Transportation Commission awards $16.5 million in highway contracts

Motorists will see additional passing lanes along WYO 59 between Douglas and Bill to help with traffic flow. The Wyoming Transportation Commission during its meeting on Aug. 18 awarded a $6.3 million passing lane contract to Concrete Foundations Inc. of Douglas for the installation of eight passing lanes along WYO 59. That contract was the largest the commission awarded out of a total of $16.5 million...

Wagonhound rest area on I-80 to close temporarily

The Wagonhound rest area on I-80 west of Laramie will close for striping work at 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22 and reopen at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 23. The Wyoming Department of Transportation needs to close the rest area for the striping work to allow the paint to dry. The rest area is about 50 miles west of Laramie. Besides Wagonhound, the Fort Steele rest area remains closed for ongoing maintenance on...

Section of West Allison Road set to reopen soon

Motorists will soon be able to use a section of West Allison Road in Cheyenne that closed for construction in early May. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is anticipating reopening the intersection of Walterscheid Boulevard at West Allison Road early next week, and the 0.45 mile section of West Allison Road in early September. WYDOT closed the section of West Allison Road between Walterscheid...

Draft of 2017 STIP project listing now available

A draft of WYDOT's State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for 2017 has been issued and is available for viewing and comment.  The STIP contains a listing of highway and bridge projects, and also airport improvement work WYDOT tentatively expects to contract for during the upcoming fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The STIP is published annually and updates are issued quarterly. Printed copies...

Citizen input sought on US 14-16-20 speed limit

WYDOT is seeking public input as part of a speed limit study being conducted for US 14-16-20 west of Cody. The speed limit was raised to 70 mph on a 17-mile section of the highway this year after the Wyoming Legislature set 70 mph as the statutory speed limit for rural non-interstate highways in the state. Due to public concern since the new speed limit was implemented, WYDOT Traffic Engineer Randy...