Total number of employees: As of April 1, 2021
1,912
One month ago
1,924
One year ago
1,943
WHP Total number of highway fatalities: As of April 8, 2021
23
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roughly 13 miles of Interstate 80 beginning at milepost 107 on the east side of Rock Springs. Work includes grading, milling existing asphalt, concrete paving and bridge replacement and rehabilitation. The completion date for this project is set for Nov. 30.
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WYDOT to resurface 13 miles of US 85 south of Newcastle NEWCASTLE – Motorists traveling on US 85 between Mule Creek Junction and Newcastle encountered road construction beginning May 3. The Wyoming Department of Transportation awarded this $6.4 million dollar contract to Northern Improvement Company Inc., of Fargo, North Dakota. Northern Improvement and its subcontractors will perform a mill and overlay with chip seal on approximately 13.47 miles of US 85. The project is located between mileposts 202.38 and 215.85. In addition to paving, they also installed a culvert and resurfaced the Beaver Creek Bridge between mileposts 202.5 and 212.8. Work is expected to be completed by late July.
Ranchester bridge public meeting held April 27 SHERIDAN – WYDOT held a public meeting for the Ranchester railroad bridge replacement project scheduled to be let for bidding in August. The public was invited to join WYDOT on April 27 to review final design plans, potential schedule and detour plans. This $7.4 million project will replace the existing bridge over the BNSF railroad located on the east end of the town of Ranchester with a new structure. The existing structure, originally built in 1947, is structurally deficient and in poor condition. This bridge has a low load rating that cannot be improved with minor upgrades or improvements. In order for the bridge to meet current load ratings, a replacement of the structure is necessary. The new bridge will be raised and widened to accommodate BNSF specifications. The road and bridge will be realigned to the south to reduce the curve. The bridge structure will also include a 7-foot, 7-inch sidewalk with a pedestrian safety fence on the west side and 9-foot curbs on both sides and a 36foot roadway. In addition to replacing the bridge, the existing roadway section from the I-90 overpass to the US 14/Coffeen Street intersection will be rehabilitated using the crack and seat techniques with an asphalt overlay. The crack and seat technique is a method by which contractors break down the existing concrete pavement into oneand-a-half to 2-foot pieces and firmly seats the pieces into the subgrade prior to overlaying with asphalt. This structure is a heavily used mainline route for the railroad and it was determined that an at-grade crossing would be insufficient as a detour route due to the anticipated delays and the lack of adequate hold area for traffic. The bridge will be constructed in two stages. In Stage I, traffic will remain on the mainline while the eastbound lane is being constructed. During Stage II, traffic will shift to the newly constructed eastbound lane with one lane, head to head traffic for both east and west bound traffic with a traffic signal at either end of Briefs continued on page 8
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