WYDOT to start work at the intersections of US 30 and Whitney Road and US 30 and Dell Range near Cheyenne

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will install flashing beacons at two intersections on US 30 near Cheyenne to help improve safety. WYDOT is performing the work as a way to draw attention to these two intersections. The idea behind the flashing beacons is to get drivers to pay more attention to the intersections and hopefully reduce the number of accidents at those locations. Crews will...

Public Safety Communications Commission to meet Nov. 13 in Cheyenne

The Wyoming Public Safety Communications Commission (PSCC) will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 in the I-80 Room at the Wyoming Department of Transportation, 5300 Bishop Blvd., in Cheyenne. The commission will discuss two WyoLink applications, take action on the commission’s minutes and hear updates on other items. For more information about the meeting agenda or the commission, please contact the commission...

Casper-area family donates $25,000 toward wildlife-vehicle collision mitigation

A Casper-area family donated $25,000 toward wildlife-vehicle collision mitigation as a way to help keep Wyoming’s roads safer for everyone. The family, who wishes to remain anonymous, made the tax-free donation to the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) so the department can use it for wildlife-vehicle collision mitigation work. The family is the first in Wyoming to come forward and make a...

Grant will provide drone training to government entities in state

A grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration’s State Transportation Innovation Council will provide training on how to use drones to improve processes throughout the state. Austin Woody with the University of Wyoming Technology Transfer Center (WYT2) said the center was awarded $125,000 to purchase drones and provide training to help government entities understand the benefits of using drones...

Aeronautics Commission to meet Nov. 7

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet for a special business teleconference meeting at 2:30 p.m., Nov. 7. At the meeting the commission will vote on an Air Service Enhancement Program Grant Application for Cheyenne Regional Airport as well as Wyoming Aviation Capital Improvement Program (WACIP) budget modifications for fiscal year 2020. The phone number to join the teleconference is (888) 531-9486....