2017 releases

March 22 2017

Sidewalk improvement project restarts in Worland; 15th Street/Big Horn Avenue intersection closure begins next week

A three-week closure of Worland's busiest intersection is scheduled to begin Monday, March 27, to allow the remaining portion of a $1.13 million Wyoming Department of Transportation sidewalk improvement project to be completed. Closure of the intersection at 15th Street and Big Horn Avenue will allow replacement of sidewalk corners, sidewalk, curb and gutter, double gutter and electrical work, according...

March 22 2017

Fremont County Law Enforcement officers arrest seven drunk drivers during St. Patrick’s weekend; no fatality crashes reported

As part of a county-wide, multi-agency seat belt and DWUI enforcement operation “Zero Deaths, Zero DUIs,” Fremont County law enforcement officers arrested seven drunk drivers during the recent St. Patrick’s Day and weekend. During the three-day operation, area law enforcement made 199 traffic stops, issued 51 speeding citations, two seat belt citations, one child restraint citation, 46 other citations...

March 20 2017

Aeronautics Commission to hold teleconference March 21

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet at 1:30 p.m. March 21 on a teleconference. The commission will consider 2017 budget modifications as well as proposals for plans through fiscal year 2021-2022 for the Wyoming Aviation Capital Improvement Program. The full agenda and dates for upcoming meetings are available on the Aeronautics web page. For more information about the meeting agenda or the...

March 18 2017

US 26-89 reopens after land movement causes damage

The Wyoming Department of Transportation reopened US 26-89 through the Snake River Canyon, but crews will continue to monitor land movement in the area. The movement is about 2 miles south of Hoback Junction. Maintenance crews noticed large fissures as wide as 4 inches and as deep as 2 feet in the pavement in the Deer Creek Landside Mitigation area near milepost 139, which created extensive road damage...

March 18 2017

Land movement causes road damage, detour constructed

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has been cautiously monitoring movement on US 26-89 through the Snake River Canyon about 2 miles south of Hoback Junction. Maintenance crews noticed large fissures as wide as 4 inches and as deep as 2 feet in the pavement in the Deer Creek Landside Mitigation area near milepost 139, which created extensive road damage to the section. In anticipation of the road...