CODY – If your heading north on business or just to get away, the Wyoming Department of Transportation is reminding travelers about road construction around Cody.
Construction activities are scheduled to resume this week on the $8.77 million highway improvement project on U.S. 14-16-20 west of Cody between Wapiti and near the east boundary of the Shoshone National Forest, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost in Cody.
The project begins at the Wapiti bridge (milepost 31.98) over the North Fork of the Shoshone River and extends west 4.26 miles to just east of the Shoshone National Forest boundary (milepost 27.72).
Prime contractor Riverside Contracting, Inc., of Missoula, Mont., is scheduled to begin work on the Whit Creek crossing just west of Wapiti School, and the contractor will also be hauling dirt to the area.
“Motorists should expect single-lane driving conditions, a gravel detour, reduced speed limits, possible night flagging, and delays of up to 20 minutes while the Whit Creek crossing is being installed,” Frost said. “There may be short detours and one-way traffic for this work. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers.”
Frost said other work includes miscellaneous pipe and cattle guard installations. “Motorists should also expect single-lane roads, reduced speed limits, and delays up to 20 minutes throughout the rest of the project. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers,” he said.
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded the contract to Riverside last June.
All work, except the chip seal, fencing and reclamation, is required by contract to be complete by June 15, 2015. The final contract completion date is Sept. 30, 2015.
The project’s scope of work includes widening and overlaying U.S. 14-16-20 with isolated reconstruction, replacement of all existing pipe culverts and box culverts, new fence and new cattle-guards.
“The highway is being widened from the existing 12-foot lanes and six-foot shoulders to 12-foot lanes and eight-foot shoulders, and shoulders will be flattened to improve safety,” Frost said. “Existing pipes and box culverts are in poor condition and are being replaced, and drainage will be improved.”
Frost said asphalt paving will consist of a one-inch leveling layer, a four-inch overlay, and a chip seal finish.
