Wyoming Transportation Commission to meet Aug. 14 and 15

The Wyoming Transportation Commission will meet beginning at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 for department reports and an education session and beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 for its regular business meeting via Zoom and in person at 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne. The purpose of the meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics noted on the attached meeting agenda. To join...

Thirty-mile per hour speed limit to extend to town limits on US 14 in Ranchester

Sheridan, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be extending the 30 mph speed limit on US 14 to the western town limits of Ranchester. Due to growth from recent development on the west end of Ranchester and the proximity of the Tongue River elementary and middle schools, concerns from citizens, local elected officials, and support from Sheridan County School District #1 officials, the...

WYDOT NEWS RELEASE - TRAFFIC TO SWITCH NEXT WEEK ON POPLAR STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

CASPER – The reconstruction project on Poplar Street (WYO 220) between Collins Street and the North Platte River bridge is set to enter its next phase as the general contractor will begin switching traffic next week. Oftedal Construction announced it plans on beginning the process of moving traffic to the recently paved northbound lanes Aug. 13 -14. Traffic will initially be moved to the outer northbound...

Paving operations to begin on US 14 east of Sheridan – expect delays

Sheridan, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Transportation Commission awarded Simon Contractors a $3.2 million contract to mill and overlay a six-mile stretch of US 14 east of Sheridan. Contractors will begin milling US 14 between mile markers 14.29 and 20.28 the week of August 12. Traffic control will include flagging operations, short wait times, one-way traffic led by a pilot car, milled, uneven surfaces,...

Emergency slide repair work to be completed on Interstate 90 east of the state line

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Sheridan, WYO -  The Wyoming Department of Transportation and its contractor GSI will begin collaborative work on an emergency slide repair west of Sheridan. In early July, The Wyoming Department of Transportation Commission approved emergency funding for $341,137 to District Four to mitigate a potential road-closing slope failure that has been moving for several years. This mitigation effort was needed...