ROCK SPRINGS – The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced that beginning Monday, September 9, the Wyoming Department of Transportation will be closing a small section on the west end of Sunset Blvd. As crews begin paving on the Flaming Gorge Road Project. The closure is expected to last about 10 days.
Motorists traveling on US 191 will not be able to access Sunset Blvd and will be detoured eastbound on Foothill Blvd, onto to Interchange Road near the Rock Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant and then back onto Sunset.
In addition, those traveling west on Sunset Blvd will not be allowed to access US 191 near Cruel Jacks. Residents and workers will still be able to access their homes on Sunset Blvd. from the east end.
Several portable dynamic message boards will be out to alert drivers of the oncoming closure and detour signs will guide motorists through the closure.
During closures, WYDOT crews and contract crews from Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company will begin concrete paving.
WYDOT recommends all travelers on Interstate 80 wishing to access Sunset Blvd. do so at exit 102, Dewar Drive, if at all possible.
Once again, expect delays and be cautious of roadside workers.
The Flaming Gorge Road project consists of one bridge replacement and two bridge improvements at the intersection of US 191 South and Interstate 80 near Cruel Jack’s. The first bridge off exit 99 that travels over I-80 is the one being replaced.
The next two bridges traveling south on US 191, one over the railroad tracks and the other over the Bitter Creek, will be widened and rehabilitated.
The three-mile section of US 191 (Flaming Gorge Road) that stretches over the bridges will be widened with additional lanes, creating a turning lane to accommodate an increase in traffic flows to and from local industrial areas.
For more information concerning WYDOT activities, contact Stephanie Harsha, Public Relations Specialist, WYDOT District 3, (307) 352-3065.
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