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 on June 7, placing some thermoplastic pavement markings," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost of Cody. "The contractor is also scheduled to start fog sealing the shoulders of the roadway and chip sealing the project on June 10."

Frost said work should take about a week and is dependent upon favorable weather.

"Motorists should expect delays up to 20 minutes during chip sealing and fog sealing. Traffic will be controlled with flaggers and a pilot car," Frost said.

The WY120 project consists of shoulder flattening with pit run gravel base, and placement of a one-inch hot plant pavement leveling course, a two-inch pavement overlay, and a chip seal finish. All work, except the fog seal and chip seal, was completed last fall.

Contract completion date is June 30, 2019.

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