Associated Press - Wed September 12, 2018
Historic Gold Mining Tunnel Will Be Opened to Public
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A 300-ft. mining tunnel in central Wyoming that was abandoned soon after its construction in 1868 is being opened to the public. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that the horizontal tunnel carved into rock on a hillside at South Pass City State Historic Site opened for tours Sept 1....
Wyoming Transportation Commission - Wed September 12, 2018
Transportation Commission Awards $16M in Highway Contracts in August
Crews will rehabilitate three interchanges near the Interstate 90 and 25 junction to improve pavement conditions. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded S & S Builders, of Gillette, a $3.9 million contract for slab and bridge work on a 3-mi....
Department of the Interior - Wed August 29, 2018
$33.3M in Construction Projects Approved for Wyoming, Montana
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced nearly $21.3 million in funding approved to rebuild critical national park infrastructure in Wyoming. The money will go towards the rehabilitation and seismic retrofit of the Mammoth Hotel Guest Room Wings at Yellowstone National Park....
Wyoming Department of Transportation - Wed August 29, 2018
WYDOT Receives $14M Federal Grant for New Rock Springs I-80 Interchange Project
A $14 million federal grant for a new interchange project on Interstate 80 near Rock Springs, Wyo., will improve traffic mobility and safety, and help entice business development in the area. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will receive a $14 million federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant that will be used to construct a new interchange and reconstruct Industrial Road from Foothill Boulevard south to Blairtown Road....
Liebherr - Wed August 15, 2018
Liebherr Holds First Open House at Gillette Facility
Liebherr USA Co. held its first open house at the Gillette, Wyo., facility. The focus of the open house was to showcase Liebherr's overall service capabilities at this location and provide clients with product knowledge across various machine applications in the mining, cranes, and construction industries....
Wyoming Department of Transportation - Wed August 01, 2018
Work Will Accelerate on New Cattleman's Bridge North of Jackson
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Teton County recently closed the temporary bridge that was carrying traffic over the Gros Ventre River while the permanent structure, Cattleman's Bridge, is under construction....
Associated Press - Tue July 03, 2018
Park Service Requests Public Comment on Yellowstone Job
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYO. (AP) The National Park Service is taking public comments on a proposal to replace the bridge over the Lewis River in Yellowstone National Park. The new bridge would be located directly east of the existing bridge on the park's South Entrance Road between the South Entrance and Grant Village....
Wed May 09, 2018
WYDOT Completes Temporary Repairs on Chief Joe Slide
A private contractor and Wyoming Department of Transportation personnel are continuing temporary repairs of new cracks in WYO 296 on the switchback above the Chief Joe Slide area. The contractor, Geological Stabilization Inc., (GSI) of Grand Junction, Colo., completed repairs May 1 on the Chief Joe Slide....
Thu May 03, 2018
Case, Century Equipment Provide CTL for Flood Mitigation Operation
Case Construction Equipment and heavy equipment dealer Century Equipment donated the use of a compact track loader to Team Rubicon for Operation Wind River Spirit, a flood mitigation project that protected vulnerable residents from anticipated spring flooding in Fremont County, Wyoming....
Wed February 28, 2018
RMP Selects Projects for Expansion
Rocky Mountain Power has selected four new wind projects to fulfill plans to significantly expand the amount of wind energy serving customers by 2020. The four projects will expand Rocky Mountain Power's owned and contracted wind power by more than 60 percent and add enough new wind energy to power approximately 450,000 average homes....
