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Council to spend $186,500 studying safety improvements for Cheyenne roundabout
CHEYENNE — Members of the Cheyenne City Council have approved a $186,500 professional services agreement to study and develop operational modifications for the roundabout at Pershing Boulevard, Converse Avenue and East 19th Street in an effort to increase safety. The agreement with Ardurra Group Inc. passed at the council’s meeting Monday, despite receiving no recommendation from the Finance Committee the Tuesday prior, when a motion to approve was split between committee members. According to the agenda item’s supporting document , the Converse Avenue/Pershing Boulevard/19th Street roundabout was completed in December 2013 to replace the former layout, which had 125 collisions in the five-year period reviewed for the Alternatives Analysis prepared in 2006. The newly approved Ardurra Group agreement will add to a 2019 study conducted by MTJ Engineering after the city identified a high number of collisions at the roundabout. “We did that (study) in 2019, when I first came into my position,” City Engineer Tom Cobb said at Monday’s meeting. “The former city traffic engineer had found that we were having an extensive amount of PDO accidents, so property damage (only) accidents. Injury accidents were way down, but we still had an extraordinary number of these PDO accidents.” The
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A Stretch Of U.S. 287 From Laramie To Fort Collins Is Going To Bottom Of A Lake
Someday, on the familiar run south from Laramie to Fort Collins, drivers on U.S. Highway 287 will crest a ridge in northern Colorado and look down on a sprawling blue reservoir. Somewhere beneath it — under more than 200 feet of water — will be the highway they once drove....
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Proposed Cheyenne roundabout study advances to council without full committee support
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A contract to analyze the effectiveness of the roundabout on Pershing, Converse and 19th — installed in 2013 after a study predicted it would reduce accidents — will advance to the Cheyenne City Council without a recommendation from the Finance Committee after a split vote.
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Whitney, Dell Range intersection closes for multi-week water line readjustment Monday
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The intersection of Whitney Road and Dell Range Boulevard, serving traffic in rural east Cheyenne, will close for multiple weeks on Monday for water main work. Simon Contractors will close the road down in the early hours of Monday, Aug. 24 to readjust the water line...
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Finance Committee meets Tuesday to discuss Converse and Pershing roundabout improvements
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Cheyenne Finance Committee will decide Tuesday if it wants to support a contract for an analysis of the roundabout at Converse, Pershing and 19th Street and plans for improvements. According to the city, the 2013 installation of the roundabout reduced collision severity, but the number of accidents remains concerning.
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Utility work to block eastbound traffic on stretch of 19th Street for three weeks
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities announced Friday that the eastbound lane of 19th Street between Logan and Garrett will close for upwards of three weeks while crews replace a water main. The closure will begin on Monday, Aug. 24, the BOPU said in a release....
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Union Pacific steam shop, rail spur open to public enjoyment during Depot Days
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne residents and railroad enthusiasts from all over got special access to the Union Pacific Railroad’s rail spur and steam shop, home of the world-famous Big Boy 4014 engine, during the Cheyenne Depot Museum’s Depot Days. The railroad, especially the storied Union Pacific line,...
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Christensen Road erosion fix delayed again as city moves to rebid contract
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wholesale changes that the Union Pacific Railroad is asking the City of Cheyenne to make to a potential erosion mitigation contract have prompted City Engineer Tom Cobb to restart the bidding process after weeks of work. A new contract will appear before the Cheyenne City Council in coming meetings.
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I-25 reopens as floodwaters recede in Natrona County
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Highway Patrol announced that Interstate 25 has reopened after being closed for a time due to flooding in Casper. A social media from the WHP reminds travelers to “please be aware that several areas in Wyoming, including Laramie County, are still under a flood watch, and conditions can change quickly.”
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Colorado-Wyoming Passenger Rail Can Happen If Cheyenne Provides Funding Support
The addition of Cheyenne to a proposed Colorado passenger rail project has longtime boosters in both states more confident than ever the service will happen. The reasons for such optimism over bringing passenger rail service to Wyoming are two-fold. First, the Front Range Passenger Rail district is hopeful it can...
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Years-long erosion problem fix remains on hold as city continues negotiating with railroad
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A contract agreement between the City of Cheyenne and a local construction company to slow down a rapidly eroding area between the railroad and an industrial zone has been delayed for another two weeks as City Engineer Tom Cobb and the Union Pacific Railroad continue to negotiate an easement. If the railroad’s original request had been granted, the city would have had to pay an extra $280,000.