Pavement rehabilitation project to begin next week on WYO 120 south of Cody

A Worland contractor is scheduled to begin paving an 11-mile pavement rehabilitation project south of Cody on Monday, May 7.

Prime contractor on the $3.6 million project is McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland. The project begins at milepost 62.98 on WYO 120, about 18 miles south of Cody, and extends 11.2 miles toward Cody.

Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost of Cody said the work includes an inch of asphalt pavement leveling, a two-inch asphalt overlay, and a chip seal finish between Cody and Meeteetse. Slope flattening on the project was completed last summer and fall. 

Contract completion date is June 30, 2018.

"The contractor is scheduled to begin setting up traffic control Thursday, May 3, with paving beginning May 7," Frost said. "Starting May 3, the contractor will be cleaning the roadway and completing other preparations."

Paving is expected to take about five weeks to complete, and chip sealing of the improved roadway is scheduled in June.

All work is dependent upon favorable weather.

"Traffic will be controlled by flaggers and a pilot car during this work beginning next week," Frost said. "Motorists should expect single-lane traffic and delays of up to 20 minutes while the contractor is working." 

WYDOT contact for this project is Resident Engineer Todd Frost, (307) 587-2220.