WYDOT Widens Access to Road-Closure Data to Save Lives in Severe Weather

WYDOT Widens Access to Road-Closure Data to Save Lives in Severe Weather Agreement with Google aims to prevent stranded motorists led astray by GPS CHEYENNE, Wyo. –  When snow, high winds, and other severe weather conditions require the Wyoming Department of Transportation to close Interstate 80 – one of the nation’s primary east-west highways – conditions on secondary roads are often even more dangerous....

Striping work scheduled this week for Snake River Bridge

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Ames Construction, will be striping this week to accompany the new traffic configuration at the intersection of Wyoming State Highway 22 and Wyoming State Highway 390.  Striping operations will take place this Wednesday and Thursday, weather permitting. The work will not involve any lane closures. However, the striping...

Drainage improvements are part of pavement overlay project between Greybull and Basin

A 5.8-mile drainage and pavement improvement project has started between Greybull and Basin on U.S. Highway 16/20. The $3.8 million project includes drainage improvements. That work has started. Work includes installation of new pipe, ditch cleaning and realignment. "Three pipes are being installed to increase hydraulic water flows to divert water back to the Bighorn River, and to alleviate future...

US30 and Van Buren intersection to open in Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Crews with Reiman Corp., Aztec Construction and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will open the US30/East Linconlway and Van Buren intersection in Cheyenne on Saturday. The City of Cheyenne will be starting work on Monday on Van Buren. To relieve traffic congestion caused by the ongoing US30 work, contractors will reopen the intersection. Motorists are encouraged to obey all...

Work to begin on Curtis St. in Laramie

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and S&S Builders will begin work on Curtis Street in Laramie on Monday, weather permitting. The project will take place between McCue Street and 3rd Street. Work will include minor bridge repairs to the UPRR Bridge and the Laramie River Bridge, as well as a mill and overlay. There will be a 12-foot width restriction in place for the...

Brief closure on Dell Range in Cheyenne to begin

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, Reiman Corp. and Aztec Construction will be closing Dell Range at US30/East Lincolnway on Thursday, weather permitting. The closure will begin at noon, impacting evening commuters. Crews will be removing surfacing, placing pipe and bringing the roadway back up to grade with temporary surfacing until paving operations can commence....