2017 releases

August 4 2017

Chip seal operations underway on Western Wyoming highways

Rock Springs, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be working on road improvements on WYO 410 through Mountain View and on Wasatch Boulevard in Evanston. Chip seal work is scheduled for WYO 410 tentatively on Aug. 24. Crews will then move to Wasatch Boulevard tentatively on Aug. 25. The project schedule is subject to change. “Chip sealing is a treatment used on roadways to extend the...

August 4 2017

Highway improvements scheduled on Gas Hills Road east of Riverton

Highway improvements are scheduled to begin this week on 12 miles of WYO 136 (Sand Draw Road) east of Riverton. The highway improvements involve cold in-place recycling, a method of removing and reusing the existing asphalt surface. It involves grinding off the top two to five inches of the existing asphalt surface and mixing the crushed asphalt with an asphalt recycling agent, and placing it back...

August 4 2017

Slide repairs begin on Togwotee Pass

Repair of two landslides on US 26/287 is under way between Dubois and Moran Junction. The slides are at mileposts 20.9 and 28.3 on US 26/287, about 21 miles and 28 miles, respectively, east of Moran Junction. “There will be some minor traffic delays as work moves into the roadway in the coming months. Currently, work is centered on installation of horizontal drains off the roadway,” said Wyoming Department...

August 4 2017

Chip seal work to move through downtown Saratoga

SARATOGA, Wyo. – A chip seal project is planned for WYO 130 (First Street) in Saratoga, and drivers and residents should expect delays getting through the area while work takes place. Crews will begin work on around Monday, July 31, and the project is scheduled through Saturday, Aug. 5, though it could be completed earlier, weather permitting. The work will happen between reference markers 20 and 28....

August 1 2017

WYDOT plans for influx of visitors; offers safety tips for travelers

Travelers in Wyoming will notice additional maintenance and safety measures in place during the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will use its overhead message signs, stop some construction projects, temporarily stop oversize and overweight loads from driving through the state, have extra personnel on hand to handle the increase in travelers and ensure its rest areas are...