Citizen update meeting scheduled Wednesday afternoon concerning WYO 132 project near Ethete

Citizens will be updated on the progress of the WYO 132 highway improvement project Wednesday afternoon at the Wyoming Indian High School auditorium.

The public update meeting begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the WIHS auditorium concerning the project between Ethete and US 287. Everyone is invited to attend. Questions are welcome, as employees will be available to answer questions from Wyoming Department of Transportation and prime contractor High Country Construction Inc. of Lander.

Dirt grading is nearing completion on the on the $14.63 million WYO 132 (Blue Sky Highway) highway improvement project.

Prime contractor High Country Construction Inc., of Lander, "is preparing to begin placing six inches of crushed gravel base, beginning at the south end of the project near US 287," said WYDOT resident engineer Erik Smith of Lander.

"Paving activities are still several weeks from beginning," Smith said. "We apologize for the inconvenience."

Improvements on the Blue Sky highway improvement project include grading, draining, milling asphalt pavement, placing gravel pit run and crushed gravel, asphalt paving, chip sealing, electrical work and other work on seven miles of WYO 132 north of Lander.

Real-time project updates on the Blue Sky Highway (WYO 132) project are available at #abetterbluesky.

For information about WYDOT's work, contact WYDOT public relations specialist Cody Beers at (307) 431-1803.