Interchange – September 2019

Interchange September 2019

Vol. 47, Issue 9

US 20 – Medal of Honor highway Sign unveiled amid dignitaries, citizens

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A WYDOT PUBLICATION

Contents Features 10 New license plate facility Transportation Commission visits new plant

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11 Medal of Honor Highway New designation for US 20 through Wyoming

12 Wild Horse Highway dedication A celebration at the interpretive kiosk on US 14/16/20

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Also in this issue Letters.........................................................................................2 District briefs.............................................................................4 By the Numbers.......................................................................7 Aeronautics..............................................................................12

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District news...........................................................................14 Travel & Tourism.....................................................................17 Training.....................................................................................18 Passings....................................................................................19 WTDEA......................................................................................19 Rides......................................................................................... 20 Break Time.............................................................................. 23

On the cover:

Medal of Honor Highway sign unveiling at Orin Junction.

Photo: Shane Powell, WYDOT

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District Briefs Commission awards $25 million in highway contracts in August CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will reconstruct a section of US 20 near Lusk by moving the road and making it wider.

The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Simon Contractors, of Cheyenne, a $13 million contract for the US 20 work between Lusk and Van Tassell in Niobrara County. The commission awarded that and eight other projects at its recent meeting.

For the US 20 work, crews will widen and move a 12-mile section of road.

Crews will make the shoulders 6-feet wide and keep the travel lane 24-feet wide.

WYDOT is moving the road because widening the shoulders will bring the existing road too close to a nearby railroad’s right of way. The contract completion date is July 31, 2021.

Other contracts the commission awarded included pavement surfacing, sign installation and bridge repairs.

Simon Contractors also was the low bidder on a $3 million pavement contract on 6.6 miles of WYO 92 between Torrington and Huntley in Goshen County.

Crews will perform a full-depth reclamation where they will pulverize the existing pavement and base, add cement to the mixture, reapply it and resurface the road.

The cement will be added to help prevent moisture from getting inside the base. Crews will also perform minor bridge repairs. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2020.

Kilgore Companies (Lewis & Lewis Inc.), of Rock Springs, won a $2.5 million resurfacing contract on US 189 between Lazeart Junction and Kemmerer in Uinta County.

Crews will resurface about 8 miles.

The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2020.

Kilgore Companies also won a $2

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million resurfacing contract on WYO 70. Crews will resurface about 5 miles of road between Dixon and Encampment in Carbon County. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2020.

The commission awarded Riverside Contracting, of Missoula, Montana, a $1.8 million resurfacing project. Crews will resurface 5 miles of road on US 14 between Dayton and Ranchester in Sheridan County.

Crews will also perform minor fence repairs. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2020.

The commission also awarded contract for: • $1 million and $901,355 to S & L Industrial, of Cowley, for passing and no passing sign installation contracts at various locations in Albany, Big Horn, Carbon, Fremont, Hot Springs, Laramie, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton, Uinta and Washakie counties by Oct. 31, 2020; • $260,960 to C C Enterprises – Traffic Control Specialists Inc., of Grand Junction, Colorado, for a wildlife crossing sign installation contract at various locations in Campbell, Johnson, Sheridan, Washakie and Weston counties by June 30, 2020; and • $117,000 to Reiman Corp., of Cheyenne, for a bridge repair contract on Interstate 80 and Parsley Boulevard in Cheyenne in Laramie County by June 30, 2020.

WYDOT’s 2020 STIP available for review CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is seeking public comment and review of its 2020 transportation improvement planning document.

WYDOT’s draft 2020 State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) is available at http://www.dot.state.wy.us/ home.html on the department’s website.

People can click on the blue box on the right side of the page to access the STIP web page, which contains the 2020 STIP PDF and the STIP map where people can make comments.

The STIP contains a listing of highway

and bridge projects, airport improvement work, transit and Public Safety Communications Commission projects that WYDOT tentatively expects to contract for during the upcoming fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The final STIP will also incorporate WYDOT’s capital improvement projects. The final approved STIP is published annually and updates are issued quarterly.

The public can also submit their comments by email or by mail to 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82009. The deadline for receiving draft STIP comments is Sept. 6.

Besides 2020 projects, the draft STIP includes a listing of transportation projects slated through 2025. It also includes a summary of pass-through federal funding for public transportation throughout the state.

Projects are listed by county and note the general character of work for the various transportation system projects. These projects include highway, transit, airports and others.

WYDOT emphasizes that the STIP project listing is tentative and is revised in accordance with changes in funding levels, highway conditions and other issues that arise during the advance project design phase.

Pine Bluffs Rest Area closed for concrete work PINE BLUFFS – The Pine Bluffs Rest Area off Interstate 80 at Exit 401 was temporarily closed the last week of August for flooring and concrete work.

The closure began on Aug. 27 and continued through Aug. 28. The rest area was reopened as soon as work was completed.

Services were available in the town of Pine Bluffs and the next rest areas are the Summit Rest Area at Exit 323 to the west and in Nebraska to the east at milepost 51 near Sidney, Nebraska.

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SARATOGA – WYDOT’s Saratoga maintenance crew repaved sections of WYO 130 and WYO 230 the week of Aug. 19.

During working hours, the sections of road were reduced to one lane with flaggers.

The schedule of work was: • Aug. 19-20 – WYO 230 from milepost 109 to milepost 120 (between Riverside and the Colorado state line); • Aug. 21-22 and 26-27 – WYO 130 from milepost 49 to 54 (east of Ryan Park); and • Aug. 29 – WYO 130/230 at the Spring Creek Bridge south of Saratoga at milepost 22.

I-25 road work, detour required CHEYENNE – Drivers on southbound I-25 in Cheyenne experienced road work and lane closures Aug. 14 and 15 as WYDOT crews repaired the deck of the bridge over Missile Drive/WYO 210.

During construction, the driving lane of I-25 was closed in the work area, along with Exit 10D (Missile Drive/Happy Jack Road). Drivers were routed to Exit 9 (Lincolnway) and then back on I-25 northbound to the interchange.

The exit ramp to Gate 2 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base remained open.

New truck warning sign on WYO 230 LARAMIE – The Wyoming Department of Transportation has installed a new truck warning sign on WYO 230 west of Woods Landing to further warn truckers of the steep descent and sharp curves from the top of the Woods Creek canyon to Woods Landing.

WYDOT crews installed the sign on July 23. It is in addition to new chevron signs that will be added to curves on WYO 230 later this summer as part of a statewide project.

“The new truck warning sign with permanent orange flags is designed to grab drivers’ attention about upcoming hazards in the canyon,” District Traffic

Engineer Randy Griesbach said.

Over the last few months, two tractor trailers have crashed coming down Woods Creek canyon. Local residents have expressed concern about the speed and manner that commercial vehicles have been traveling through the area.

In June, WYDOT district representatives and the Wyoming Highway Patrol met with residents and local clean water groups in Woods Landing about the issue.

The new sign at the top of the canyon is a product of that meeting.

“We encourage the public to share their concerns with us,” District Engineer Tom DeHoff said. “We will always take public comment into consideration and, if warranted by data, make changes to our highway system.”

The Wyoming Highway Patrol has also increased enforcement on WYO 230 and is planning further commercial vehicle enforcement on that corridor.

each direction during milling and paving.

Knife River is the contractor for the project, which also included a section of Central Avenue in Cheyenne and a section of WYO 487 in and near Medicine Bow.

WYDOT repaved portion of Wyoming Boulevard in Casper CASPER – WYDOT crews began pavement patching a portion of Wyoming Boulevard (WYO 258) between Eagle and Talon drives on Casper’s west side on Aug. 20.

The paving operation began around 5:30 a.m. and lasted throughout the day Aug. 20. It was completed by the afternoon of Aug. 21.

Traffic was reduced to one lane in the area. It was a mobile operation so lane reductions and work areas moved. Lane width restrictions were 12 feet within the work zone. Speeds in the work zone were also reduced.

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Roads in Saratoga, Riverside areas repaved

WYDOT installed a warning sign with permanent orange flags to call attention to the road hazards in Woods Creek canyon.

Asphalt patching work in Cheyenne CHEYENNE – Drivers in Cheyenne were delayed on sections of College Drive and Lincolnway for a paving project.

On College Drive, work was from the west entrance of LCCC east to Crow Creek. Crews began milling and repaving that section on Aug. 12.

During working hours, College Drive was reduced to one lane with alternating traffic.

Work on Lincolnway was from Nationway to Morrie Avenue. Workers began curb and gutter work on Aug. 12 and lasted about a week during daylight hours. Milling and paving began after the College Drive section was complete and only took place at night.

Lincolnway was reduced to one lane in

Several projects in District 2 completed, nearing completion.

CASPER – The second phase of the reconstruction of Interstate 25 in the area of Cassa Road Interchange north of Dwyer Junction is substantially complete.

Paving and bridge work finished in early August. The work involved pavement overlay and widening and isolated reconstruction work between mileposts 97-100.

More work on I-25 this season included milling, overlay and bridge work between mileposts 192-200 near Ormsby Road north of Casper and the completion of work in Converse County which included widening, overlay and isolated reconstruction in the southbound lanes between mileposts 145-149.

A chip seal project was completed on WYO 316 (Antelope Gap Road) west of Wheatland. WYO 220 near Alcova saw the addition of passing lanes as well as milling and repaving between mileposts 88-94. A project that included bridge reBriefs continued on page 6 September 2019

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I-80 bridge work caused brief closure under interchange

Briefs continued from page 5 construction and new pavement on WYO 387 between mileposts 114-132 finished up in August.

In Goshen County, a section of Veteran Road was resurfaced and in Converse County, WYO 91 was resurfaced between mileposts 8-13.

In Niobrara County, work on US 20 between Lusk and Van Tassell has completed for the year. For 2018-19 construction seasons, the project focused on reconstructing, reclaiming and overlaying the highway between mileposts 55-63. Next year, work will begin on the west section, reconstructing the highway between mileposts 41-54.

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I-25 at Cassa Road Interchange showing the new pavement.

Dynamic message signs installed near Midwest CASPER – WYDOT closed I-25 at the Midwest exit (exit 227) for a couple hours on Aug. 1 and 2 to install overhead dynamic message signs.

On Aug. 1, crews closed the northbound lanes at 9 p.m., diverting traffic off at exit 210, then via WYO 259 and WYO 387 through Midwest back onto the interstate at exit 227.

On Aug. 2, crews closed the southbound lanes at 9 p.m. at exit 227. There was no detour due to the location of the overhead signs and the lack of highway to divert to. Signs were installed prior to the exit off-ramp.

Both closures lasted about two hours each. Notice of the closure for the southbound side was posted prior to the Kaycee exit to give travelers a chance to wait at Kaycee.

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ROCK SPRINGS – The Wyoming Department of Transportation closed a section of road under the bridge at the WYO 371/Superior Road and Interstate 80 Aug. 19-20.

WYDOT, with contract crews Kilgore Companies doing business as Lewis & Lewis, Inc. and DeBernardi Construction Company, set girders on the bridge at the interchange.

For work crew and traveling public safety, the bridge was closed.

During the evening hours, traffic was able to access the road under the bridge.

Drivers were directed to access I-80 and/ or Superior by way of the Point of Rocks exit at milepost 130 or the Airport exit at milepost 111 and travel on the I-80 service roads. Traffic heading to Rock Springs from Superior was not affected.

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River recreationists asked to use left channel near construction work JACKSON – The Wyoming Department of Transportation has begun work on the Jackson South II (Snake River South Section) project just north of Hoback Junction. The project is the second half of a broader corridor improvement project between the Hoback Junction and Jackson on US 26/89/189/191.

The construction will have an effect on the river below the bridge just north of Horse Creek. The bridge has steep slopes, and WYDOT and the contractor are concerned that rolling rocks could create an unsafe environment for recreationists on the river. WYDOT asks river users to take the river’s left channel to avoid the section under construction and has asked forest river rangers to post warnings at Wilson and South Park boat ramps.

The bridge is located approximately 3.42 river miles downstream of the South Park boat launch facility.

“The safety of the traveling public is first and foremost, be it on the pavement

or the adjacent waterway,” WYDOT Project Engineer David Kaufman said.

As material is placed in the river on the north side of the channel, water will be pushed over the south side of the channel and the velocity will be increased as the channel is narrowed. WYDOT asks recreationists and other users note this change, along with the potential for rolling rock debris to enter the river along the north side of the channel while work is underway.

The scope of work includes grading, draining, full depth reclamation, paving and a bridge replacement, placing post-tensioned precast concrete retaining walls, as well as miscellaneous work on approximately 3.5 miles of roadway.

The contract was awarded to Oftedal Construction, Inc. this past May for about $67.5 million.

WYDOT reopens WYO 50 between West Lakeway and West 4-J Roads GILLETTE – On Aug. 19, WYDOT and its contractors opened the portion of WYO 50 that has been closed to through traffic since Memorial Day. Although the road will not be completed until later this fall, the detour has been lifted and WYO 50 from West Lakeway Road and West 4-J Road is open in time for school to begin.

There is still quite a bit of work to be done until paving can be completed.

Travelers will experience two-way, headto-head traffic with flagging operations and delays.

WYDOT encourages local traffic to consider an alternate route to avoid the delays if time is a factor and highly encourages truck traffic to consider alternate routes.

Once completed, this portion of WYO 50 will be widened to five lanes consisting of two travel lanes in each direction and a continuous center turn lane. New curb and gutter, storm drains, fence, sidewalk, lighting and traffic signals will also be upgraded and added.

In addition, a 10-foot multi-use path will be installed on the east side of the road to provide continuity with the path

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located north of the project and also provide connection to the paths within the project limits.

This project is scheduled to be completed by June 30, 2020.

Sheridan testing three-lane traffic configuration on downtown Main Street SHERIDAN – The city of Sheridan conducted a month-long test of a lane reconfiguration on Main Street which began on Aug. 11.

WYDOT is scheduled to resurface the downtown section of Main Street in 2023.

The city saw this scheduled resurfacing project as an opportunity to investigate opportunities to increase foot traffic to retail businesses.

In 2018, the Downtown Sheridan Streetscape Action Plan was created as a result of a multi-day workshop. The results of this study indicated reducing the now current four-lane configuration to three-lanes would offer a more inviting and accessible downtown.

“WYDOT is in full support of the test the city of Sheridan is performing on Main Street, which is also US 87,” said District Engineer Scott Taylor. “The Department is looking forward to the results of the traffic data, feedback from both the vehicle and pedestrian traffic and the feedback from the downtown businesses.

Once the data is gathered and evaluated, we will then be able to determine if the proposed configuration of Main Street will successfully function operationally in 2023 and beyond.”

On Aug. 10, the city of Sheridan striped Main Street with the new lane configuration. The “test” configuration reduces the current four-lane with parallel parking to two single-travel lanes with a center turn lane, wider parallel parking and a buffer zone between the driving lane and parking. The study area begins at Burkitt Street/Coffeen Avenue and ends at First Street.

Existing striping was covered and temporary striping was installed. The striping includes turn arrows, and left, right and center lane boundaries.

WYDOT and the city will be gathering quantitative traffic data throughout the

study area. In addition to data collecting on Main Street, the city will also be gathering traffic data on Brooks Street, Gould Street and the surrounding area.

Citizens are encouraged to drive Main Street and experience the test. Once driven, there is a short survey about their experience. This survey can be accessed at www.sheridanmainstreet.com. In addition, downtown merchants will have a survey form at their businesses and will be gathering anecdotal data from their customers during this period.

The test period runs through Sept. 8.

Chip sealing on US 14 in Shell Canyon GREYBULL – A layer of chip seal was applied to three locations in Shell Canyon, east of Greybull, on US 14.

The three locations are each about 800 feet in length and are at/near mileposts 23.13, 24.73 and 33.14.

Wilson Brothers Construction, of Cowley, is the prime contractor for both the ski area slide project and Shell Canyon retaining wall project, where the chip sealing will take place.

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New digital message signs/web cameras RIVERTON – Installation of seven new digital message signs/web cameras is underway throughout northwest Wyoming.

Prime contractor on the $1.4 million project is Advanced Electric, LLC, of Casper.

The new digital message signs/web cameras are located at: • US 14/16/20 (milepost 48.39), about 2 miles west of Cody; • US 26/287 (milepost 8.1), about 8 miles east of Moran Junction near the Blackrock Ranger Station; • US 16/20 (milepost 202.87), about 2 miles south of Greybull; • US 16 (milepost 3.45), about 3 1/2 miles east of Worland;

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• US 20 (milepost 127.86), about 5 1/2 miles south of Thermopolis near Wind River Canyon; and • US 20 (milepost 101.18), about 1 mile north of Shoshoni.

Installation of a US 20 relay tower is also part of the communications project (milepost 128.99), about 4 miles south of Thermopolis.

The digital signs/web cameras won’t be operational until next spring.

“Work started Aug. 12 on US 26/287 near the Blackrock Ranger Station,” said Kaia Tharp, Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer in Thermopolis. “Work will include grading for guardrail and guardrail placement starting at this location. The project moved to Shoshoni, Thermopolis, Worland, Greybull and Cody throughout August.

Work will then start in the same order to install the drilled shafts, conduit, etc.

Placement of the digital-message signs will be completed next spring.”

Emergency slide repair project underway on WYO 296 near Cody CODY – A $363,000 emergency slide repair project began Aug. 20 on Chief Joseph Scenic Highway (WYO 296), northwest of Cody.

Installation of a 10-foot soil nail wall is underway 18.5 miles west of WYO 296’s junction with WYO 120, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation Maintenance Engineer Lyle Lamb of Basin.

The slide repairs are at milepost 27.5 on WYO 296.

WYDOT maintenance workers assisted with traffic control and other efforts on the project.

The contractor is Geological Stabilization, Inc., (GSI) of Grand Junction, Colorado. GSI was dispatched to the 2018 Chief Joseph Slide on WYO 296 and Wind River Canyon to perform soil nailing in several places.

GSI’s slide repair work is expected to take several weeks to complete.

“This soil nailing project is designed to be a permanent fix, and it is intended to keep the roadway as safe as possible into the future,” Lamb said. “Motorists should

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expect minor traffic delays.”

Following its work on the slide repairs, GSI is scheduled to participate in permanent repairs of the Pat O’Hara Creek bridge less than a mile from the intersection of WYO 296 and WYO 120.

The Pat O’Hara Creek bridge repairs were necessary after erosion from highwater runoff threatened the bridge this spring. WYDOT workers responded to the bridge this spring and conducted emergency repairs to allow the bridge to remain open without any weight limits.

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Prime contractor High Country Construction, Inc., of Lander, will be working with the Ethete-area school district and the Wyoming Department of Transportation to help school buses and school traffic navigate the work zone between 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., Wednesdays through Fridays.

Wyoming Indian Elementary School and Wyoming Indian High School are within the work zone of the Blue Sky Highway improvement project.

Wyoming Indian School District 14 began its 2019-20 school year on Aug. 21.

The project, between US 287 and Ethete, includes grading, draining, milling asphalt pavement, placing gravel pit run and crushed gravel, asphalt paving, chip sealing, electrical work and other work on seven miles of WYO 132 north of Lander.

“Please allow for extra time to reach your destination on Wyoming 132,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Erik Smith of Lander.

“Motorists should expect at least another month of driving on a gravel surface.”

Prime contractor High Country Construction, Inc., of Lander, plans to begin paving the 7-mile project by late September.

Medal of Honor Highway sign installed north of Shoshoni SHOSHONI – State officials participated in the Medal of Honor Highway dedication on US 20 at Orin Junction, east of Douglas on Aug. 20.

Lawmakers approved creating the Medal of Honor Highway (US 20 from border to border) during the 2019 legislative session as a way to honor those who received the Medal of Honor.

WYDOT unveiled its Medal of Honor Highway signs along US 20 the week of Aug. 19, including a sign north of Shoshoni.

Area farmers invited to meeting with Frannie Port of Entry Photo: WYDOT

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A new Medal of Honor Highway sign on US 20 near Shoshoni.

Wyoming Indian Schools expects normal bus schedule while highway improvements continue LANDER – Work on the $14.63 million WYO 132 (Blue Sky Highway) highway improvement project continues, and Wyoming Indian School District 14 is planning its normal school bus schedule with the beginning of the 2019-20 school

WORLAND – A pre-harvest meeting for Big Horn Basin growers was held Aug. 20 at the Worland Community Center.

The Worland meeting and public safety presentation took place at the Worland Community Center, according to Barb Pierson of the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Frannie Port of Entry.

A Powell-area growers will be held Sept. 5 at the University of Wyoming Research Center in Powell.

Agricultural trucking permits were available for purchase at each of the growers’ meetings.

passing lanes north of Hudson will be a four-lane section of WYO 789 with passing opportunities in each direction.

“The new 1.8-mile, four-lane highway section will begin about 5 miles north of Hudson and will continue for 1.8 miles (mileposts 95.46 to 97.27),” said Wyoming Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Erik Smith of Lander.

Besides construction of passing lanes, the project’s scope of work includes a 3-inch pavement overlay, chip seal finish, grading, draining, placing crushed gravel base, fencing, bridge repair and other work on about 7 miles of WYO 789, which includes work beginning at the north edge of the town of Hudson on WYO 789.

The contractor’s current work schedule calls for work to begin on a “silica fume overlay coming soon on the Rodgers and Gregg bridge,” Smith said, and project reclamation and minor items are scheduled.

Contract completion date is Oct. 31.

Landslide mitigation project underway on east side of Togwotee Pass

CODY – Cody maintenance workers rotomilled a section of bumps from WYO 120 on Aug. 12, about 17 miles west of Cody. The section of roadway at milepost 117 is scheduled to be patched in September.

“We appreciate everyone’s patience in this area and for driving at reduced speeds. We have serious soil subgrade issues in this area, which has led to large bumps, or heaves, in the pavement,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation Maintenance foreman Jim Berry of Cody.

A WYDOT construction project, tentatively planned in 2020-21, will deal with subgrade issues at milepost 117 and other areas of WYO 120 between mileposts 115.2 and 118.47, between 15 and 18.5 miles north of Cody. The project estimate for the roadway repairs is $4.23 million.

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Maintenance crews repairing roadway bumps north of Cody

A skid-steer mounted rotomiller made some passes at WYO 120 to rid a section of bumps.

Paving project underway between Riverton, Hudson on WYO 789 RIVERTON – Paving of 1.8 miles of new passing lanes between Riverton and Hudson began Aug. 5 on the $6.8 million WYO 789 project.

Prime contractor is McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland, and the dirt subcontractor is High Country Construction, Inc., of Lander.

When construction is complete, the

RIVERTON – A $1.94 million project begins this month to fix a US 26/287 landslide near the Shoshone National Forest boundary west of Dubois.

The landslide mitigation work is at milepost 40.5, about 13 miles west of Dubois (or 40.5 miles east of Moran Junction).

The prime contractor is Oftedal Construction, Inc., of Casper. Contract completion date is Nov. 30.

Chip sealing delayed until mid-August on WYO 290 project west of Meeteetse CODY – Chip sealing had been delayed to mid-August on the $2.3 million pavement improvement project west of Meeteetse on WYO 290.

The project begins at milepost 6.06, about 6 miles west of Meeteetse, and continues 5.2 miles to the end of the statemaintained section of WYO 290.

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Briefs continued from page 9 The scope of work on the West Wood River project includes milling of the existing pavement surfacing, placement of 1-inch of pavement leveling, placement of 2-inches of pavement, and a chip-seal finish. The existing guardrail is being replaced or adjusted as needed. Mail box turnouts are being constructed as needed, and slopes are being flattened as needed.

Prime contractor on the MeeteetsePitchfork project is McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland. Contract completion date is Oct. 31.

Pavement improvement project underway north of Thermopolis THERMOPOLIS – A $2 million pavement improvement project started on US 20/WYO 789, about seven miles north of Thermopolis.

Asphalt pavement milling began July 29.

The scope of work for prime contractor Mountain Construction Co., of Lovell, includes milling of existing asphalt pavement, asphalt paving, chip sealing and other work on 6.8 miles of US 20/WYO 789. Chip-sealing only will take place on the first 2.2 miles of US 20, and a pavement overlay and chip seal will take place on the remaining 4.6 miles.

The Lucerne North project begins at milepost 139.8, about seven miles north of Thermopolis, and ends at milepost 146.6.

Motorists should expect delays of up to 20 minutes and reduced speed limits while paving is under way.

Contract completion is Oct. 31.

Scrub seal rehabilitation project set for August south of Ten Sleep

of Ten Sleep. Work began Aug. 6.

The project starts on the south edge of Ten Sleep (milepost 0.267) and it extends nearly 15 miles south to milepost 15.

Prime contractor is Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc., of Salt Lake City, Utah.

A scrub seal is a roadway surface treatment that involves applying a spray-on (oil) emulsion with a higher viscosity, followed by a broom trailer that forces the emulsion into the cracks. A light coverage of fine rock is applied to the emulsion to provide some surface skid resistance. This treatment weather-proofs surfaces and adds skid resistance. It’s used as a final surface for low volume/traffic conditions, such as those that exist on the Big Trails Road.

Motorists should expect delays of up to 20 minutes and reduced speed limits while pavement work is under way.

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WORLAND – A $1.1 million pavement rehabilitation project is underway on WYO 434 (the Big Trails Road) south

By Aimee Inama Wyoming Transportation Commission members recently toured the new license plate facility in Cheyenne to learn how plates, tags and other materials are made.

The commission toured the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s facility in August as part of an educational session after the regular monthly commission meeting.

“We moved into our new facility in the beginning of March,” said Steve Lund, manager of WYDOT’s license plate facility.

“This new facility means we will now have all of our supplies in one location.”

Lund led the tour, explaining how the facility produces regular plates, specialty plates, tags, temporary tags and the process for making those materials.

For the license plates, the design is printed out on one machine. A ultra violet protective overlaminate layer is added on at the end of the printing stage. Then, the roll is taken off the printer than moved over to the press line where the newly printed roll is laminated to the aluminum. Then, the press machine punches holes and bevels the edges to get the final plate.

WYDOT has two presses it uses when making regular plates and motorcycle and trailer plates.

“We’re currently printing the new wildlife conservation and the tribal plates,” Lund said. “In September, we’re going to start printing the new plate. We will need to have 2.7 million printed by 2025.”

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In 2025, the design of Wyoming’s license plates will change. Per state law, license plate designs change every eight years with the new design needing to be readily distinguishable from the previous design. All designs are required Support Services Administrator Taylor Rossetti to have the bucking (right) explains to the Transportation Commission the upcoming 2025 changes to the state’s horse and rider. license plate. In attendance from left: Director Besides the new Luke Reiner, Public Affairs Manager Doug Mcplate design, the Gee, Commissioner Mike Larson, License Plate wildlife conservation Facility Manager Steve Lund, Commissioner and the tribal plates, Jon Dolezal, Commissioner Jim Espy, and Commissioner Rick Newton. the new facility will be able to produce the other specialty plates WYDOT offers.

WYDOT currently has 20 specialty plates it produces. Those plates are prestige, radio amateur, former POW, Pearl Harbor survivor, disabled veteran, national guard, Purple Heart recipient, firefighter, EMT, University of Wyoming, veteran, embossed, Gold Star, choice disabled veteran, tribal, wildlife conservation, Pioneer, street rod and custom vehicle, sample and novelty. n

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Commission tours new license plate facility

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Gov. Mark Gordon (to the right of the sign) and Sen. Stephan Pappas (to the left of the sign) pulled the covering from the newly minted Wyoming Medal of Honor Highway sign which was unveiled at the Orin Junction Rest Area at the junction of I-25 and US 20.

By Aimee Inama Their bravery will not be forgotten, and their acts of heroism will be honored forever.

All who travel along US 20 will now know how proud Wyoming is of the state’s military members who have received and will receive the Medal of Honor for their service to the United States.

The Medal of Honor is the highest honor given to those who have distinguished themselves through acts of valor. About 17 Wyoming residents have received the Medal of Honor.

“Today we honor those brave people,” said Gov. Mark Gordon.

“And we honor them, as we do in Wyoming, continuously and ever-presently.”

Gordon and officials with the Wyoming Veterans Commission, the state Legislature and the Wyoming Department of Transportation participated in the unveiling of the Gov. Mark Gordon addressing the crowd on new Medal of Honor Aug. 20 while Sen. Stephen Pappas looks on.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

State officials unveil Medal of Honor Highway

Highway during an event on Aug. 20 at the Orin Junction rest Area off Interstate 25.

WYDOT placed 14 of the new Medal of Honor Highway signs along several areas of US 20.

“The signs are our way of thanking those who have served in the armed forces and will continue to remind all of Wyoming and all of our state visitors how proud we are of our fighting forces,” said WYDOT Director K. Luke Reiner. “It is certainly our pleasure to do our small part to honor those who have received the Medal of Honor.”

State officials worked to get US 20 designated as the Medal of Honor Highway to honor those who have earned the prestigious award. The state Legislature approved the designation during the 2019 session.

“The Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States is please to endorse the designation of Highway 20 as Wyoming’s Medal of Honor Highway,” said Barry Gasdek, past national commander, Legion of Valor. “This effort will help preserve the history of the Medal of Honor and of Wyoming recipients, as well as educate the residents of Wyoming of their proud heritage.”

Besides Wyoming, Oregon, Idaho and Montana have designated their portions of US 20 as the Medal of Honor Highway.

“Veteran’s groups now across the remaining eight states are also working hard to make this a reality from coast to coast,” said state Sen. Stephan Pappas. n

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Wild Horse Highway dedication Editor’s note: In August, signs were placed on the sides of US 14/16/20, east of Cody, designating a legislatively mandated name change for the stretch of highway between Oregon Basin and WYO 32.

I want to congratulate and compliment the members of FOAL (Friends of a Legacy) for their vision and initiative to dedicate this highway to the magnificent animals that live in the shadows of these mountains. In this cold, high grass covered prairie. It is fitting, it is proper, it is the right thing to do.

Like most of you here today, as I have traveled this state, I have had the pleasure of seeing herds of wild horses running together through the prairie. Truly a magnificent sight.

The horse is a key and central part of the American West.

The horse and Wyoming are woven together in history. They are intertwined and inseparable.

The wild horse is a symbol of Wyoming, it is a symbol of how we live, free and independent, free and proud, free and very tough.

From a DOT perspective, we are proud to team with you in this fitting recognition. States name and dedicate roads to what they deem important. By designating this section of road as the wild horse highway we are letting everyone know the importance of the wild horse to us.

People from all over the nation, from all over the world, visit Wyoming and visit this part of Wyoming to see the wild horse.

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At the interpretive kiosk along the highway, a celebration of wild mustangs and the renaming of the highway took place on Aug. 24 where WYDOT Director Luke Reiner shared his thoughts with the assembled crowd.

WYDOT Director Luke Reiner spoke to the assembled crowd at the dedication of the Wild Horse Highway.

And this sign, this designation, this kiosk reiterates their importance to us.

It is not lost on me, that earlier this week we designated all of Highway 20 as the Medal of Honor Highway, to honor our military, our armed forces, and specifically those that have received the Medal of Honor. This stretch of road, officially Highway 14/16/20, is part of that designation and I find it very fitting on this stretch of road that we recognize a symbol of freedom, the wild horse, with those who actually provide our freedom.

Today, I am thankful I live in a land and a state that is wide and open and beautiful that has room to let wild horses roam free and in keeping with the other designation of this stretch of road.

I pray God’s blessings on the men and women who today guard the mountain tops in Afghanistan, and man the gates in places like Iraq, so we can freely gather here to recognize our treasured wild horse. n

Aeronautics The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission visited Phifer Airfield in Wheatland July 16 for a tour. Jeremy Gilb, of TO Engineers, explained work on the runway reconstruction. The runway will measure in at 5,900 feet long and 75 feet wide. The runway was shifted 90 feet to get existing houses out of the runway protection zone.

In addition to moving 130,000 cubic yards of earth. The project also includes a new lighting system, irrigation work, jet erosion mitigation and wildlife fencing.

A new game fence was installed to replace a four-strand barbed wire fence that was originally in the runway safety area.

Gilb said deer used to bed down in the grass on the property on windy days.

The irrigation work took cooperation of adjacent landowners, and Gilb said landowners say the new irrigation works better than before.

The Wheatland airport serves a number of functions for the community including, life flights flown out, doctors flown in to provide services in the hospital as well as providing opportunities for local business like Basin Electric, which flies in and out of the

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Wyoming Aeronautics Commission visits Phifer Airfield

TO Engineer Jeremy Gilb (left) explains the runway reconstruction project at Phifer Airfield in Wheatland to the Wyoming Aeronautics Commission in July. WYDOT’s Greg Hampshire assisted Gilb by holding up an engineer’s visualization of the project.

airport regularly.

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U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award an additional $478 million in Airport Improvement Program 232 grants July 31, of which $9.7 million will be awarded to 3 airports and to the state of Wyoming. This is in addition to $20 million awarded to 16 airports in Wyoming June 5, June 24 and July 9. The grant funding will be administered by the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division.

The U.S. transportation infrastructure, with its 3,332 airports and 5,000 paved runways as an essential component, increases the country’s competitiveness and improves the traveling public’s quality of life.

In addition to administering the funding, WYDOT’s Aeronautics Division represents and advocates for projects for local governments. The Aeronautics Division is also involved with the planning and engineering of these projects.

All of the projects put forward in the planning phase are approved by the Wyoming Aeronautics Commission through the Aeronautics Division’s Wyoming Aviation Capital Improvement Program. Projects are thoroughly vetted and all necessary information has been coordinated before grant applications are made.

The FAA typically awards between $30-35 million to Wyoming airports each year. The state gives an average of $8.5 million yearly to match federal and/or local funds for airport

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USDOT announces $9.7 million in infrastructure grants to three airports in Wyoming

Cheyenne Regional Airports is among the airports to receive grant funding for runway reconstruction.

development.

Among the grant awards announced are the following projects at Wyoming airports: • Casper/Natrona County International Airport – $7,385,000 to rehabilitate an apron; • Cheyenne Regional Airport/Jerry Olsen Field – $350,000 to reconstruct a runway (design); and • Laramie Regional Airport – $2,000,036 to renovate and expand the terminal building. n

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Retirements Arsenio (Leroy) Fresquez retired on July 3 after working for WYDOT for 22 years.

Fresquez worked at the Port of Entry on I-25 in Cheyenne as a port specialist for the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

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Welcome Cody Ball, Patrol-Safety and Training; Adam Balthazor, Patrol-Safety and Training; Allison Byers, Patrol-Support Services; Joseph Devlin, Patrol-Safety and Training; Ryan Gerdes, Patrol-Safety and Training; Mark Jones Jr., PatrolSafety and Training; Teddy Merritt Jr., Patrol-Safety and Training; Richard Morrison, Patrol-Safety and Training; Amber Nelson, Highway Development-Project Development-Utilities; Steven Watson, Patrol-Safety and Training; and Debbi Wilshusen, Fuel Tax-Uniformity.

Promotions and Transfers Brittany Lozano, Highway Development-Project Development-Utilities; and Ariel Villa, Highway Safety.

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Lynn Spence retired on July 3 from Office Services as the mailroom manager with nearly 29 years of service to WYDOT. Spence began her career with the state in December 1990 and prior to coming to WYDOT, had worked for A&I Motor Pool and the Department of Spence Revenue. n

Service Awards Kevin Deaver, Bridge-Operations Design – 35 years; Amy Bale, Training – 25 years; Heather Heiduck, Patrol DispatchSupport Services – 25 years; Michael Spilker, Materials-Bituminous – 20 years; Rodney Miears, Patrol-Commercial Carrier 10 years; J.L. O’Brien, Public Affairs – 10 years; and Dallas Ortiz, GIS/ITS – 10 years.

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Public Affairs Manager Doug McGee presented Senior Public Affairs Specialist J.L. O’Brien his 10-year service award.

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Public Affairs Manager Doug McGee received a his 20-year service award from Director Luke Reiner.

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Promotions and Transfers

Congratulations

Paden Anderson, Highway Development-Project Development-Laramie Design Squad.

William McGary was promoted to heavy equipment operator of the Baggs crew. He began his duties on Aug. 1.

Service Awards

Retirements

David Hammond, District 1 Construction Staff – 30 years; Michael Lonn, Rawlins Construction – 25 years; Kory Cramer, Laramie Construction Hammond – 20 years; Carl Haug, Cheyenne Construction – 15 years; Nathan Bell, Cheyenne Patrol – 5 years; Sarah Carew, Rawlins Construction – 5 years;

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Justin Kiser, Elk Mountain Maintenance – 5 years; Kelly Miller, Rawlins Construction – 5 years; and Clinton Williams, Cheyenne Mechanics – 5 years.

District 2

Welcome James Carolus, Douglas Mechanics; Dan Goetz, Casper Maintenance; Thomas Kuehler, Wheatland Maintenance; and Kyle Mirich, Wheatland Maintenance.

Promotions and Transfers Edward Klinedinst, Midwest Maintenance; and Mardy Wagner, Emergency CommunicationsDistrict 2 Radio Shop.

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Charles Muller retired from District 1 Maintenance Staff on July 12 with 23 years of service to the state.

Muller began his career at WYDOT as a striping technician in Laramie. He had also been an equipment operator, heavy Muller equipment operator and foreman.

Muller is a U.S. Navy veteran. n

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Kurt Miller retired on July 8 with 39 years of service to the state. He worked in Casper Maintenance. n

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Carl Bennett, Farson Maintenance; Kevin Dubry, Patrick Draw Maintenance; and Owen Hensrud, Kemmerer Maintenance.

Granger Maintenance employee Gary Lance was presented his 30 year service award by District Engineer Keith Compton and District Maintenance Engineer Tory Thomas.

District Engineer Keith Compton (left) and District Equipment Manager Dave Chapman (right) presented Evanston mechanic Mark Day with his 30 year service award.

Service Awards Jon Weitzel, Rock Springs Patrol – 10 years; and Luke Awtrey, Evanston Patrol – 5 years.

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District Engineer Keith Compton presented District Equipment Manager Dave Chapman his 30 year service award.

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Richard Grabowski retired from Jackson Maintenance on July 6 with 13 years of service to the state. n

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Retirements Becky Hager with Rock Springs Construction was awarded an Extra Mile Award and it was presented to her by District Engineer Keith Compton.

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Reese Apland, Hulett Maintenance; and Bryan Downie, Sheridan Maintenance.

Thirty-nine years to the date, District 4 Area Maintenance Supervisor Rich Hall hung up the orange for the last time.

Hall joined WYDOT in 1980 as a highway maintenance worker for the Pole Creek camp on US 16 west of Buffalo for a whopping $5.26 an hour.

He was promoted to a transportation tech 23 years later in Hall the fall of 2003 and moved his family to town and worked out of the Buffalo shop until 2008 when he was promoted to area maintenance supervisor for Buffalo, Pole Creek, Sheridan and Burgess Junction.

Rich’s witty sense of humor and easygoing personality will be missed. n

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Service Awards Geoffrey Corbett, Buffalo Construction – 20 years.

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When WHP instructors were in Pinedale, District 3 Resident Engineer Dan McGillivray followed his annual commitment to racing against troopers through the WYPAT testing course. McGillivray completed the course in 4 minutes, 36 seconds. Way to go!

District 5

Welcome Brian Foss, Cody Maintenance; and Raymond Monasmith, Thermopolis Construction.

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Service Award Recipients

Service award luncheons are held by the Transportation Commission for employees celebrating milestones of 25 years of service or greater.

Service award recipients at this month’s luncheon: (Standing from left) Mike Crawford, 25 years; Rick Amen, 25 years; Christy Yaffa, 25 years; Gary Daniels, 25 years; Heather Heiduck, 25 years; Stuart Eckhardt, 30 years; Dave Hammond, 30 years; Jon Olson, 30 years; Darren Hamilton, 25 years; and Fred Willert, 30 years. (Seated from left) Debbie Duffield, 30 years; Bruce Morgenstern, 30 years; Tim McDowell, 40 years; Kevin Deaver, 35 years; Terry Uhrich, 30 years; and Cliff Spoonemore, 35 years.

Travel & Tourism ‘That’s WY’ branded merchandise now available The Wyoming Office of Tourism (WOT) is proud to announce a new partnership with Nymbl, LLC, a Cheyennebased online merchandise company. The all-in-one platform will allow Wyoming residents and visitors to purchase ‘That’s WY’ branded products.

“Locals and travelers have fallen in love with our ‘That’s WY’ campaign over the years,” said Diane Shober, executive director for WOT. “We are now thrilled to give them the opportunity to wear our brand where ever they go.”

In addition to ‘That’s WY’ merchandise, the Wyoming Office of Tourism has partnered with the Governor’s Council for the Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Celebration to provide women’s suffrage-themed products. The women’s suffrage-themed merchandise is available in a special online storefront at https://wyomingwomenssuffragestore. travelwyoming.com/#apparel_sampling.

To place an order of ‘That’s WY’ merchandise or browse the latest designs, visit thatswystore.travelwyoming.com. n

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Charles H. Wilson Charles Henry Wilson, 88, died gracefully on Aug. 14.

He was born Oct. 30, 1930, in Cheyenne, to Charles and Rita Wilson. He married the love of his life, Marie Cooper Wilson, on June 18, 1955, in Cheyenne.

Wilson grew up in Cheyenne, went to St. Mary’s school and then Cheyenne Central High. Upon high school graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, served for four years and was in the Korean War on the destroyer Wilson USS Isabel. After serving in the Navy, he went to the University of Wyoming and became a civil structural engineer.

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He enjoyed a very successful career working for the state of Wyoming and enjoyed a career culminating in his position as the state Bridge engineer before his retirement. He retired in September 1988 with 32 years of service to the state.

Wilson and his wife retired to the warm air of St. George, Utah, to enjoy a life of playing golf, designing their dream home, spending time with grandchildren and playing many hours of chess.

His mind was one of his greatest attributes, even in retirement he found joy in studying the tax codes and every tax season took on the challenge of assisting others in filing their taxes. He volunteered for VITA and managed the Southern Utah program, where he helped people prepare their taxes for free.

He will be most remembered for his amazing cooking, quick wit and his complete love and devotion to his wife.

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Lander retiree Rod Schimmelman has been working for two years on his 1968 Chevy Camaro SS. It’s a work in progress and a joy to take to car shows.

Jeremy Andresen from Shirley Rim crew 2041 owns this beautiful 1955 Chevy named ‘Good-E-Nuff.’ The yellow flames a nice contrast to the coppery orange base color.

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District 2 Field Construction and Survey Specialist Michael Schilling and his son, Josh, like to show off these two beautiful cars. Mike takes pride in his red 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, and Josh shows off his palladium silver 1969 Pontiac GTO.

Photo: Jeff Goetz

District 2 Public Involvement Specialist Jeff Goetz owns this powder-blue 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado with a dark-blue roof.

Goetz found the car in dire need of a new home near Glenrock eight years ago. He has mechanically rebuilt the car – including the rebuilding of the 455 engine, which he had help with – and is now starting on some of the body and cosmetic work.

A trivia fact for car buffs: the Toronado was the first front-wheel drive American car produced since the Cord speedsters of the early 1930s.

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