With the start of June, crews plan to begin chip sealing south of Cody on Wyo. Highway 120 and as west and east of the city on U.S. Highway 14/16/20.

Next week, fog sealing is scheduled on U.S. 14/16/20 between the intersection of Wyo. 120 and Sage Creek (mileposts 54.64 to 57.25) and on Wyo. 120 from its intersection with U.S. 14/16/20 past the Park County Landfill (mileposts 74 to 81.2).

If the weather cooperates, chip sealing will begin Monday, June 7 on U.S. 14/16/20.

“Motorists should expect delays of up to 20 minutes on each road section for possibly 24 hours a day during sealing operations, and traffic will be controlled by flaggers and pilot vehicles,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Todd Frost of Cody. “Again, all dates are subject to favorable weather conditions, and these dates may change.

“We thank everyone, in advance, for their patience,” Frost said.

The U.S. 14/16/20 chip sealing is part of a $1.44 million contract for chip sealing project in northwest Wyoming. The prime contractor is Mountain Construction Co., of Lovell, and the completion date for the chip sealing project is Sept. 30.

Contract chip sealing locations include:

• U.S. 14/16/20 (mileposts 54.64 to 57.25), Cody-Greybull (Intersection of Wyo. 120 and U.S. 14/16/20 to Sage Creek), scheduled the week of June 8;

• U.S. 14/16/20 (mileposts 41.73 to 49.02), Yellowstone to Cody (North Shore Bay to Stampede Park), scheduled for the week of June 13;

• U.S. 16 (mileposts 33.99 to 44.04), Ten Sleep to Buffalo (Ten Sleep Canyon to Deer Haven Lodge), scheduled the week of June 20;

• U.S. 20/WY789 (mileposts 116.38 to 128.32), Shoshoni to Thermopolis (Wind River Canyon), scheduled the week of June 27;

• U.S. 14 (mileposts 26.71 to 37.88), Shell to Burgess Junction (Shell Falls to the Big County line), scheduled the week of July 5.

Chip sealing of the Wyo. 120 project south of Cody is scheduled the week of June 8 by Mountain Construction Co. It’s the final piece of a $5.5 million, 6.8-mile project that was otherwise completed last fall. The Cody South project is located between the Wyo. 120/U.S. 14/16/20 intersection adjacent to Yellowstone Regional Airport and milepost 74, near the snowplow turnaround south of the Park County Landfill.

Frost said chip seals provide WYDOT with the opportunity to maintain highways for very low cost. He said chip seals: result in lower costs over the long term; provide benefits to motorists from roads maintained in better condition; enhance safety by providing good skid resistance; provide an effective moisture barrier for pavement by sealing cracks in the pavement; and prevent deterioration of the asphalt surface from the effects of aging and oxidation due to water and sun.