Bridge

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.

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...