WYDOT’s I-90 Montana State Line Project – Year one completed

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SHERIDAN, WY – Motorists traveling between the Montana state line and Ranchester will notice the road is a little smoother than it was a year ago. The Wyoming Department of Transportation and its contractor, Croell Inc., began working on the westbound lane of I-90 in late March of this year focusing on repairing five slope failures along a six-mile stretch of shoulder. A slope failure happens when...

Transportation Commission awards seven highway contracts in October

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At its October regular business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded seven contracts valued at approximately $38 million for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects. The Commission awarded a bid valued at approximately $15.4 million to Cheyenne-based JTL Group Inc., dba Knife River, for a mill and overlay project involving asphalt paving, aggregate...

Interstate underpass damaged by oversized load – Beulah bridge closed to traffic

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SUNDANCE, WY – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is reporting a westbound bridge on I-90 near the town of Beulah Wyoming was hit by an oversized load the evening of October 15, 2025. A low-boy truck and trailer unit carrying a forklift struck the underside girders and support braces of the Beulah bridge located at Exit 205 on Interstate 90. The mast of the forklift exceeded the posted clearance...

WYDOT begins collecting fuel tax from public EV charging stations

CHEYENNE, Wyo.  – The Wyoming Department of Transportation started collecting fuel tax and licensing fees from public electric vehicle charging stations around the state Oct.1. In Wyoming Statute, electricity is identified as an alternative fuel when used to charge electric vehicles and thus is subject to fuel tax. By law, all electricity sold publicly for the purpose of charging an EV must be reported...

Tunnel work continues, will reopen in November

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews are on schedule to open the westbound tunnel on Interstate 80 near Green River to traffic by the end of November. Crews have completed the concrete repair work on the tunnel liner, curb and roadway pavement inside the westbound tunnel and will be working on cleaning and sealing the joints this week. In addition, the preparatory...