UPDATE: On Wednesday evening, WYDOT delayed the project until Monday, March 4, from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m., weather permitting. The project has been rescheduled due to weather.
WILSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has announced that contract crews from Ames Construction will be removing the concrete barriers on the Snake River Bridge beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29.
Work is expected to continue until 5:30 a.m. on Friday, March 1, according to the agency. While work is completed, traffic will be reduced to a single lane with alternating traffic under a flagger. WYDOT noted that the barrier will be reset in another area of the work zone “for various operations” on Wednesday, March 6.
Construction crews will also utilize the overnight work session to repair the large pothole on the west end of the bridge that they were unable to repair last week, WYDOT said. If time allows, they will fix other potholes on the bridge.
“The concrete barrier was initially placed on the bridge at night to protect moving traffic while crews worked on the new bridge adjacent to the old bridge and roadway,” WYDOT’s announcement said. “Now that the cofferdam work has been completed, there is no longer a need for the concrete barrier and the original bridge rail has been reinstalled and will remain in place until the traffic moves to the new bridge.”
Work is expected to be completed in one night, dependent on weather.
