2018 releases

May 3 2018

WYDOT will be out patching roadways

The Wyoming Department of Transportation with contract crews from Lewis & Lewis Inc. along with HK Contractors will be milling and paving sections of roadway all over southwest Wyoming. Crews will be working on US 89 in the Star Valley area starting on May 10, from mile marker 100 to 105, on the North end of Thayne to the Freedom Junction. Crews will then move operations to mile marker 69 to 73,...

May 3 2018

Slide repairs completed on Chief Joseph Slide; new repairs start near slide area; public meeting May 24

A private contractor and Wyoming Department of Transportation personnel are continuing temporary repairs of new cracks in WYO 296 on the switchback above the Chief Joseph Slide area. The contractor, Geological Stabilization, Inc., (GSI) of Grand Junction, Colo., completed repairs Monday on the Chief Joseph Slide. Work on the Chief Joseph Slide included installation of a soil nail wall, according to...

May 3 2018

WYDOT crews begin work on seasonally closed roads

LARAMIE – Snow removal work has begun to reopen WYO 130 over the Snowy Range, with a target opening date of Memorial Day weekend. WYDOT maintenance crews from Laramie and Saratoga have started clearing the road on their respective sides of the mountain range. Area Maintenance Supervisors Tye Fix in Laramie and Marty Mayfield in Rawlins said ice is a bigger obstacle this year, and workers having to...

May 3 2018

Wyoming Commercial Air Service Improvement Council Meets in Sheridan on May 8 & 9

The Wyoming Commercial Air Service Improvement Council will meet May 8 and 9 in Sheridan to begin its work on a long-term, statewide commercial air service plan. The council will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days in the Diamond Room of the Holiday Inn Sheridan-Convention Center at 1809 Sugarland Drive. A conference call line has been reserved for those unable to attend the Council meeting in person....

May 2 2018

15th Street Bridge to close for several weeks

LARAMIE – The 15th Street Bridge over Interstate 80 will close for about a month to allow for regular maintenance work on the bridge surface. The closure will begin Tuesday, May 8, and is scheduled to continue through June 5. During this time, no traffic will be allowed across the bridge and a detour will be in effect. Crews with Reiman Corp. will be repairing the bridge deck. This work follows last...