2020 releases

June 17 2020

Slide repair project beginning this month on WYO 296 (Chief Joseph Scenic Highway); public information meeting scheduled June 25 at Chief Joseph RV Park

A $5.8 million slide repair project near the 8,070-foot summit of Dead Indian Pass is slated to begin this month on Wyoming 296 (Chief Joseph Scenic Highway) northwest of Cody. Condon Johnson and Associates, Inc., of Kent, Wash., is the prime contractor. "All work except the chip seal and reclamation must be completed by Oct. 31, 2020," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd...

June 17 2020

Wyoming Aeronautics Commission to meet June 23 via webinar

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet for its regular business meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23. The purpose of the business meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics on the agenda. The business meeting will be held via a webinar. For more information about the meeting, please contact the commission secretary at (307) 777-4015, via email, or visit the...

June 12 2020

Wyoming Transportation Commission to meet June 18

The Wyoming Transportation Commission will meet June 18 for its regular business meeting. The purpose of the business meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics on the attached meeting agenda. For more information about the meeting, please contact the Transportation Commission secretary at (307) 777-4007, by email at Commission Secretary, or visit the Transportation Commission...

June 11 2020

WYDOT Wilson bridge inspection may cause delays

JACKSON, Wyo. - The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be performing bridge repairs on the Wilson Bridge on WYO 22 on June 16-18. Work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on each day. To perform the work, crews will bring in a snooper truck, pick-up trucks and other equipment onto the bridge deck. These trucks will take up a single lane, reducing traffic to one lane over the bridge. Motorists...

June 11 2020

Wanted person at large after law enforcement chase

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Department, along with troopers from the Wyoming Highway Patrol and Green River and Rock Springs Police Departments, are currently looking for a wanted person who fled on foot on the Old Lincoln Highway on the north side of Interstate 80 after a vehicle pursuit. Sheriff’s deputies identified themselves and made contact with Darren Carson Calvin,...