Laramie updates street rehab schedule, work set across city through October

Laramie drivers, school traffic and business access will keep shifting as the city and Knife River move a 9 lane-mile street rehabilitation project across town through October, with the latest schedule putting S Colorado Avenue first, then General Brees, Ivinson Avenue, 4th Street, Skyline Drive and McCue Street.

The revised sequence released April 14 depends on weather, but it gives a clearer map of where crews are headed next. S Colorado Avenue is expected April 20-26, General Brees April 26-May 3, Ivinson Avenue May 3-7, 4th Street May 7-10, Skyline Drive May 10-26 and McCue Street beginning May 26. Concrete work was already underway or scheduled on 4th Street, Skyline Drive, Adams Street, Ivinson Avenue, McCue Street, Spring Creek Drive, 22nd Street, Sheridan Street, Reynolds Street and General Brees, with asphalt work to follow later in the season.

The shift matters because the city is not patching a few potholes. Laramie awarded the 2026 Street Rehabilitation Project to Knife River on February 3 for $8,023,669, with a $1.5 million contingency and total authorization of $9,523,669 from a $14 million street-rehabilitation budget. City staff said Laramie’s pavement condition index stood at 58 out of 100, and the route list was built through field verification, pavement and concrete inspections, and an ADA compliance review to target streets most in need of mill-and-overlay work, curb and gutter replacement, ADA ramps and spot base repair.

The earlier city schedule, released March 4, had put S Colorado Avenue’s asphalt work on May 1 and General Brees on October 2. The new timeline brings S Colorado work forward and moves General Brees earlier, while keeping the contract deadline of substantial completion by October 31, 2026. City officials said each roadway under rehab would be closed for no more than four weeks, with traffic redirected as needed to keep workers, pedestrians and drivers safe.

For residents, the practical effect will be repeated lane changes, detours and access delays around homes, schools and storefronts as the work moves from one corridor to the next. The City of Laramie said monthly and major project updates will be posted through its NewsFlash system, and current and pending closures can be tracked on the city’s road-closures map. Questions on the project go to city engineer Ridge Leinen through the Engineering Division.