CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation said on Wednesday, March 31 that weight restrictions for legal loads traveling along Wyoming Highway 130 east of Saratoga have been lifted.
Work to add structural support to a bridge along the highway has allowed the restrictions to be lifted.
“Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Reiman Corp. recently finished shoring the bridge, which adds additional support underneath the structure,” WYDOT said. “The bridge is located near mile marker 57, close to Carbon County Road 504.”
“Oversized and/or overweight loads will still need to obtain proper permits and permissions from the Wyoming Highway Patrol to cross the structure. Please contact the Overweight Loads Office for more information. (http://www.whp.dot.state.wy.us/home/owl.html)”
The bridge will be replaced with a culvert later this summer and WYDOT said they will release further information about this project and potential travel impacts at a later date. Motorists should expect delays from construction activity once the work is underway.
“Once in place, the culvert will not require any weight restrictions for legal loads,” WYDOT said.
