2020 releases

July 24 2020

WYDOT Driver Services Office in Rock Springs closed Friday

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has closed the Driver Services Office in Rock Springs on Friday due to a potential direct contact with a positive COVID-19 case. WYDOT officials anticipate the office will reopen on Monday. Cleaning crews will do an in-depth cleaning of the building Friday. “We are working as quickly as possible to clean the office and get it ready for a safe reopening,”...

July 20 2020

Concrete slab repairs scheduled to begin July 22 on WY120 in Cody

Settled and broken concrete slabs will be removed and replaced during a 3-week repair project between the Shoshone River bridge and Park County Road 2AB on the north end of Cody. S&S Builders, LLC, of Gillette will replace the damaged concrete slabs at milepost 100.9 on WY120. Work on the $84,000 concrete repair project is expected to take about 3 weeks to complete. "These are concrete slabs that settled...

July 20 2020

Transportation Commission awards $14.9 million in contracts in July

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will pave and make safety improvements along nine miles of Interstate 25 between Casper and Kaycee. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Croell Inc., of Sundance, a $10.5 million contract for the work. The commission awarded that and four other contracts totaling $14.9 million at its meeting in July. For the I-25 work in Johnson County, crews...

July 20 2020

Delays likely as maintenance crews pave portions of I-80 west of Rawlins

RAWLINS, Wyo. — Maintenance crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation are scheduled to begin paving portions of I-80 just outside of Rawlins on Monday. Crews will be paving near mile markers 206 and 209, with the bulk of the work occurring at the Johnson Road exit (exit 209) west of Rawlins. A ramp closure will be in effect on the westbound on-ramp. The closure is expected to take most of...

July 17 2020

Passing lane construction scheduled to begin this month between Moneta and Waltman

A long-awaited project to install 7 sets of passing lanes between Shoshoni and Casper is scheduled to begin next week on US20/26. The $5.8 million project begins about 3 miles east of Moneta (milepost 76) and continues to Waltman (milepost 51.6). The new US20/26 passing lanes will be located between mileposts 51.6 to 52.7 (passing lane 1), mileposts 54.8 to 56.0 (passing lane 2), mileposts 57.1 to...