DUI Task Force to focus on impaired driving over Labor Day holiday weekend

The Fremont County DUI Task Force will be in operation and patrolling for impaired drivers beginning Friday, Aug. 30, through Monday, Sept. 2. “The task force will be active during the holiday weekend doing their best to end impaired driving in Fremont County. These efforts are even more successful because of community action and support," said Chief Scott Peters of the Lander Police Department.  ...

WYDOT PLANNING TO CLOSE I-25 TWO NIGHTS FOR BRIDGE DECK POUR

CORRECTION - The first closure is set to begin tonight, Aug. 26, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.,m., Tuesday morning. The second closure is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 28, same time. CASPER - We're getting ready to pour the new bridge deck atop the F Street bridge over the North Platte River. To do so, our contractor, Ames Construction, is planning on closing I-25 from 8 p.m. - 6 a.m., Monday, Aug. 26, and from...

Traffic to be temporarily detoured on US30 in Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, Reiman Corp. and Aztec Construction will be temporarily detouring eastbound traffic on US Highway 30/ East Lincolnway on Tuesday, weather permitting.   Eastbound traffic will be detoured at Whitney Road to Pershing Boulevard, then Pershing Blvd. to Reese Road. See detour map below.   The detour is anticipated to begin in the morning...

Highway chip sealing, Red Gulch bridge painting to start north of Thermopolis

Chip sealing of the $6.97 million U.S. Highway 20/Wyoming 789 highway improvement project is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 26, north of Thermopolis. "This work is expected to last 3-4 days," said Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer Lance Schatz. Next week, a subcontractor will be working at the Red Gulch bridge to remove lead based paint from girders and other parts of the bridge....

Transportation Commission awards almost $12.5 million in contracts in August

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded almost $12.5 million in contracts for five Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Aug. 15 regular business meeting. Lovell-based Mountain Construction Company was awarded a $5.71 million bid for a project involving asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, grading, chip seal and traffic control on approximately...