Bridge

Brian M. Nelson, 44, of Sacramento, California, has been charged with operating a commercial motor vehicle over the maximum drive time of 11 hours, for careless driving, driving while under the influence of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of suspected methamphetamine, with other charges pending.

The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded eight contracts totaling $13.6 million at its meeting March 23.

The viaduct is just part of 1.33 miles of construction that will connect traffic with Snowy Range Road, WYO 230 and also widen the Laramie River Bridge to four lanes.

Cook says the Clark Street bridge will be demolished once traffic is flowing across the new Harney Street viaduct sometime in 2018.

A temporary bridge opened Thursday on U.S. Highway 85 in Lusk to span the Union Pacific Railroad, according to a news release from the Wyoming Department of Transportation.

Wyoming Department of Transportation crews have begun work in Lusk to install a temporary bridge to replace the one washed out by flooding June 4, according to a news release from WYDOT spokesman Jeff Goetz. The crews have set the rebar and on Thursday they will begin pouring the concrete footings for the bridge on U...

An open house public meeting will be held on Thursday, September 11 to discuss Laramie’s new Harney Street Viaduct.