Lander Brewfest impaired driving enforcement operation yields 1 DUI, 48 speeding citations

A Fremont County multi-agency impaired driving enforcement operation during the Lander Brewfest resulted in 165 traffic stops, one arrest of an impaired driver, and 48 speeding citations. The Fremont County DUI Task Force prioritizes impaired driving, but officers, deputies and troopers issued seven citations for other offenses and made four other arrests, including one for possession of a controlled...

WYDOT District 4 to hold STIP meetings in northeast Wyoming communities – public invited

SHERIDAN, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation has scheduled its annual State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) meetings this summer. District 4, which encompasses Sheridan, Campbell, Crook, Weston, and the northern half of Johnson Counties, has meetings scheduled over the next three months. The STIP outlines WYDOT’s construction project schedule over the next six years. A dynamic...

WYDOT to hold STIP meetings In July and August in Laramie, Albany & Carbon Counties

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation has scheduled its annual State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) meetings this summer. District 1, which encompasses parts of Laramie, Albany and Carbon Counties, has meetings scheduled in July and August. The STIP outlines WYDOT’s construction project schedule over the next six years. A dynamic plan, the STIP is updated every year to...

Teton Pass reopens to commuter, tourist traffic

The Wyoming Department of Transportation reopened Wyoming Highway 22/Teton Pass to live traffic at noon today, just three weeks after the Big Fill landslide severed the Teton Valley. “While temporary, this detour safely reconnects communities and gives commuting families their valuable personal time back,” said WYDOT Director Darin Westby. “This process underscores the vital importance of infrastructure...

Work to begin on US 30 in Pine Bluffs

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Simon Contractors will begin work on US Highway 30 in Pine Bluffs on Monday, weather permitting. The project will take place between Parson Street and the Wyoming/Nebraska state line, between mile markers 401-403. Work will include a mill and overlay, box culvert replacement, and a new railroad crossing at Butler Avenue. There...