2018 releases

March 13 2018

Work on section of I-25 near Casper starts March 19

CASPER - On Monday, March 19 work will begin on Interstate 25 from Curtis Street to just beyond Poplar Street in Casper. This project will rehabilitate the interstate bridges through town. Initially, (on Monday) crews will close the passing lanes in both directions to begin removing the center barriers in order to make crossover lanes. Traffic will be reduced to the outside or driving lanes. Access...

March 13 2018

This St. Patrick's Day, Don't Rely on the Luck of the Irish: Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving

St. Patrick's Day is one of the most popular holidays in the United States. Irish Americans and many St. Patrick's Day well-wishers will celebrate this weekend with friendly pinches, bangers n' mash and green beer. Sadly, all this celebration often leads to dangerous driving behavior when party-goers head home. Nationwide in 2016, 60 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes over the St. Patrick's...

March 9 2018

Drunken-driving fatalities double on St. Patrick's Day

Sometimes, luck has nothing to do with it. Drunken-driving and related fatalities spike on St. Patrick’s Day. The number of drunken-driving fatalities on the nation’s roadways doubled on St. Patrick’s Day in 2016. Twenty-nine people died each day in 2016 in crashes involving a drunken driver. On St. Patrick’s Day, 60 were killed according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration....

March 7 2018

Road work at South Greeley and I-80 starts March 7

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews will begin work to improve South Greeley Highway’s intersection at Interstate 80 beginning Wednesday, March 7. Over the next few weeks, workers will be removing the concrete median on South Greeley Highway, which will allow for the left turn lanes for eastbound and westbound I-80 to be longer. Work also includes replacing stoplights and the poles for those lights, and pedestrian...

March 5 2018

Excessive ground frost delays start of North Federal project to March 19 in Riverton

Prime contractor S&S Builders, LLC of Gillette and its All-Wyoming construction team have delayed the start of the $13.96 million North Federal Boulevard highway improvement project to Monday, March 19. "The start of the project is being delayed due to excessive amounts of ground frost because of the very cold weather over the past several months," according to Wyoming Department of Transportation...