Aeronautics Commission schedules Aug. 16 teleconference

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will conduct a teleconference meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 16. To be included in the teleconference, or for more information about the meeting agenda, the commission or its schedule, please contact the commission secretary at (307) 777-3952. The commission approves grants and loans of state and federal money for airport construction, maintenance, improvements,...

WYDOT crews assisting with Pine Bluffs cleanup

WYDOT crews from Laramie, Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs along with the Wyoming Highway Patrol, joined forces to help Pine Bluffs clean up after a severe storm Wednesday that pounded the community with golf-ball-sized hail.                                                                                                                

Motorists will see detours at Walterscheid Boulevard and West Allison Road

Motorists will be detoured around Walterscheid Boulevard at West Allison Road in Cheyenne starting the week of Aug. 1 so crews can complete storm sewer work. Walterscheid Boulevard at West Allison Road will be closed so crews can install a manhole and storm sewers at that intersection. The work is part of the West Allison Road reconstruction project, which started on May 9. The Wyoming Department of...

Transportation Commission awards $11.8 million in contracts in July

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will make repairs to 6 miles of road along I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded the $6 million contract to H-K Contractors Inc. of Idaho Falls, Idaho, during its meeting on July 21. That was the largest contract the commission awarded out of a total of $11.8 million in contracts for 10 projects throughout the state....

US 16 west of Buffalo reopened

A 29-mile section of US 16 between Buffalo and Ten Sleep was reopened late Sunday. The highway section between Hazelton Road on the east and WYO 435 on the west had been closed since July 22 due to a fire For more road and travel information go to www.wyoroad.info.