Teton Pass reopens to commuter, tourist traffic

The Wyoming Department of Transportation reopened Wyoming Highway 22/Teton Pass to live traffic at noon today, just three weeks after the Big Fill landslide severed the Teton Valley. “While temporary, this detour safely reconnects communities and gives commuting families their valuable personal time back,” said WYDOT Director Darin Westby. “This process underscores the vital importance of infrastructure...

Work to begin on US 30 in Pine Bluffs

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Simon Contractors will begin work on US Highway 30 in Pine Bluffs on Monday, weather permitting. The project will take place between Parson Street and the Wyoming/Nebraska state line, between mile markers 401-403. Work will include a mill and overlay, box culvert replacement, and a new railroad crossing at Butler Avenue. There...

WYO 22/Teton Pass to reopen midday Friday with new detour

Wyoming State Highway 22, Teton Pass will reopen this Friday with an interim detour around the Big Fill landslide at milepost 12.8.  Wyoming Department of Transportation officials began work on a detour around the site immediately after its collapse on June 8. Crews from Evans Construction and WYDOT personnel have been working around the clock for the last three weeks to construct a paved, two-lane...

Epoxy striping work may cause delays district-wide

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Crews with Streamline Markings and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will be placing epoxy striping in various locations around the district starting this week, weather permitting.   Epoxy striping is more durable than traditional striping, especially in high-traffic areas.   Work will include mobilizing and minor work in intermittent locations around the City of Cheyenne. Other...

WYDOT crews will be milling, paving north of Farson

Rock Springs, Wyo.  The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland, have begun work on a project north of Farson on US 191. The work will include milling, paving, and chip seal operations over the next few months.  Crews will be milling this week, beginning tomorrow. The work will take place from mile marker 44 to mile marker 52. Traffic...