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  • Emergency Wind River Canyon clean up

    Press release|Jun 4, 2015

    An emergency contract totalling nearly $200,000 has been approved for cleanup of mud slides and big rocks near U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 inside Wind River Canyon, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation District 5 maintenance engineer Pete Hallsten of Basin. The $199,200 contract has been awarded to Pab Good Trucking LLC, of Greybull. "This project is scheduled to begin this Thursday, June 4, and will clear the ditches of slide debris and rocks from the highway's clear zone," Hallsten said. "Traffic will be controlled with flaggers, and...

  • Boysen water level

    Press release|Jun 4, 2015

    According to information provided by the Bureau of Reclamation, water levels at Boysen Reservoir are expected to rise approximately 2.5 feet in the coming days. The added water will fill the reservoir’s flood pool and will flood some of the reservable campsites at the State Park, as well as several regular and group campsites, especially in the Tough Creek area. Persons with reservations at the affected sites will be contacted by the Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails. The high water level is not expected to require the c...