and we are a great team.” Among her favorite aspects of the job are the different challenges each day brings as well as the small successes. One unique perk she’s had is completing driving tests on multiple generations of drivers, including a few formerly-teen drivers who now have teens of their own. Whalen-Steege also has her famous Cheyenne Day outfit, a cowgirl getup that brings a festive spirit to Frontier Days at the Cheyenne office. She even helped famous country singer and rodeo champion Chris LeDoux renew his license on Cheyenne Day in 2004. This isn’t the first time WYDOT examiners have been awarded for their excellence. Previous WYDOT winners of the IDEC Examiner of the Year award include: • David Reid - Regional Supervisor 2019; • Luz Craig - Gillette Supervisor - 2018; • Janet Hood - Kemmerer/Pinedale/ Big Piney Supervisor - 2016 (Hood was also selected as 2016 Outstanding IDEC Examiner of the Year); and • Karmen Warrington - Rawlins/Baggs examiner - 2015. n
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Commission awards more than $17 million in contracts in October CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded more than $17 million in contracts for 10 Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Oct. 21 business meeting. The commission awarded a bid of $3.4 million to McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., out of Worland, to complete milling, paving, chip sealing and other miscellaneous work on approximately 10 miles of WYO 135 in Fremont County. In Laramie County, S&S Builders, LLC, out of Gillette, was awarded a bid of $3.4 million for grading, paving and updating curb, gutter, electrical systems and sidewalks along US 85. Reiman Corp. was the sole bidder on a project to complete bridge rehabilitation, paving, grading and other miscellaneous work in various locations around Sweetwater County with a bid of about $5 million. The commission also awarded a bid of $1.2 million to Cowley-based Wilson Bros. Construction, Inc. for a project that includes grading, draining, fencing, guardrail and other miscellaneous work on about 3 miles of US 310 and WYO 789 in Big Horn County. The above projects all have a contracted completion date of Oct. 31, 2022. Kilgore Companies, LLC, based out of Rock Springs, was awarded a $1.5 million bid to crush surfacing material, mix salt stockpiles and other miscellaneous work in various locations in Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton and Uinta Counties. This project has a completion date of April 2022. Other projects awarded include: • Highway Improvement Inc. out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota was awarded about $834,000 for a crack sealing project on approximately 104 miles of highway in various locations within Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater and Uinta Counties.
• Z & Z Seal Coating, Inc. out of Billings, Montana was awarded about $799,000 for a crack sealing project on approximately 43 miles of highway in various locations within Converse, Goshen, Natrona and Platte Counties. • Z & Z Seal Coating was also awarded about $399,000 for a crack sealing project on approximately 77 miles of highway in various locations within Big Horn and Park Counties. • Z & Z Seal Coating was also awarded about $324,000 for a crack sealing project on approximately 101 miles of highway in various locations within Albany, Carbon and Laramie Counties. • Wilson Bros. Construction was awarded $517,000 for a project that includes grading, draining, paving and other miscellaneous work in Fremont County. Almost all WYDOT projects are awarded to the lowest bidder.
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Bridge rehab work concluded on I-25 Horse Creek Road interchange CHEYENNE – The WYO 211/Horse Creek Road interchange on Interstate 25 (exit 16) reopened Oct. 7, as crews with Reiman Corp. and the Wyoming Department of Transportation concluded a bridge rehabilitation project. Travelers encountered some ramp closures on I-25 while the guardrail was upgraded to current standards. Sections of guardrail on the service roads (Bishop Boulevard and Hynds Avenue) were also replaced. Additionally, there was some seeding and painting completed underneath the structure on I-25 as well.
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