U.S. Highway 14A is getting a surface upgrade in the next few years. 

In 2026, Wyoming Department of Transportation is planning mill, overlay and ADA upgrades on stretches of the road west of Powell and east of Garland. 

The $6.75 million project outside Powell, slated for next summer, starts at Cheyenne Street and goes to the railroad tracks in Ralston and includes a 1 inch mill and 2 inch overlay. 

WYDOT is also required to provide ADA upgrades where applicable, mostly in areas right around Powell, and fix curb and gutter. 

District Resident Engineer Todd Frost said all businesses to be affected by the curb and gutter work are being notified. 

District Traffic Engineer Jack Hoffman said the department is also proposing what could be a fix for the traffic congestion at Albertsons. 

While Commissioner Scott Mangold asked about lowering the speed limit there as a solution — Hoffman said the last study showed that wasn’t advisable, while a new study will be finished up this fall — WYDOT has another idea. 

“We are in discussions with Albertsons themselves to modify the existing access there to hopefully improve the internal circulation,” Hoffman said. 

What that would entail is moving and potentially slightly widening the entrance to the grocery store east toward town, so that instead of vehicles driving into a T as cars decide to turn left or right into parking lanes, they would be entering on one side of the lot as the entrance would essentially line up with the alley to the right of the store. Hoffman said it could help with the flow, especially during busy times.