Wyoming lets $109M of highway and bridge work across ten contracts

Wyoming's Transportation Commission awarded ten highway contracts worth about $109 million at its October business meeting, according to a WYDOT release published on 20 October. The department says the projects are funded primarily by federal dollars, and that almost all of its work goes to the lowest bidder.

The biggest jobs

The largest award, about $42.4 million, went to McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co. of Worland. It covers milling and overlay on roughly 12.5 miles of I-80 between Rock Springs and Rawlins, plus rehabilitation of 12 bridge structures, with completion set for 30 June 2029.

High Country Construction Inc. of Lander won about $27 million to resurface roughly 23 miles of US 20 and US 20/26 and add passing lanes in Fremont and Natrona counties. Simon Contractors of Cheyenne took about $13.7 million for a 4.3-mile package between Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs that combines resurfacing with two bridge replacements and three bridge rehabilitations.

Who else won

Croell Inc. of Sundance picked up three contracts: about $8.8 million on WYO 59 between Douglas and Bill, about $5.7 million on I-25 between Glendo and Douglas, and about $2.6 million in Thermopolis. That's roughly $17 million in a single meeting for one firm.

The rest of the list was smaller and more specialist:

- Oftedal Construction Inc., about $5.2 million, for a slide repair on US 26/89 between Hoback Junction and Jackson

- Reiman Corp. of Cheyenne, about $2.5 million, for a bridge replacement on WYO 51 in Crook County

- J.D. Peterick Inc. (Northwest Asphalt & Maintenance) of Montana, two crack-sealing contracts, one worth about $571,700 (no value was given for the second)

Most of the smaller jobs are due to finish in 2027, while the larger bridge and corridor packages run into 2028 and 2029.

Why a small state's letting is worth watching

Wyoming isn't a big market by dollar volume, but this letting shows the shape of rural DOT work in late 2026: bridge rehab, resurfacing and safety upgrades, mostly won by regional contractors, and largely paid for with federal money. That federal dependence is the pressure point. Surface transportation programmes are currently authorised only to 11 December, and Construction Dive reported in September that some state DOTs had already scaled back lettings this summer. Multi-year bridge packages like the I-80 award give the winners visibility into 2029, which is exactly what the wider industry is asking Congress for.