24_WY.PFH.4.Beartooth_Highway.KF_Geotech.2003.PDF

This document provides details for a federal contract opportunity to reconstruct sections of the Beartooth Highway in Wyoming. The project includes realigning and rebuilding 2.61 kilometers of roadway and constructing a new 600 foot steel bridge at an elevation of 10,950 feet. Key work items involve excavating 44,000 cubic meters of roadway material, placing 800 cubic meters of structural backfill, constructing 2,400 square meters of mechanically stabilized earth walls, applying 25,000 metric tons of aggregate base and 5,000 metric tons of asphalt paving. The project also includes pulverizing 10,000 square meters of existing pavement, placing 2,000 cubic meters of structural concrete, furnishing and erecting 291,700 kilograms of structural steel, installing 475 meters of pipe culverts, seeding 6 hectares of land, and applying 580 liters of pavement markings. The solicitation is expected to be advertised on March 28, 2019 through the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, with construction beginning in June 2019 and extending through October 2020. The estimated total project cost is between $14-17 million.