2017 releases

May 23 2017

Click It or Ticket Campaign runs May 22 to June 4 in Fremont County

Fremont County Law Enforcement will show zero tolerance For a second straight year, law enforcement agencies in Fremont County will join forces for a traffic safety enforcement campaign over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The multi-agency effort will include the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Wyoming Highway Patrol and the Riverton, Lander, Shoshoni and Wind River police departments. Fremont County...

May 23 2017

Paving crew scheduled for hot-mix patching this week in Park County

A Wyoming Department of Transportation asphalt paving crew is scheduled for Park County work beginning Wednesday. All work is dependent upon favorable weather. The WYDOT hot-mix asphalt patching work is scheduled Wednesday and Thursday (May 24-25) on US 14-16-20 about 10 miles east of Cody. The WYDOT paving operation consists of a paving crew, a roller operator and numerous WYDOT trucks hauling the...

May 23 2017

US 14A spring opening scheduled for Thursday

The annual spring opening of US 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell will occur prior to Memorial Day weekend this year – precisely, at noon Thursday. The opening of US 14A is dependent upon favorable weather. “We’re ready to open Thursday at noon,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance foreman Jason Fleming of Lovell. “We have a few ongoing maintenance activities to complete, including...

May 23 2017

Transportation Commission awards $25 million in highway contracts in May

Motorists will experience reduced traffic congestion on US 310 near Lovell after construction crews install additional lanes and make other changes to improve traffic flow. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded S & S Builders, of Gillette, an $11.7 million contract at its meeting on May 18. The commission awarded that and 11 other contracts totaling $25 million. For the work on the 4 miles...

May 23 2017

Missile Drive on-ramp to I-25 north closed for bridge repair

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The on-ramp to Interstate 25 north from Missile Drive will be closed for several weeks while crews repair the northbound I-25 bridge over the BNSF railroad. In addition, the driving (right) lane on northbound I-25 will be closed across the bridge and traffic will be moved to the passing (left) lane. The closures are so WYDOT can conduct an emergency repair of the I-25 bridge. An oversize...