U.S. 14A scheduled for May 22 opening east of Lovell

The annual spring opening of U.S. 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell is scheduled for noon on Friday, May 22.

The opening of U.S. 14A depends on favorable weather and the successful repair of the active slide east of Lovell.

“Please buckle up and drive safely,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance foreman Blain Mollett of Lovell.

The annual winter closure of U.S. 14A west of Burgess Junction is at milepost 76.04 on the Lovell side of the Big Horn Mountains. The seasonal road closure at Burgess Junction is just east of milepost 98.1.

WYDOT annually closes this 22-mile stretch of scenic mountain road in the Big Horn Mountains of north-central Wyoming about November 30 at the conclusion of the fall hunting season. The high-mountain roadway usually opens for the summer by Memorial Day weekend.

For current road conditions, call 511 or log onto wyoroad.info.