Summer paving operations to begin, motorists advised to slow down and move ove

Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance crews will begin paving operations on various roads throughout northeast Wyoming next week. Operations will begin in and around the Sundance area on Monday, May 18.

This particular paving operation is meant to repair existing roadways that may have been damaged due to snow removal, winter frost heaving, excessive ruts and cracking. The average life span of the top few inches of a paved highway is ten to 15 years and dependent on the type and volume of traffic.

Each year, area maintenance supervisors, their foreman and district administrator...