2013 releases

August 30 2013

Aeronautics Commission schedules special teleconference meeting

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will conduct a special teleconference meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 3 to approve modifications to the Wyoming Aviation Capital Improvement Program. The modifications are due to additional federal funds becoming available for airport projects. For more information on the meeting or to arrange to participate in the teleconference, please call WYDOT’s Aeronautics...

August 26 2013

Closure scheduled for westbound I-80 Aug. 28

The westbound lanes of I-80 will be closed briefly Wednesday east of the Cheyenne Port of Entry beginning at 8 p.m. The closure to allow crews to hang a new electronic message sign over the highway is expected to last between 30 minutes and an hour. There will be no detour during the closure.

August 23 2013

WYDOT Authorized Travel program open for applications

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 WYDOT Authorized Travel program. The program gives approved drivers permission, when conditions allow, to drive on portions of otherwise closed highways. It is designed to help people travel between home and work, school, medical appointments and agricultural property. Road closures are necessary to ensure the safety...

August 22 2013

Beartooth Highway section reopened

The Beartooth Highway (US 212) section between Long Lake in Wyoming and Red Lodge, Mont., that had been closed Aug. 21 due to a wildfire was reopened at 2 p.m. Aug. 22. You can find fire and closure updates at the Beartooth Highway website.

August 16 2013

Transportation commission awards $2 million slide stabilization contract

A $2 million contract for stabilization of the Upper Marten Slide on WYO 24 about eight miles west of Aladdin was awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its August meeting in Cheyenne. Johner & Sons of Spearfish, S.D., submitted the low bid for the work that will include construction of a shear key and toe berm at the bottom of the slope below the highway. The shear key, a trench filled...