U.S. 14A spring opening scheduled at noon Tuesday, May 22

LOVELL — The annual spring opening of U.S. 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell will occur prior to Memorial Day weekend this year — precisely, at noon Tuesday, May 22.

The opening of U.S. 14A is dependent upon favorable weather.

“We should be ready to open Tuesday at noon, though we are expecting more snow [Friday] night,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance foreman Jason Fleming of Lovell. “We have a few ongoing maintenance activities to complete on Monday, including clearing snow from the runaway truck ramp on our side of the mountain.”

For current road conditions, call 511 or wyoroad.info.

“When the road opens for the season next week, drivers are encouraged to drive safely and buckle up,” Fleming said.

The annual winter closure of U.S. 14A, west of Burgess Junction, is at milepost 76.04 on the Lovell side of the Bighorn Mountains. The seasonal road closure at Burgess Junction is just east of milepost 98.1. WYDOT annually closes this 22-mile stretch of scenic mountain road in the Bighorn Mountains of north-central Wyoming about Nov. 30 at the conclusion of the fall hunting season. It usually opens for the summer by Memorial Day weekend.