2019 releases

September 19 2019

Work on Casper I-25 overpass continues, switching lanes

CASPER - Work continues on the resurfacing of two bridges over Walsh Drive on Interstate 25 in Casper. On Friday, Sept. 20, crews will switch traffic in the southbound lanes, closing the passing lane and reopening the driving (right) lane. They’ll begin working on the passing lane. Though the driving lane will be open, the southbound on ramp from Yellowstone Highway will remain closed. To access southbound...

September 19 2019

Placement of gravel base scheduled to begin Monday on WY132 project near Ethete

Placement of crushed gravel base and paving were topics of a WYO 132 highway improvement project public meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Wyoming Indian High School. Representatives from prime contractor High Country Construction, Inc., of Lander and Wyoming Department of Transportation were on hand to share project scheduling information and answer questions about progress of the reconstruction project...

September 19 2019

Snow fence boards replaced east of Riverton; citizens' help requested

Riverton maintenance employees finished up replacing snow fence panels earlier this week east of Riverton. Sometime between Aug. 19 and Aug. 26, 147 weathered snow fence boards, from 21 panels, were stolen from highway snow fence 32.1 miles east of Riverton on WYO 136 (Gas Hills Road). "We were at the site rebuilding the snow fence for parts of two weeks," said Riverton maintenance foreman Shane Pugh...

September 19 2019

Paving completed on landslide mitigation project on the east side of Togwotee Pass

A $1.94 million project is continuing to fix a US 26/287 landslide near the Shoshone National Forest boundary west of Dubois. The landslide mitigation work is happening at milepost 40.5, about 13 miles west of Dubois (or 40.5 miles east of Moran Junction). "Highway speeds are reduced near the work zone as this project continues," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Robert Scheidemantel...

September 18 2019

Traffic signals on WYO 59 at Country Club and Madison to be down Sept. 19

GILLETTE, Wyo – The signals on WYO 59 at Country Club and Madison will be down for approximately two hours at each location beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 and run through the day. Traffic control will consist of lane closures and flaggers with no left turns allowed at the intersections while work is ongoing. Cache Valley Electric will be performing the work as part of a signal detection...