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Swinging Bridge road closure is Wednesday November 6

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Reiman Corp., have rescheduled the closing US 26/89/189/191 near the Swinging Bridge Road south of Jackson, for Wednesday, Nov. 6, for the removal of the last truss section of the…

WYDOT will be conducting work on US 89/191 Broadway starting Wednesday night

Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Evans Construction will be milling and paving sections of US 89/191 through the Town of Jackson beginning on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 4.  Crews will be conducting milling operations at night,…

Fish Creek Fire continues to affect Highway 26/287

The lightning-caused Fish Creek Fire is now estimated at 34-percent containment according to officials having burned 11,462 acres. The number of personnel has grown to 510 which includes ten hand crews, 22 engines, two dozers, nine pieces of heavy equipment…

New permanent road coming to Teton Pass

“This is a temporary repair,” Wyoming Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Bob Hammond said of the Teton Pass reconstruction process this summer in an interview with SVI Media. “We started right after the land slide and got it done in…

SVI Radio Interview: Bob Hammond – Teton Pass Update

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Chip Seal work on Highway 89 between Alpine and Etna begins Monday

The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from H-K Contractors, Inc. will be conducting chip seal work in the Star Valley area on US 89 beginning Monday, July 8.  Crews will be working from mile marker 108 to…

South Lincoln Road Construction Update

The Wyoming Department of Transportation District 3 gave the following update on various road work and construction projects taking place in the Kemmerer/Diamondville area. “Update on the WY 233, Frontier Section project. The bridge and sidewalk work was completed in…

Teton Pass scheduled to reopen this Friday

• Temporary road is paved, currently installing safety features After being closed for three weeks due to what was described as a “catastrophic failure,” Teton Pass is scheduled to reopen this Friday with a temporary road in place. Bob Hammond,…

WYDOT hopes to re-open Teton Pass by end of next week

  The Wyoming Department of Transportation is hoping to re-open Teton Pass by the end of next week. WYDOT said contractors began hauling crushed base and asphalt to the detour site on Friday, June 21. Officials hope to have the…

(Video) WYDOT provides update on Teton Pass temporary road progress

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has released the following video detailing the work being done on Teton Pass to create a temporary road. The road was closed on June 8 following a massive slide that eliminated a portion of the…