Transportation Commission awards more than $17.16 million in contracts in February; Aeronautics Commission awards one project in February

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded more than $17.16 million in contracts for 10 Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Feb. 15 regular business meeting. A more than $1.82 million bid was awarded to Minnesota-based Bituminous Paving Inc. for a combined project involving chip sealing and traffic control at various locations within Converse, Goshen,...

Traffic to be shifted on US30 in Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, Reiman Corp. and Aztec Construction will be shifting traffic on US Highway 30/ East Lincolnway Sunday night, weather permitting.   Traffic will be shifted to a head to head configuration in the eastbound lanes beginning Sunday night. The westbound lanes will be closed from Pershing to just before Christensen. The Whitney Intersection...

DUI Task Force focusing on impaired driving enforcement during 1A-2A regional basketball tournaments

The Fremont County DUI Task Force will be fully staffed and looking for impaired drivers between Thursday, Feb. 22, and Saturday, Feb. 24. DUI task force members are reminding Fremont County residents and visitors to buckle up, obey the speed limit and never drive impaired. “Basketball tournament time is a busy time in Fremont County, and you can expect the Fremont County DUI task force to be in full...

WYDOT seeks input on improvements to WYO 22 corridor

Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be hosting two public meetings to share their progress on the environmental analysis and design of improvements to the Wyoming State Highway 22 corridor.  These meetings are the second set of meetings hosted by WYDOT to discuss potential improvements to the corridor. Following the public meetings held last June, WYDOT convened and...

Pothole repair work will cause delays on WYO 22

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Ames Construction, will be repairing potholes tomorrow on the Snake River bridge and adjacent work areas on Wyoming State Highway 22 at the intersection of Wyoming State Highway 390 because of excessive deterioration. The work will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 21, weather permitting, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Traffic will...

Fatal crash south of Jackson

A crash on Feb. 16 has resulted in the death of 31-year-old Shane Copeland of Sublette County, Wyoming. The crash involved two vehicles, a Ford F-550 pickup truck and a Wyoming Department of Transportation 2014 Mack plow truck. The crash occurred around 3:30 a.m. at milepost 151 on US Highway 89 a quarter of a mile south of the town of Jackson. The WYDOT plow was traveling southbound around 25 mph...