2019 releases

October 14 2019

Wyoming Transportation Commission to meet Oct. 16 and 17

The Wyoming Transportation Commission will tour and learn about Sheridan area projects on Wednesday, Oct. 16 via a bus tour. The tour bus will depart from the Sheridan Airport at 9:30 a.m. The commission will meet for its regular business meeting beginning at 8 a.m., on Thursday, Oct. 17. The purpose of the business meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics on the attached meeting...

October 11 2019

Slab replacement job will affect traffic in Jackson

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be conducting some concrete slab replacement work in Jackson beginning Monday, Oct. 14. The work will take place on Broadway, just west of the town square and will last roughly a week. “We scheduled the work as late as possible, to avoid peak traffic season, while still getting acceptable curing temperatures,” WYDOT Resident Engineer Bob Hammond...

October 7 2019

Wyoming residents urged to prepare for expected early-winter storm Wednesday and Thursday

An early-winter storm is possible early Wednesday through Thursday, and it is expected to extend from northwest Wyoming through the southeast part of the Cowboy State. In preparation for the upcoming winter storm and colder weather, National Weather Service and Wyoming Department of Transportation are encouraging people to build a vehicle winter safety kit and know where to get the latest weather forecasts...

October 4 2019

WYDOT closes Teton Pass eastbound to trailer traffic starting Oct. 15

An extended closure of the vehicle arrestor system on WYO 22 Teton Pass has resulted in the Wyoming Department of Transportation enforcing an earlier seasonal trailer traffic closure one month early this year. The early closure will only affect eastbound traffic on Teton Pass. Westbound traffic will be allowed to travel the pass, barring any weather related closure. “Our concerns lie mostly with the...

October 3 2019

Transmission line scheduled to be installed over I-80; temporary delays to be in place

RAWLINS, Wyo. – Interstate 80 near Fort Steele will have temporary stops next week as a utility company installs an electric line over the interstate. The stops will happen at MM 229, which is just east of the Fort Steele interchange. They are scheduled from Monday, Oct. 7, through Thursday, Oct. 10. During the time each individual wire is brought over the interstate, traffic will be briefly stopped...