2018 releases

August 6 2018

WYDOT’s 2019 STIP now available for review

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is seeking public comment and review of its 2019 road improvement planning document. WYDOT’s draft State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) for 2019 is available on the department’s website. The STIP contains a listing of highway and bridge projects, airport improvement work and Public Safety Communications Commission projects that WYDOT tentatively expects...

August 6 2018

Pavement improvements begin next week between Meeteetse and Thermopolis

A $2.5 million pavement improvement project is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 8, on WYO 120 between Meeteetse and Thermopolis. Mountain Construction Co., of Lovell is the prime contractor. The pavement work is scheduled between mileposts 32 and 38.26 (between WYO 431 and the Gooseberry Rest Area) on WYO 120. "Each end of the project will be milled, including approach slabs of bridges and major...

August 2 2018

Chip sealing scheduled to begin Friday on WYO 32 project between Lovell and Emblem

Chip sealing operations are scheduled to begin Friday, Aug. 3, on the $1.96 million WYO 32 highway improvement project between Lovell and Emblem. "Twenty-minute delays are expected during chip sealing operations," according to Michael Miller, Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer in Basin. The WYO 32 project is located between mileposts 100 (Foster Gulch) and 112.72 (WYO 32's intersection...

August 1 2018

Chief Joseph Slide repairs scheduled to begin next week northwest of Cody

A $5.54 million project to repair the Chief Joseph Slide is scheduled to begin next week on Wyoming 296 near Cody. Oftedal Construction, Inc., of Casper is the prime contractor. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded the contract on July 19. The Chief Joseph Slide is located about 20 miles east of Wyoming 120, northwest of Cody. The roadway began sliding on April 19, and single-lane traffic...

July 31 2018

WYDOT launches new Driver Services map

People looking for driver services office locations now have a new and improved tool at their disposal. The Wyoming Department of Transportation recently launched a new Driver Services map on its website that shows where all 29 locations are within Wyoming. For each location, the public can access hours of operation, exam station information, physical address and directions. “This new map provides...