2018 releases

May 22 2018

Spring ushers in construction season for WYDOT

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will continue work on several multiyear projects and will start new road resurfacing, bridge repair and other projects this construction season. The crews have started construction activities in almost every part of the state, as WYDOT continues to modernize the state highway system. The Wyoming Transportation Commission is expected to award about $237 million...

May 22 2018

WHP looking for qualified applicants

The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) currently has trooper, dispatcher and port of entry positions to fill throughout the state. Troopers work daily to ensure the roads are safe for the traveling public, and dispatchers and port of entry officers provide support services to the WHP as a whole to support the agency’s safety mission. The WHP currently has 30 trooper vacancies to fill throughout the state....

May 17 2018

Sage Creek bridge concrete deck pour scheduled Thursday morning between Lovell and Cowley

No traffic delays are expected Thursday during the concrete bridge deck pour over Sage Creek on U.S. 310/Wyoming 789 between Lovell and Cowley in northwest Wyoming. "We are expecting to pour about 190 cubic yards of concrete beginning at 6 a.m. Thursday. The concrete work will involve the entire bridge deck over Sage Creek," according to Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Michael...

May 17 2018

Parts of US 14 driving lane sliding near Shell in northwest Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Transportation personnel are monitoring a new slide between Shell and Shell Falls in a steep section of US 14 in northwest Wyoming. Movement of the highway was first noticed last week when new cracks appeared in the paved roadway. Because of the soil instability, a 30 mph speed limit,12-foot width restriction, and a 48,000-pound weight limit has been placed on about a half-mile...

May 17 2018

Solid infrastructure plays a pivotal role in the state

From the desk of WYDOT Director William T. Panos On any given day, much of the infrastructure that supports our daily life appears monotonous, flat, and still. The better the infrastructure, the truer this seems. We do not think about roads or bridges until we cannot drive easily on them. Once in place however, effective infrastructures appear as timeless, and even natural features of our world. This...