Public meeting scheduled for US287/Third Street project

LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Knife River will be hosting a public meeting to discuss the upcoming construction project on US287/Third Street in Laramie. The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Moose Lodge at 409 South Third Street in Laramie. The intent of this meeting is to present the project scope and schedule to local...

Utility work to take place on US287/Third Street in Laramie

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Travelers in Laramie may experience delays as crews with Rocky Mountain Power conduct utility work on Tuesday, February 25, weather permitting. Crews will be briefly stopping traffic on US Highway 287/Third Street at mile marker 400.8 by the Spring Creek Bridge between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. While traffic is stopped, crews with Rocky Mountain Power will work to remove overhead utility...

Work to begin on I-80 by Pine Bluffs

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Simon Contractors will begin work on Interstate 80 by Pine Bluffs on Monday, weather permitting. Work will be between mile markers 382.15 and 393.4, approximately 11.25 miles on I-80. Work will include concrete slab repair, mill and overlay, and bridge replacements on six structures. Other miscellaneous work will also be performed....

Fatal crash occurs outside Green River; not part of I-80 detour

Green River, Wyo. — A fatal crash occurred on Feb. 19, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m. outside of Green River. The crash took place at mile marker 83 on Wyoming Highway 374, south of the Interstate-80 interchange, and resulted in two fatalities and one injury. A southbound 2011 Honda Odyssey was approaching a sharp left curve on WYO 374 when a westbound 2020 Volvo tractor-trailer combination unit...

Eastbound Tunnel open to traffic; delays expected

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation opened the eastbound Interstate 80 Tunnel to head-to-head traffic today. Crews have placed more than 5,000 feet of concrete barrier and added additional traffic control signage and devices to help guide drivers through the area. “We are treating it a lot like a typical construction zone on Interstate 80, but with some added safety measures,”...