Moving snow? Please don't pile it near traffic signals or near roadways

People moving snow in parking lots and on streets are reminded to avoid piling snow near traffic signals on street corners or in parking lots. "Please don't pile snow near traffic signals. Fixing traffic signals and signal control boxes are costly repairs, paid for by the snow removal contractor or landowner," said Wyoming Department of Transportation Traffic Engineer Jack Hoffman of Basin.  With Thanksgiving's...

WYO 130 through the Snowy Range closed for winter season

LARAMIE, Wyo. —Wyoming Highway 130 through the high country of the Snowy Range has officially closed for the season. Due to drifting and blowing snow, Wyoming Department of Transportation crews in Laramie and Saratoga decided current road conditions warranted closing the section of WYO 130 for the season. Also known as the Snowy Range Scenic Byway, the 12-mile section of WYO 130 tops out at more than...

Transportation Commission awards nearly $46.8 million in contracts in November

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded nearly $46.8 million in contracts for nine Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Nov. 16 regular business meeting.  A $8.53 million bid was awarded to Cheyenne-based Simon Contractors for a project involving milling, overlay, high performance wearing course, concrete slab repairs and other work on approximately...

Fremont County DUI Task Force focuses on impaired driving enforcement over Thanksgiving holiday weekend

The Fremont County DUI Task Force will be fully staffed and looking for impaired drivers between Wednesday, Nov. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 26. DUI task force members are reminding Fremont County residents and visitors to buckle up, obey the speed limit and never drive impaired. “We are seeing real results in the reduction of impaired driving in Fremont County through the cooperation of our citizens and...

Avalanche maintenance will cause traffic delays in Hoback Canyon, Teton Pass

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Jackson, Wyo.  The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to inform drivers that WYDOT crews will be performing some maintenance on some avalanche infrastructure on US highway 189/191, Hoback Canyon and also on state highway 22, Teton Pass, tomorrow morning.  Motorists will see brief closures of up to 20 minutes on US 189/191 through the Hoback Canyon between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Crews will...