Laramie announces rolling closure on Spring Creek eastbound route

Laramie posted a rolling closure on the eastbound Spring Creek/Russell corridor between 9th Street and 23rd Street, with the work beginning Monday, July 20 and stretching into August. Because the closure moves as crews advance, drivers can run into cones, flaggers, and temporary lane restrictions at different points rather than one fixed shutdown.

That kind of setup is hardest on the people who rely on quick, repeated trips through the area. Commuters heading across east Laramie, contractors moving equipment, delivery drivers with tight windows, and residents making school runs or errands all face the same problem: access can change block by block as the work zone shifts. Trash pickup, curbside loading, and emergency access can also slow down when a street segment is under a rolling closure.

The city’s public notices show this closure is part of a broader round of street work in Laramie, including a 2025 street rehabilitation notice with Knife River and a separate summer construction projects alert. The Spring Creek Village Preliminary Plat places the area generally west of 9th Street, between a future Bill Nye Avenue extension and the Spring Creek Channel, which helps explain why street and utility work in that corridor can ripple into nearby blocks.

For anyone trying to move through that part of town, the safest plan is to expect delays and follow posted traffic control rather than assuming the route will stay open from one end to the other. The most likely pinch points will come when crews shift the closure and reopen one section while moving to the next, creating stops at different locations along the 9th to 23rd Street span. Businesses near Spring Creek and Russell should expect uneven customer traffic, and households in the surrounding neighborhood may need extra time for pickups, deliveries, and routine access until the work moves on.