WY431 (Gooseberry Creek Road) pavement improvements scheduled to begin Monday

More than $2 million in pavement improvements are scheduled to begin Monday south of Worland on WY431.

The pavement overlay and other work on WY431, also known as Gooseberry Creek Road, begins at WY431's intersection with US20/WY789 between Worland and Thermopolis, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation engineer Lance Schatz of Thermopolis.

McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland is the prime contractor.

"Milling and base work are scheduled to begin Monday, May 1. The work will be on WY431, but will impact US20/WY789 since we will be working in the intersection," Schatz said. "Work is scheduled for a couple of weeks, and then work will pause until the contractor returns to chip seal the new pavement."

The project's scope of work includes asphalt pavement surfacing, seeding/erosion control, traffic control, chip sealing and other on about five miles of Gooseberry Creek Road beginning at milepost 0.00.

The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded the WY431 pavement improvement work to McGarvin-Moberly on Dec. 15, 2022. Contract completion date is June 30, 2024.

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