2019 releases

December 17 2019

Fremont County students participating in 'Buckle Up' efforts in area schools

Students from Fremont County high schools are asking everyone, including students, to buckle their seat belts. Banners with photographs of students in sports and activities uniforms, such as basketball, track and field, wrestling, marching band and other school activities, are part of the new seat-belt safety campaign. Through Oct. 1, six people had died in Fremont County traffic crashes in 2019. Five...

December 17 2019

Winter driving, especially near snow plows, requires care, patience

Are you prepared for winter driving? Some of the basic ways to be prepared include installing winter windshield wiper blades, and checking headlights and tire pressure. When driving on ice, accelerate slowly -- pretend that an egg is sitting under your gas pedal. To stop on the ice, remove your foot slowly from the gas pedal. If your vehicle is equipped with ABS brakes, step on your brakes when slowing....

December 17 2019

Transportation Commission awards $22 million in contracts in December

Construction crews will make improvements on 7 miles of WYO 120 between Meeteetse and Cody to improve the road surface. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded a $5.5 million contract to Mountain Construction Co., of Lovell, for the work starting at milepost 74 in Park County. The commission awarded that and five other projects totaling $22 million at its recent meeting. For the WYO 120 work,...

December 16 2019

Fremont County-based Injury Prevention Resources receives 'Saving Lives Award'

A Fremont County-based organization has been recognized by The Governor's Council on Impaired Driving for its efforts to prevent impaired driving and impaired-driving related injuries and deaths. Injury Prevention Resources received the Governor's Council on Impaired Driving's Saving Lives Award on Dec. 4 in Casper. The Wyoming Department of Transportation's workers at the Sundance Port of Entry and...

December 16 2019

Motorists rely heavily on WYDOT’s 511 system during recent storms

Motorists traveling in Wyoming during two recent winter storms relied heavily upon the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT’s) 511 travel information service. Motorists either called WYDOT’s 511 system or visited the wyoroad.info website to learn more about road closures and travel conditions during the storms on Nov. 25 through 26 and on Nov. 29 through Dec. 2. During both storms, interstates...