Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
THERMOPOLIS — Traffic delays of up to 15 minutes have resumed on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 through Wind River Canyon as scaling of rocks, cleaning culverts, reshaping ditches and other work work continues.
The work is in response to the Memorial Day weekend flooding and mud slides of 2015.
Wilson Brothers Construction, Inc., of Cowley is the prime contractor on the $840,000 project.
The work within Wind River Canyon is happening between mileposts 116.80 (near the tunnels) and 126.82 (about six miles south of Thermopolis). All work is dependent upon favorable weather and favorable road conditions.
“By contract, traffic stop delays will total 15 minutes throughout the project,” according to Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer Andy Freeman of Thermopolis. “Please plan accordingly if traveling through Wind River Canyon is part of your trip.”
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded the project to Wilson Brothers Construction, Inc., at its September 2016 meeting. Contract completion date is May 31, 2017.
