15_WY.PFH.4.Beartooth_Highway.URS_Geotech.2002b.PDF

This solicitation is for a roadway realignment and reconstruction project on U.S. Route 212 in Wyoming, also known as the Beartooth Highway. The project involves realigning and reconstructing 2.61 kilometers of roadway and building a new 600 foot steel bridge at an elevation of 10,950 feet. Key work items include 44,000 cubic meters of roadway excavation, 800 cubic meters of structural backfill, 2,400 square meters of mechanically stabilized earth wall, 25,000 metric tons of aggregate base, 5,000 metric tons of hot asphalt paving, and various other construction activities. The project is located within the Shoshone National Forest and maintained by the National Park Service out of Yellowstone National Park. The estimated total cost ranges from $14 million to $17 million. The solicitation is expected to be advertised in March 2019 with construction beginning in June 2019 and extending through October 2020. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration is the agency issuing this solicitation.