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The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it has applied for $35.5 million in federal economic stimulus funds to complete an improvement project along the 38-mile Togwotee Pass corridor. If the stimulus request is awarded, the 6.5-mile Rosie’s Ridge section of U.S. 26-287 — between Dubois and Jackson — would go to contract as early as May 2010. Construction could occur during the summers of 2010 and 2011. Without the federal funds, WYDOT will likely delay completion of the Togwotee projects until at least 2013, the release states.
“We believe the landslide mitigation and road improvements proposed for Rosie’s Ridge are innovative, improve safety and would benefit the environment for generations to come,” Shelby Carlson, WYDOT district engineer, said in a news release. WYDOT is now seeking letters of support from resource agencies and local governments to include with the application for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant.
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