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October 31 2023

Paving will impact WYO 22 traffic

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Ames Construction, will be paving sections of Wyoming State Highway 22 at the intersection of Wyoming State Highway 390 to connect the asphalt pavement that traffic is currently on to the new concrete pavement. The work will take place on Thursday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Crews will also be paving potholes on the...

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October 27 2023

WYDOT updates blow over messaging to include specific weights

CHEYENNE, Wyo.  – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is updating its blow over risk messaging during high wind events to include specific weights that are most at risk. WYDOT first started messaging “Closed to Light, High Profile Vehicles” during high wind events in 2011. WYDOT Intelligent Transportation Systems program manager Vince Garcia noted that recent research from the University of Wyoming...

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October 25 2023

Fremont County DUI Team debuts impaired driving enforcement Friday in Riverton

RIVERTON, Wyo – A new multi-jurisdictional DUI Team will debut in Fremont County on Friday evening. The Fremont County DUI Team is staffed by officers, deputies and troopers of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Fremont County Sheriff's Office and the police departments of Riverton, Shoshoni and Lander. The team is funded by a WYDOT Highway Safety Behavioral Grant and is intended to focus high visibility...

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October 24 2023

Culvert replacement work resumes on U.S. Highway 20 south of Worland

WORLAND, Wyo – Replacement of two culverts started last week on U.S. Highway 20 between Thermopolis and Worland. The culvert replacement project involves a single-lane closure of U.S. 20, with short traffic delays. "We anticipate replacement of the pipes to be complete by early November," said Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer Andy Freeman of Basin. The U.S. 20 construction locations...

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October 23 2023

Transportation Commission awards more than $63.5 million in contracts in October

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded more than $63.5 million in contracts for 10 Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Oct. 19 regular business meeting. A nearly $19.13 million bid was awarded to Cheyenne-based Reiman and Aztec JV Limited Partnership for work involving realigning water lines, widening the project area, sidewalk work, storm water...

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October 19 2023

Public Safety Communications Commission (PSCC) to meet October 24-25

CHEYENNE, Wyo – The Wyoming PSCC will meet October 24-25, 2023, in Cheyenne, for an education session and business meeting in the I-80 Room of the WYDOT-U Training Building, 5300 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne. Commission members will meet Tuesday, October 24, at 2:00 p.m., for an educational session presented by WYDOT staff. The session will include a tour of the WyoLink offices and a demonstration of...

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