2018 releases

August 21 2018

Transportation Commission awards $16 million in highway contracts in August

Crews will rehabilitate three interchanges near the interstate 90 and 25 junction to improve pavement conditions. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded S & S Builders, of Gillette, a $3.9 million contract for slab and bridge work on a 3-mile section of road near Buffalo in Johnson County. The commission awarded that and nine other contracts totaling $16 million at its meeting recently. For...

August 17 2018

Utah man receives Colonel’s Commendation Award for helping trooper

The Wyoming Highway Patrol awarded a Utah man the Colonel’s Commendation Award for helping to subdue a suspect who was attempting to get a trooper’s gun during an altercation on Interstate 80 in May. Darren Phillips, of Taylorsville, Utah, received the award during a ceremony in Cheyenne on Aug. 13. Gov. Matt Mead, Wyoming Department of Transportation Director Bill Panos, WHP Col. Kebin Haller, and...

August 17 2018

Paving scheduled in Sinclair area next week

RAWLINS, Wyo. – Paving performed by WYDOT crews is scheduled for several roads in the Sinclair/Fort Steele area next week. The following projects are planned, weather permitting: Monday, Aug. 20: Paving will take place on the road going to the Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site. Tuesday, Aug. 21: Paving will take place on CIG Road in Sinclair. Drivers should be prepared for the closure and exercise...

August 17 2018

I-25 bridge work scheduled next week

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – WYDOT crews will make repairs to a bridge deck on southbound Interstate 25 next week, and motorists should be prepared for single lane closures. Work will take place from Tuesday, Aug. 21, through Thursday, Aug. 23, weather permitting, and will occur during daylight hours. The bridge deck to be repaired is located at MM 10.78 and crosses the BNSF Railroad just before the Missile Drive...

August 16 2018

Traffic scheduled to be running on new North Federal Boulevard by Tuesday

Final paving tie-ins to existing side streets and businesses are scheduled Monday (Aug. 20) near Sunset Drive in Riverton. When complete, all northbound and southbound traffic will be moved to the east side of North Federal Boulevard. "We appreciate every citizen's patience with the North Federal Boulevard project, and the new driving surface will provide some relief for drivers who have been driving...