2020 releases

May 4 2020

WYDOT has revised restrictions on Teton Pass

JACKSON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation will open up WYO 22, Teton Pass to trailer traffic under a 60,000 lbs gross vehicle weight (GVW) restriction starting May 1. This is a change from this week’s earlier announcement of a 40,000 lbs maximum GVW restriction. Instead, WYDOT will be lowering the maximum speed limit on the pass and closing the parking area on top of the pass to utilize...

April 30 2020

Wyoming officials working to ensure motorists have access to food vendors

Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) officials approved its first food truck vendor, which will sell food at the Interstate 25 Welcome Center. G-Licious Catering, of Cheyenne, which offers a variety of burgers, sandwiches and breakfast foods, is the first food truck to offer the service at a rest area in the state. The business can start offering food effective today. The move means commercial...

April 30 2020

North Federal Boulevard project cleanup scheduled to begin Monday

Cleanup, concrete sealing, asphalt patching, topsoil placement and installation of one manhole is scheduled to begin Monday, May 4, on the $13.96 million North Federal Boulevard highway improvement project in Riverton. "Drivers should expect a single lane rolling closure as this work begins on Monday," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Robert Scheidemantel of Riverton. "Initial...

April 30 2020

WYDOT advises railroad work will cause closure of WYO 412 in Carter

The Union Pacific Railroad will be closing WYO 412 in Carter, north of Interstate 80 in the Bridger Valley, for two days the week of May 4 through May 7. Railroad officials comment that the closure could take place May 5-6 or May 6-7, depending on railroad crews working the line arrive at the crossing. Local traffic, such as residents and/or business owners will have access to their destinations,...

April 28 2020

WYDOT begins work on second job south of Jackson

JACKSON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT), along with contract crews from H-K Contractors Inc., will begin milling a 3-mile section of US 26/89/189/191, beginning at mile marker 148.70, just south of the town of Jackson. Drivers will see reduced lanes and speeds. During milling and paving operations, the section will be reduced to a single lane in each direction, so WYDOT...