the project is scheduled through Saturday, Aug. 5, though it could be completed earlier, weather permitting. The work will happen between reference markers 20 and 28.

Traffic will be affected beginning on or around July 31, when parallel parking will not be allowed on WYO 130/First Street.

During construction, no traffic will be able to cross WYO 130 from east to west except:

• To cross Rochester, Bridge, Elm and Constitution avenues, and
• To access businesses and residences that have no other point of entry.

Those crossings will be controlled by flaggers.

A pilot car will guide north/south traffic on WYO 130 through the work zone.

Chip seal projects involve several steps, including cleaning the road of debris, applying the chip seal, and letting the fresh chip seal set.

Traffic may be allowed onto the road while the chip seal sets, but at reduced speeds. Drivers should use caution in the work area.

The project follows another chip seal in Carbon County on WYO 789 from reference marker 30-40.

For information about this news release, contact WYDOT District 1 public information specialist Matt Murphy at 307-745-2142