News Releases

October 19 2026

WYDOT late season construction updates

JACKSON, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is working on several late season construction projects before winter weather brings work activity to a halt this year. Broadway work Work began this month on two infrastructure projects in the downtown area. Initial work is focused on the installation of new drain inlets, sidewalk, and ramp replacements on Broadway Avenue at Cache Street, Glenwood...

October 15 2026

Sheridan’s Works Street bridge to be replaced – traffic to be detoured

SHERIDAN, WY – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and its contractor, RoamMT, LLC, will remove and replace the Works Street bridge beginning the week of October 19, 2026. This bridge qualified for the Federal Highway Administration Bridge Formula Program (BFP) funds, which WYDOT then allocates to off-system bridges owned by local agencies throughout the state that are in poor or fair condition....

October 14 2026

Clarification regarding Presidential Executive Order and Wyoming law on dyed diesel fuel

STATEWIDE – The Wyoming Department of Transportation offers the following clarification regarding the Presidential Order: Emergency Tax Relief on Dyed Diesel, for clarity and Wyoming law on dyed diesel fuel. The Oct. 5 Presidential Executive Order focuses on federal tax collection for red-dyed diesel fuel. The order does not supersede Wyoming statute 39-17-208, which prohibits driving with dyed diesel...

October 14 2026

WYDOT invites citizens to review potential solutions for Wind River Canyon resiliency

Riverton and Thermopolis, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Transportation invites citizens to learn about potential solutions being considered through the Wind River Canyon Resiliency Study. Public feedback and technical work have helped the study team understand safety, travel, and infrastructure needs throughout the canyon. At a pair of public meetings in October in Riverton and Thermopolis, the study...

October 12 2026

Agencies warn drivers to be on the lookout for wildlife south of Kemmerer

KEMMERER, Wyo. As the construction season winds down for the winter, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) would like to warn drivers traveling on US 189 south of Kemmerer that the wildlife crossings project that began earlier this year remains unfinished until crews can return in the spring to complete the work. “Although we have finished...