2017 releases

August 18 2017

Wyoming Transportation Commission to hold special meeting by teleconference Aug. 24

The Wyoming Transportation Commission will hold a special meeting by teleconference starting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24. The meeting will be based at WYDOT Headquarters, 5300 Bishop Blvd., in Cheyenne. The purpose of the meeting is to consider a bid to purchase equipment for the Wyoming Department of Transportation connected vehicle project. No other business will be conducted during the meeting....

August 18 2017

Traffic counts continue to increase in Wyoming before Aug. 21 solar eclipse

Wyoming traffic counts continued to increase over the past two days as the Aug. 21 solar eclipse approaches. Figures from Wednesday, Aug. 16 and Thursday, Aug. 17 showed overall traffic counts increased by more than 30,000 vehicles for both days when looking at a five-year averages for the third Wednesday and Thursday in August. The increases don’t consider vehicles that pass the same spot multiple...

August 14 2017

Wyoming Transportation Commission to hold teleconference Aug. 17

The Wyoming Transportation Commission will hold a teleconference at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17 at WYDOT Headquarters, 5300 Bishop Blvd., in Cheyenne. The purpose of the meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics listed on the attached meeting agenda. For more information about the meeting agenda or to join the call, please contact the commission secretary at (307) 777-4007,...

August 14 2017

Group makes recommendation to USDOT on small community air service challenges

Addressing the pilot shortage, partially a result of the “1,500-hour rule,” was one of the top priorities given by the Small Community Air Service Working Group, when it submitted its report to the U.S. Department of Transportation June 30. Wyoming Department of Transportation Air Service Program Manager Sheri Taylor said reevaluating how the Federal Aviation Administration recognizes pathways to Restricted...

August 9 2017

Department official nominated for 'influential' award

One of the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s top officials was recently named as a nominee for a Women of Influence award. Airports Planning and Programming Manager Christy Yaffa was nominated under the Government, Military and Law category, which also includes Wyoming Deputy State Treasurer Patricia Arp; District 8 Sen. Affie Ellis, R-Laramie County; and Wyoming Army National Guard Brigadier...