News Releases

September 23 2026

Wyoming airports generate $3.5 Billion in annual economic impact

STATEWIDE – The Wyoming Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division has released the 2026 Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study, highlighting the significant role Wyoming public airports play in supporting the state’s economy, local communities and overall quality of life. Of Wyoming's 40 publicly owned, public-use airports, the study examined the 34 paved commercial service and general aviation...

September 23 2026

WYDOT will close the Belt Loop, from Dewar to Blair, for grinding work

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), in coordination with contract crews from Kilgore Companies (doing business as Lewis & Lewis), will begin roadway grinding operations tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 23. The work is part of an ongoing concrete slab repair project on Wyoming State Highway 376 (the South Belt Loop). As part of the traffic control plan, crews will place the...

September 23 2026

Schedule changes on US 16/20/Wyoming 789 highway improvement project between Worland and Manderson

WORLAND, Wyo – The prime contractor for highway improvements on US Highway 16/20/789, including sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act repairs in Worland, has adjusted its work schedule for the 2026-27 project. Prime contractor is McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2027. "Concrete work has been rescheduled for March 2027," said Wyoming Department...

September 22 2026

Transportation Commission awards six highway contracts in September

STATEWIDE, Wyo. – At its September regular business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded six contracts valued at approximately $44.5 million for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects. The Commission awarded a bid valued at approximately $17.8 million to Sundance-based Croell Inc. for milling, overlay and the replacement of one structure on Wyoming Highway 59 beginning...

September 21 2026

New Teton Pass safe driving program launches Oct. 1; WYDOT encourages early certification

JACKSON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s WY22 SAFE PASS program, a self-certification program to improve driver awareness of the challenges of mountain pass driving, will officially launch Oct. 1, 2026. The initiative introduces a mandatory self-certification process aimed at educating motorists on the critical safety challenges associated with the steep mountain terrain of Wyoming...