2019 releases

February 6 2019

WYDOT’s 511 map provides information on visitor centers

Travelers looking for visitor information centers within the state can now find them on the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s travel information website. WYDOT officials recently added a new layer to its travel information map that provides information on the different visitor information centers. The map has an icon at each community where one is located. When a person clicks on that icon, it...

February 1 2019

New web camera installed on I-80 at Strouss Hill

LARAMIE, Wyo. – A new webcam has been installed and is operational along I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins. The camera is at Strouss Hill, which is around MM 284, or about 26 miles west of Laramie. WYDOT continues to install more web cameras along Wyoming’s roadways, and cameras are being added as funding becomes available. The public can view the camera online under the camera list at http://wyoroad.info...

January 31 2019

Erosion repair project scheduled to begin Monday west of Riverton at the Big Wind River bridge

A $1.15 million erosion repair project is scheduled to begin Monday adjacent to the Big Wind River bridge west of Riverton on US 26. Kilroy, LLC, is the prime contractor. The Wyoming Transportation Commssion awarded the contract to Kilroy in December. "The purpose of this project is to complete a long-term project to keep the river flowing under the bridge," said Wyoming Department of Transportation...

January 31 2019

Emergency rock scaling project scheduled to begin Monday west of Cody

Traffic delays are expected west of Cody beginning Monday during a week-long emergency rock scaling project near the US 14/16/20 tunnels. The $32,000 project is located just east of the tunnels on US 14/16/20. Rock scaling is scheduled to begin Monday, weather permitting. "Rock scaling is scheduled to start each day at 8:30 a.m.. It will end by 4:30 p.m.," said Wyoming Department of Transportation...

January 29 2019

Transportation Commission awards $11 million in highway contracts in January

Construction crews will repair a section of WYO 230 between Laramie and the Colorado state line to improve the road surface. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland, a $4.4 million contract for the work. The commission awarded that and five other contracts totaling $11 million at its recent meeting. For the work on WYO 230, crews will pave about...