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Crews continue to work in Wind River Canyon scaling rocks, cleaning culverts and reshaping ditches. Expect traffic delays during working hours.
Traffic delays of up to 15 minutes are continuing on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 through Wind River Canyon as scaling of rocks, cleaning culverts, reshaping ditches and other work enters its fourth week.
The work is in response to the Memorial Day weekend flooding and mud slides of 2015.
Wilson Brothers Construction, Inc., of Cowley is the prime contractor on the $840,000 project.
The work within Wind River Canyon is happening between mileposts 116.80 (near the tunnels) and 126.82 (about six miles south of Thermopolis). All work is dependent upon favorable weather and favorable road conditions.
"By contract, traffic stop delays will total 15 minutes throughout the project," according to Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer Andy Freeman of Thermopolis. "Please plan accordingly if traveling through Wind River Canyon is part of your trip."
Rock crushing in the Birdseye Pit south of Wind River Canyon at milepost 109.1 on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 is part of this project, and motorists are advised of trucks entering and exiting the highway.
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