Work is under way to expand to expand the amount of truck parking available in Wyoming.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Whitaker Construction have closed access to both the eastbound and westbound truck parking areas of Interstate 80 at mile marker 6 near the Bear River exit in Evanston. Crews will be cleaning the parking areas and working on excavation in preparation for the construction of a temporary access road. The existing parking areas will remain closed until October 31st of this year for construction operations. Both parking areas will reopen prior to the winter season.
Plans call for creating 365 truck parking spaces.
During construction, drivers should expect shoulder work and potential lane closures in both the eastbound and westbound lanes over the course of the summer.
The scope of work for this project includes the expansion of the current truck parking areas and a new off road vehicle trail. The work will involve excavation, concrete paving operations, installing sheet piling, roadway lighting system, and signing on I-80 beginning at mile marker 6.68 east of Evanston in Uinta County.
The contract for this project was awarded this past May for about $40 million to Utah-based Whitaker Construction Co. Inc.. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2028.
WYDOT was awarded a $265.6 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build new semitruck parking spaces in southwest Wyoming.
