2019 releases

August 7 2019

WYDOT asks river recreationalists to use left channel near construction work

JACKSON – The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has begun work on the Jackson South II (Snake River South Section) project just north of Hoback Junction. The project is the second half of a broader corridor improvement project between the Hoback Junction and Jackson on US 26/89/189/191. The upcoming construction will have an effect on the river below the bridge just North of Horse Creek. The...

August 7 2019

USDOT announces $9.7 million in infrastructure grants to 3 airports in Wyoming

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award an additional $478 million in Airport Improvement Program 232 grants July 31, of which $9.7 million will be awarded to 3 airports and to the state of Wyoming. This is in addition to $20 million awarded to 16 airports in Wyoming June 5, June 24 and July 9. The grant funding will...

August 6 2019

Sheridan to test three-lane traffic configuration on downtown Main Street

SHERIDAN – The city of Sheridan will be conducting a month long temporary test of a lane reconfiguration on Main Street beginning Aug. 11, 2019. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is scheduled to resurface the downtown section of Main Street in 2023. The city saw this scheduled resurfacing project as an opportunity to investigate the idea of enhancing placemaking opportunities to increase foot...

August 6 2019

Chip sealing delayed to mid-August on WYO 290 project west of Meeteetse

Chip sealing has been delayed to mid-August on the $2.3 million pavement improvement project west of Meeteetse on WYO 290. "The contractor is still doing cleanup and other work which requires pilot vehicles and flaggers to enhance the safety of the traveling public," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost of Cody. "The contractor and WYDOT are working together to minimize...

August 6 2019

Landslide mitigation project scheduled to begin Aug. 10 on the east side of Togwotee Pass

A $1.94 million project begins this month to fix a US 26/287 landslide near the Shoshone National Forest boundary west of Dubois. The landslide mitigation work is scheduled at milepost 40.5, about 13 miles west of Dubois (or 40.5 miles east of Moran Junction). "This work is scheduled to begin Aug. 10, and a roadway detour will be in place around the slide work," said Wyoming Department of Transportation...