Pavement improvements begin next week between Meeteetse and Thermopolis

A $2.5 million pavement improvement project is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 8, on WYO 120 between Meeteetse and Thermopolis.

Mountain Construction Co., of Lovell is the prime contractor.

The pavement work is scheduled between mileposts 32 and 38.26 (between WYO 431 and the Gooseberry Rest Area) on WYO 120.

"Each end of the project will be milled, including approach slabs of bridges and major highway accesses," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Kaia Tharp of Thermopolis. "This work includes the access to Gooseberry Rest Area and Gooseberry Road, WY431."

Tharp said motorists should traffic delays of up to 20 minutes and reduced speed limits inside the work zone.

Tharp said the contractor's scope of work includes an inch of pavement leveling, a two-inch pavement overlay and a chip seal. The project also includes patching of a section of WYO 120 (milepost 26.2) damaged in a fatal crash early this year.

Mountain Construction Co. was awarded the bid Jan. 19, 2017. Contract completion date is Aug. 31, 2018.

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