News Releases

March 11 2026

WYDOT returns to finish work on the Green River tunnel

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), with contract crews from Casper Electric, will be closing the eastbound tunnel near Green River in preparation for head-to-head traffic beginning Monday, March 23rd. The closure will allow crews to install concrete barriers and glare shields for head-to-head traffic for the duration of the work. The closure will take 3 days and during that time eastbound...

March 11 2026

WYDOT warns against recent scam texts

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation has been alerted to a potential texting phishing scam, often called smishing. Scammers are sending text messages that claim they are from the “Wyoming DMV” and demand payment for unpaid traffic fines. The text even warns that failure to submit payment urgently could lead to license and registration suspensions, additional fines and even legal...

March 10 2026

WHP Col. Tim Cameron announces retirement after 46+ years in law enforcement

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Highway Patrol Colonel Timothy Cameron is announcing his retirement March 31, 2026, culminating a 46-plus-year career in law enforcement. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the great State of Wyoming as a member of the Wyoming Highway Patrol,” Cameron said. “I am deeply proud of the exemplary work carried out every day by our Troopers, professional staff, dispatchers,...

March 9 2026

Truck hits WYDOT plow on Interstate 80

Rock Springs, Wyo. A Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) snowplow was struck by a pickup truck on Interstate 80 on Friday evening. At approximately 10:20 p.m. an unidentified pickup truck rear-ended a WYDOT plow at the median crossover at mile marker 82.15 just west of the La Barge interchange on I-80. While performing snow removal operations, the plow driver was in a deceleration lane outside...

March 2 2026

WYDOT to begin bridge replacement project on Old Highway 85 in Newcastle

NEWCASTLE, WY – The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and its contractor, Rieman Corp., will begin work on replacing the railroad bridge located on County Road 1A, also known as Old Highway 85, the week of March 9, 2026 - weather dependent. Weston County Commission applied for and received funding from WYDOT’s Bridge Replacement Off- System (B.R.O.S.) funding to assist with the cost of...

February 26 2026

Search and Rescue license plate auction raises nearly $34,000 for Wyoming missions

STATEWIDE – Generous Wyoming donors raised $33,784 through the recent auction of 12 Search and Rescue specialty license plates, providing direct support to volunteer search and rescue teams across the state. The auction, hosted by the Wyoming Department of Transportation, generated critical funding for the Search and Rescue account administered by the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security. Those funds...