2019 releases

April 5 2019

WYO 585 and US 85 near Newcastle scheduled for improvements

NEWCASTLE – Improvements to approximately nine miles of WYO 585 from the Four Corners junction north of Newcastle to the Crook County line will begin the second week in April. This project consists of a mill and overlay, replacement of a culvert and stock pass near milepost 4.6 and is scheduled to be completed the week of June 16. Portable traffic lights and one way traffic, with delays of less than...

April 5 2019

WYDOT update on Avalanche in the Hoback Canyon

JACKSON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation avalanche and maintenance crews responded to natural slide activity on US 189/191 Hoback Canyon earlier today. At roughly 1 p.m. today, WYDOT crews dispatched to a natural avalanche at the Cow of the Woods in Hoback Canyon. The slide did reach the roadway. Crews then initiated some avalanche mitigation work on the Cow of the Wood slide path...

April 5 2019

Transportation Commission awards $33 million in highway contracts in March

Construction crews will realign 4.8 miles of road as part of the second phase of the Garner Lake Road project to help accommodate traffic in the Gillette area. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Simon Contractors, of Cheyenne, an $11 million contract for the work. The commission awarded that and 10 other contracts totaling $33 million at its recent meeting. For the second phase of Garner...

April 3 2019

Buffalo Marginal I-90 & I-25 Interchange rehab work has begun

BUFFALO – WYDOT will be overseeing the rehabilitation of bridge decks, concrete roadway and ramps on the I-90 and I-25 interchanges this summer. Work has begun on the bridges on the east and westbound lanes of I-90 at Exit 58, US 16 Interchange in Buffalo. Contractors will be doing rehabilitation work on the bridge decks and then resurfacing them. Traffic will be narrowed down to one lane at the...

April 3 2019

Offset right turn lane to be built at US 30 and Whitney Road

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation will construct an offset right-turn lane from eastbound US 30 to southbound Whitney Road over the next few months. The new turn lane is being built with the anticipation of increased traffic in the coming years as development continues in eastern Cheyenne. Once built, the lane will shift vehicles turning right onto Whitney Road away from US...