2019 releases

July 5 2019

Sheridan County law enforcement is out to stop impaired driving at this year’s WYO Rodeo and Street Dance

The Sheridan WYO Rodeo is a time when friends and family come together to celebrate their western heritage and hometown spirit. Many who grew up in Sheridan County return home for the weekend, others come from all reaches of the world to experience some of the best rodeo around and explore Sheridan. With that come many opportunities to imbibe. Beginning Monday, July 8 and running through Sunday, July...

July 3 2019

Wagonhound rest area closed for maintenance

LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wagonhound rest area at MM 267 near Arlington will close next week for annual maintenance, weather permitting. WYDOT crews will be cleaning and resurfacing the I-80 Wagonhound interchange and the entrance road to the rest area. The rest area will be closed July 8 and 9. Drivers should use caution in work zones and obey traffic control. For information about this news release, contact...

July 3 2019

Patching work in Cheyenne and Medicine Bow to begin next week

LARAMIE, Wyo. – A job to patch, or repave short sections of roads in Cheyenne and Medicine Bow will begin next week and will continue through August. Crews with Knife River are scheduled to start next week, weather permitting. They will begin in Cheyenne and then move to Medicine Bow during Frontier Days before returning to Cheyenne. The schedule is below. All dates are weather permitting. Some work...

July 3 2019

Alive at 25 driver awareness class coming to Riverton on July 19

Every year, young adult drivers are involved in crashes that sometimes result in fatalities. To save lives and equip young drivers with the tools to drive more defensively, an Alive at 25 class is coming to Riverton in July. The 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. class is Friday, July 19, at the Riverton Library. It is free for young drivers ages 15 to 24. A $35 charge is charged for court-mandated students. Participants...

July 3 2019

Work will cause access issues to Sunset Drive from Dewar Drive

ROCK SPRINGS - The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be closing access to Sunset Drive from Dewar Drive starting on Monday, July 8, 2019 for roughly two days. Crews will be conducting paving overlay work on Sunset Drive for about a week. They will be starting with the intersection of Dewar Drive and Sunset Drive. Due to the nature of the work and to keep motorists and work crews safe,...