Transportation commission awards $23.6 million in highway contracts

Contracts totaling $23.6 million for eight highway projects around the state, including three to be funded with revenue from the 10-cent fuel tax increase, were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its November meeting in Cheyenne.

Riverside Contracting of Missoula, Mont., submitted the low bid of $7.8 million for improvements to nearly 13 miles of the southbound lanes of Interstate 25 from about 1 mile south of Kaycee north to Antelope Creek. The work will include milling off deteriorating pavement and replacing it with a new layer of pavement, along with isolated reconstruction. The contract completion date is Oct. 31.

Worland’s McGarvin-Moberly Construction was the low bidder at $4.4 million for improvements to nearly 11 miles of WYO 270 just north of Hartville. The work will be funded with revenue from the 10-cent fuel tax increase and include milling off deteriorating pavement and replacing it with a new layer of pavement, and replacement of guardrail. The project is expected to be done by Oct. 31.

McGarvin-Moberly also won a $2.4 million contract for a pavement milling and overlay project on 10 miles of WYO 130 from about 7 miles south of Saratoga to just north of Riverside. That project also will be paid for with additional fuel tax money and is scheduled for completion by Oct. 31.

Hedquist Construction of Mills was awarded a $2.8 million contract to replace the North Platte River Bridge on Bryan Stock Trail in north Casper. The existing bridge is actually two separate adjoining structures. One of them will be rebuilt and tied into the other structure to make a single bridge with a new layer of pavement on top. The contract completion date is Oct. 31.

Hedquist also was the low bidder at $1.9 million to build about a half-mile of new road to connect WYO 50 to Overdale Drive in Gillette by Oct. 31.

Lovell’s Mountain Construction Co. won the contract for the third 10-cent fuel tax project with the low bid of $1.9 million to grind off deteriorating pavement and replace it with three inches of new asphalt on a mile of US 14-16-20 (Sheridan Avenue and Eighth Street) in Cody. The work also will include repairing damaged curbs and gutter, and modifications to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The work between the 10th Street and Conifer Lane intersections is expected to begin in March and be completed by June 15.

DeBernardi Construction of Rock Springs was the low bidder at $1.66 million for drainage improvements and erosion repairs in the median of nearly 15 miles of Interstate 80 about 6 miles east of Evanston. New inlet drains will be installed to improve drainage in the median, and concrete barriers added to address isolated erosion problems on the shoulder of the eastbound lanes. The contract completion date is Oct. 31.

DRM Inc. of Gillette won a $708,000 contract for slide repair work in the median of Interstate 90 about one-half mile southeast of Sheridan and on the west side of US 87 about seven miles south of Sheridan. The work in the I-90 median will include removing unstable soil and replacing it with porous, lightweight rock that will drain better. The unstable soil under 350 feet of the southbound lane of US 87 will be removed, replaced with the same type of rock and then the lane will be rebuilt over the rock. The project is scheduled to be done by May 31.