2018 releases

March 27 2018

WYDOT crews able to make WIMS repairs ahead of schedule

WILSON - A recent break in the weather allowed crews a window of opportunity to diagnose and replace some radio technology at one of the communications relay towers on Teton Pass that was causing issues for the weigh-in-motion system (WIMS). “There is a tower and a small building on the top of Teton Pass that houses some radio equipment used for the WIMS. It is difficult to get up there in the winter,”...

March 27 2018

WYDOT schedules March 29 meeting for Curtis Street Bridge replacement

LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is reminding the public of an open house meeting this week to receive input on a future project to replace the Curtis Street Bridge over Interstate 80. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 29, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Laramie Fire Station No. 3, 2374 Jefferson Street. Current plans call for WYDOT to replace the Curtis Street Bridge...

March 22 2018

North Sheridan Interchange reconstruction to begin final phases

Work will begin on the final phases of the North Sheridan Interchange on Monday, April 2. This season's project will include the completion of the rehabilitation of the eastbound lane and bridge of Interstate 90. Work will also include the reconstruction of North Main Street from Goose Creek south to Fort Road and East 17th Street. An alignment of these two intersections will be done. Additional work...

March 22 2018

WYDOT plans closure of Teton Pass Friday morning for avalanche control

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will close the Teton Pass (WYO 22) at 3 a.m. on Friday, March 23 for avalanche control. Reduced visibility, winter driving conditions and increasing avalanche hazard may force an earlier closure. Overnight parking at the summit of Teton Pass is prohibited during the closure. Highway travelers and backcountry users are advised to plan accordingly. Motorists can...

March 21 2018

Transportation Commission awards $23 million in highway contracts in March

Motorists will soon have another way to get into Gillette from the north. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded a $12 million contract to Border States Paving Inc., of Fargo, North Dakota, to extend Garner Lake Road in northern Gillette to WYO 59 in Campbell County. The commission awarded that and six other contracts totaling $23 million during its March meeting. The Wyoming Department of Transportation...