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A serious situation turned into a confusing one during a gas line break. Around 4:30 yesterday afternoon, Black Hills Energy received a call of a broken gas line along the Greybull Highway, US 14. Apparently, a car had driven over the line causing the break. Multiple agencies, including WYDOT and a crew from Black Hills…
Work will soon begin on the Beartooth Highway. A project overview was released by Missouri River Contractors, the company contracted by WYDOT, Yellowstone National Park, and Shoshone National Forest to undertake WY TIG 212 (9) – a rather intense construction project on the Beartooth Highway this summer. The project consists of: Constructing a new 400-foot…
Next week will be construction-heavy along WYO 120. In addition to the Cody South Project – slated to beginning its work in earnest this Friday – another $2.6 million dollar pavement improvement project begins outside Meeteetse. The Meeteetse Rim Project is a fog seal and chip seal project along 5.4 miles of WY 120, beginning…
Cody’s next major WYDOT project begins today. Mountain Construction Company of Lovell is the contractor managing the appropriately named Cody South Project – tearing up and refurbishing a 6.8-mile stretch of WY 120 between the WY120/US14/16/20 intersection adjacent to Yellowstone Regional Airport and Milepost 74 near the snowplow turnaround south of the Park County Landfill.…
WYDOT has resumed their driver license road tests. As more of the state’s public health orders are relaxed and allow for things to return to normal, WYDOT announced that they will be offering non-commercial driver license road test by appointment only, starting this week. The locations offering these tests are Cody, Casper, Cheyenne, Gillette, Jackson,…
WYDOT has taken a step in a new direction: managing food truck vendors. WYDOT Officials have approved G-Licious Catering of Cheyenne as their first food truck vendor. While the concept might not sound so revolutionary, it’s the location that has the potential to turn heads. They will be selling burgers, sandwiches, and breakfast food at…
Bored at home? Why not enter a model-building competition? The Greater Yellowstone Coalition has announced a model building competition for all state residents to enter during their coronavirus lockdowns. But this particular project has a specific focus: wildlife crossings. Recently, state agencies like WYDOT have seen an influx of funding to put towards the construction…
Thermopolis is next on the docket for an extensive WYDOT construction project. Another $3.3 million dollar highway improvement project that will stretch throughout the entire down begins this May, along a 2.6 mile stretch of US20/WY789. It will start near the Wyoming Department of Transportation office and continuing past the old National Guard Armory on…
Another significant highway improvement began this month, this one between Worland and Ten Sleep. WYDOT announced the commencement of $3.6 million dollars of improvements on 5.2 miles of U.S. Highway 16 between the two towns. The scope of work includes one inch of asphalt pavement leveling, a two-inch asphalt pavement overlay, a chip seal finish,…
It’s construction season, and safety is of paramount importance. The Wyoming Department of Transportation and the Associated General Contractors are working together to craft a new series of safety rules to keep workers and drivers safe as projects begin to kick into gear this spring. The natural concern is to not contribute to the spread…