US 287/WYO 789 project begins near Sweetwater Station

A $2.85 million project starting this week between Lander and Muddy Gap will repair a pair of bridges and improve 5.98 miles of highway.

Prime contractor is Hedquist Construction Inc., of Mills. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Hedquist the project at its January meeting.

Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer Brian Martin of Lander said the contractor is scheduled to begin bridge work this week at mileposts 41.62 and 46.34 near Sweetwater Station and US 287’s intersection with WYO 135, southeast of Riverton.

“During bridge work, traffic will be restricted to a single lane across each bridge deck,” Martin said. “Drivers should expect total delay of 15 minutes throughout the project. Traffic will be controlled by traffic signals at the bridges.”

Work on the Sweetwater River bridge (milepost 41.62) will include guardrail upgrades, drainage work, replacement of approach slabs and an epoxy overlay of the bridge deck, while the bridge over Antelope Creek (milepost 46.34) will see drainage work, approach slab replacement and an epoxy overlay of the bridge deck.

Other work on the US 287/WYO 789 project includes grading, milling asphalt, placing pit-run gravel base and crushed gravel base, asphalt pavement surfacing, chip sealing, construction of a turn lane at Bison Basin Road and other work starting at milepost 41.14 between Muddy Gap and Lander.

Contract completion date is Oct. 31, with the exception of chip sealing which has a June 15, 2018 deadline.

Information about this news release is available by calling WYDOT public relations specialist Cody Beers at (307) 431-1803.