2017 releases

March 17 2017

WYDOT, WHP implement safety measures to keep motorists safe

The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Highway Patrol are implementing several safety measures to help raise awareness on the importance of safe driving. Recent fatalities in the state prompted officials to look at ways to reach out to the public to encourage them to buckle up and not drive drunk. WYDOT will display on its dynamic message signs throughout the state five different safety...

March 17 2017

WYDOT monitors movement on US 26-89

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is cautiously monitoring movement on US 26-89 through the Snake River Canyon about 2 miles south of Hoback Junction. Maintenance crews have 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. (Watch a video of the cracking below). WYDOT Maintenance Foreman Bruce Daigle...

March 13 2017

WYDOT warns drivers: Avoid Purple Sage Road if possible

Warming temperatures have caused rapid melting of lower elevation snowpacks, creating rising levels of water in Sweetwater County. Several areas in Sweetwater County are see flooding impacts as runoff continues to rise. The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to warn travels of travel impacts on Purple Sage Road, out west of Rock Springs. WYDOT crews are reporting about 10 inches of standing...

March 10 2017

Federal program seeks applications for grant funding

State and local entities that want to improve road access to federal lands may be eligible for federal grant money. The Program Decisions Committee of the Wyoming Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) is currently accepting applications for the 2017 Call for Projects. Applications will be accepted through May 19. State agencies, cities and counties are eligible to apply and submit their plans. The projects...

March 9 2017

Troopers increase patrols on Teton Pass due to tractor trailers violating seasonal closure

Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers will be increasing patrols of Teton Pass (WYO 22), near the town of Jackson, in response to a recent increase in reports of tractor trailers violating the seasonal closure. Teton Pass is closed to all tractor trailer traffic from Nov. 15 to April 1 every winter. Any tractor trailers illegally accessing Teton Pass will be found in violation of running a road closure and...