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WYDOT utilizing federal funding to replace county bridges

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) recently completed the installation of a new bridge over Arch Creek on County Road 179 in Crook County.

This structure, in addition to the Belle Fourche Bridge near Hulett, is being funded by the Federal Highway Administration’s BROS program.

BROS, the Bridge Replacement Off-System program, is a federally funded bridge replacement program intended to reduce the number of deficient off-system bridges within the state. This program applies to bridges under the jurisdiction of a public authority, located on a non-federal aid roadway and open...