Ivinson Avenue closes for infrastructure work through October 2026

Ivinson Avenue has become a construction corridor between 15th Street and 9th Street, cutting off one of central Laramie’s most familiar routes and forcing drivers, customers, and neighbors to adjust their daily patterns for months. The City of Laramie said the closure began May 19 and is projected to last until October 2026.

City officials posted the notice May 14 and said the work is needed for infrastructure upgrades. Project materials describe the job as a surfacing and sanitary sewer rehabilitation project, part of a longer effort to upgrade the full length of Ivinson Avenue. The city has also described the current work as Phase II of the Ivinson Infrastructure Upgrades Project, following public comment on the broader effort in March 2025.

The practical impact reaches well beyond the blocks under construction. Ivinson carries traffic through downtown, past nearby homes and businesses, and toward the University of Wyoming, so the shutdown changes how people reach stores, offices, and residences along the corridor. Even without a major detour announcement in the city’s materials, the closed segment means anyone traveling through the middle of Laramie will need to route around the work and allow extra time.

Parking on the corridor is expected to remain familiar once the project is finished. A city blog said the final parking configuration on Ivinson Avenue between 9th Street and 15th Street is expected to stay generally similar to the current setup, with no substantial change such as diagonal parking anticipated. That matters for merchants and residents who rely on curbside parking along the street.

The University of Wyoming has added its own restriction to the same corridor. The university said reconstruction closed Ivinson Avenue along and through campus starting May 18, a day before the city closure took effect, and that the campus stretch is expected to remain closed until October 15, 2026. Taken together, the city and university notices make clear that Ivinson is not just under repair, it is temporarily out of service as a through street in a major part of town.

Residents with questions can call the City of Laramie Engineering Department at 721-5250. The city has also identified Eric Jaap through its Engineering Division as a contact on the project, which remains one of the most significant street disruptions in Albany County this spring and summer.