2017 releases

August 9 2017

WYDOT reminds motorists to plan ahead for eclipse and be alert for distracted drivers

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to plan ahead, allow for extra travel time and be alert for distracted drivers during the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. To help with the increase in traffic, WYDOT will temporarily stop road construction in the path of the totality and along some main highways people will use to access the eclipse’s path from Aug. 17 through Aug. 23 to help with...

August 9 2017

Asphalt paving scheduled to begin this week on Powell project

Minor traffic delays are expected during the final weeks of a 1.26-mile highway improvement project on US 14A in Powell. The $2.31 million project includes asphalt paving between Clark Street and Homesteader Park, and that work is scheduled to begin later this week, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost of Cody. “Concrete work and median removal are finishing...

August 7 2017

WYDOT’s 2018 STIP now available for review

The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s road improvement planning document is now available for review and public comment. WYDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) for 2018 is available on its website. In addition, printed copies of the STIP are available at WYDOT offices and city and county government offices. Quarterly updates are available on the WYDOT website. The STIP contains...

August 4 2017

Patrol to host public safety, training for farmers and ranchers in Worland on Aug. 26

The Wyoming Highway Patrol will host public safety and training for farmers and ranchers at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Patrol Division G office at 1100 N. 10th St. in Worland. The following are topics that will be discussed at the training: Farm and ranch exemptions and regulations New and updated regulations Purose of WHP size and weight enforcement Issuance of class F permits. Those interested...

August 4 2017

Slab repair work to cause downtown detour in Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Ongoing work to repair concrete slabs in the Cheyenne area will cause a detour in a section of downtown Cheyenne starting next week. Work will take place on westbound Lincolnway in the area in front of the Jack Spiker Parking Structure and the Dinneen Building. As a result, westbound traffic will be routed north on Carey Avenue, west on 17th Street and back south on Thomes Avenue. ...