News Releases

May 28 2026

Paving crew scheduled for hot-mix patching in Fremont County

A Wyoming Department of Transportation asphalt paving crew is scheduled to begin hot-mix patching on June 1 in Fremont County. All work depends on favorable weather conditions. More than 2,800 tons of hot-mix patching asphalt is planned in Fremont County. The WYDOT hot-mix asphalt patching work is scheduled for U.S. Highway 20 on Monday, June 1, beginning near the Fremont County line in Wind River...

May 28 2026

Flat Creek Bridge repair work continues, will finish by June 10

JACKSON, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Reiman Corp are continuing with work on the Flat Creek Bridge south of Jackson, near Smith’s, on US 26/89/189/191. Crews are currently wrapping up the bridge repair work on the second half of the bridge on the east side and will be switching traffic back to the other side of the bridge this Saturday, May 30. Crews will...

May 26 2026

Transportation Commission awards 10 highway contracts in May

STATEWIDE, Wyo. – At its May regular business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded 10 contracts valued at approximately $49 million for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects. The Commission awarded a bid valued at approximately $40 million to Utah-based Whitaker Construction Co. Inc. for the construction of truck parking areas on Interstate 80 beginning at mile...

May 21 2026

WYDOT to present revised Coffeen Avenue Project plans at May 27 public meeting

SHERIDAN, WY — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will host a public meeting on Wednesday, May 27, to present modified plans for the Coffeen Avenue and Brundage Lane corridor project. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. and conclude at 6:30 p.m. at the Ramada Plaza in the Sibley Conference Room. Following a public meeting in January, WYDOT received valuable feedback from local residents,...

May 20 2026

Plow struck during snow removal operations in Southeast Wyoming

LARAMIE, Wyo. - A snowplow was struck on Interstate 80, May 18, near milepost 268. The driver of a commercial semi truck side-swiped a Wyoming Department of Transportation snowplow heading west on I-80. The plow operator was performing snow removal operations on a closed section of I-80 when the incident occurred. WYDOT plow operators had been working to clear snow near a group of stopped semis that...