Beartooth Highway to close for the season

The Beartooth Highway will close for the season Friday morning, Oct. 5, due to continuing adverse weather conditions. The pass will reopen Memorial Day weekend of 2019.

WYDOT employee receives national award

Wyoming Department of Transportation employee Ali Ragan’s commitment to helping implement new technologies that improve highway safety in Wyoming recently received national recognition. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently awarded Ragan, project manager for WYDOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems program, the Vanguard Award for her work. Ragan was one of...

Three-lane traffic, plus left-hand turn lane, scheduled to open Friday on three blocks of North Federal Boulevard improvement project

Highway striping is complete on three blocks of the North Federal Boulevard highway improvement project in Riverton, and three lanes of traffic and a left-hand turn lane will open between East Washington and East Park avenues about noon Friday. Two northbound traffic lanes will reopen Friday on North Federal Boulevard between East Washington and East Park avenues, while one southbound lane will be...

New tow plow deployed to improve safety of Park County highways

Operation of a tow plow this coming winter on Park County highways will improve safety and snow-plowing efficiency. "The tow plow can do the work of two trucks, and its long-term use will result in improvements in driver productivity while decreasing snow removal expenses," according to Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance engineer Lyle Lamb of Basin. WYDOT has deployed seven tow plows...

US 189/191 closed to unnecessary travel, possible opening tonight

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has issued a no unnecessary travel advisory of US 189-191 to allow firefighters to continue battling the Roosevelt fire near Jackson. The highway was open from Hoback Junction to Daniel Junction, near Bondurant, last night. Crews are currently piloting local traffic on the highway near the fire and will continue to do so until 11 a.m.  Fire crews are expecting...