Crews have started work on a truck parking project off of I-80 outside of Evanston, Wyoming.

On July 13, 2026, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) shut down access to the I-80 access to both the eastbound and westbound truck parking areas at mile marker 6 near the Bear River exit in Evanston.

Crews will begin a project to expand the current truck parking areas and add a new off road vehicle trail.

The parking areas will remain closed until October 31, 2026.

WYDOT says drivers should expect shoulder work and potential lane closures in both the eastbound and westbound lanes of I-80 over the course of the summer. 

In May 2026, Utah-based Whitaker Construction Co. Inc. was awarded a $40 million contract for construction on the truck parking areas. The contract completion date is October 31, 2028.

“WYDOT was awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build hundreds of new semi truck parking spaces in southwest Wyoming. WYDOT received more than $26.6 million through the 2023-2024 federal Rural Surface Transportation Grant from the Department of Transportation, to build about 365 truck parking spaces along Interstate 80 near Evanston,” officials said in a news release.