2018 releases

June 15 2018

System outage caused WYDOT’s Driver Services to be down statewide

People who needed to take care of driver license business on Wednesday were unable to because of an outage with the state’s computer system that processes licenses. The Wyoming Department of Transportation experienced technical issues throughout the state with the Revenue Information System (RIS), a secured information system that supports critical operations for the department and other state agencies....

June 15 2018

Closures remain in effect due to Badger Creek Fire

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Two road closures on the WYDOT system remain in effect in Albany County due to the ongoing Badger Creek Fire. WYO 230 and WYO 10 remain closed between Woods Landing and the Colorado state line. The roads closed earlier this week. (In Colorado, Colorado Highway 127 is closed from the Colorado 125 junction to the Wyoming state line except for local traffic). It is unknown when conditions...

June 15 2018

Aeronautics Commission to meet June 19 in Cheyenne

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet June 19 in Cheyenne for its regular business meeting. The commission will meet at 1 p.m. in the Wyoming Department of Transportation auditorium at 5300 Bishop Blvd. following the noon commission lunch. The commission will consider an air service application, the capital improvement plan and other commission business. The commission may hold an executive...

June 15 2018

Wyoming Transportation Commission to meet June 21

The Wyoming Transportation Commission will meet for its regular business meeting at 8:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 21. The purpose of the business meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics noted on the meeting agenda. The meeting will be held at WYDOT Headquarters, 5300 Bishop Blvd., in Cheyenne. For more information, please contact the Commission secretary at (307) 777-4007,...

June 14 2018

Road work to begin on US 287 north of Rawlins

RAWLINS – Work to resurface a 10-mile section of US 287 north of Rawlins is scheduled to begin Monday, June 18, and drivers should prepare for delays while the project takes place. The work zone is from milepost 2 to milepost 12 and consists of milling transitions, shouldering, paving operations, a chip seal and reclamation work. A pilot car will guide traffic through the project area during daytime...