September 7, 2021 |
Travelers on the Snowy Range Scenic Byway may experience delays as road maintenance crews begin repairs to the bridge at Brush Creek south east of Saratoga today. The structure at mile marker 57 on Wyoming Highway 130 needs improvements so it can bear heavy loads, including trucks carrying timber, fuel and food deliveries into the valley and to mountain recreation areas. Crews will first construct a detour, after which they will begin replacing the timber structure with a culvert.
Motorists can expect lane closures and flaggers as the detour is being built. Then a traffic light will direct motorists across the single-lane detour once it’s in place. Be prepared to slow down and avoid distractions while driving through the work zone, WYDOT advises.
The work comes in response to objections over weight restrictions placed on the structure earlier this spring that limited logging operations and other traffic on the highway. Once this work is complete, no weight restrictions for legal loads will be in place for the structure. This work is expected to take about six weeks, weather permitting.
Pictured above: File photo.
