Bridge

Nearby parking areas and a trail overlooking Lewis River Falls would be closed during the project.

The newly installed bridge collapsed Thursday afternoon at Florida International University in the Miami area.

Construction is expected to be finished by Oct. 31.

This summer, construction crews will close the southbound bridge for reconstruction and have both northbound and southbound traffic move on the northbound bridge.

The project is expected to be completed by Oct. 31.

WYDOT expects the entire project, which includes installing sidewalks on the bridge, to be completed by Oct. 31, 2018.

District Ranger Todd Stiles says that the current bridge is unsafe.

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.

Natrona County has completed structural repairs to the bridge in Alcova that spans the North Platte River below the Alcova Dam, according to a prepared statement.