Transportation commission awards $18 million in highway contracts

Projects to add passing lanes to WYO 59 and replace the US 85 bridge in Lusk were among the nine contracts for a total of $18.8 million awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its January meeting in Cheyenne. Hedquist Construction of Mills submitted the low bid of $6.5 million to add seven passing lanes to WYO 59 between Bill and Wright. Four of the passing lanes will be for northbound...

70 mph speed limit now in effect on WYO 120 north of Cody

The speed limit is now 70 mph on WYO 120 from about 18 miles north of Cody to the Montana border. The highway section is the second to get the higher speed limit this month. Much of US 85 from just east of its interchange with I-25 (Exit 17) north of Cheyenne to Newcastle went to the 70 mph limit on Jan. 15. WYO 130 from I-80 south to Saratoga is also scheduled to get the higher speed limit when weather...

WYDOT offers new teen driver safety program

WYDOT, the Safe Roads Alliance and State Farm® are partnering to provide Wyoming parents with a simple, easy-to-follow plan to teach teenagers safe driving habits. The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program focuses on the role of the parent in the driver education process, offering a guide for a methodical, sequential approach to teaching teens the driving skills they need for a lifetime of safe driving....

25 projects completed with additional fuel tax revenue, 15 under contract

  Twenty-five pavement preservation projects have been completed using the additional fuel tax revenue WYDOT received during the past two years, and work is either underway or under contract on 15 more projects. Work is expected to begin on another 14 10-cent fuel tax projects in fiscal 2016, and 17 more in 2017. The 25 projects already completed with the additional revenue were pavement preservation...

Truck crash causes delays in Wind River Canyon

The crash of a tractor-trailer rig hauling bulk sugar took out 400-500 feet of guardrail on US 20-WYO 789 in Wind River Canyon about 10 miles south of Thermopolis late Thursday, causing traffic delays that extended into Friday. Until the guardrail repairs are completed, temporary reduced speed limits of 45 mph and 30 mph will be in effect, according to WYDOT Traffic Engineer Randy Merritt of Basin....