2021 Releases

July 1 2021

WYDOT Driver Services to adjust designated senior hours in select locations

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Starting July 1, WYDOT’s Driver Services offices in select locations will be adjusting their Senior Hours, a designated time for persons over the age of 65 to conduct business like renewing a driver’s license or obtaining a disabled parking placard. “With vaccination numbers increasing and people starting to be more comfortable in public settings, we have decided to cut back the designated...

June 29 2021

Paving near Medicine Bow may cause delays

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Maintenance crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation will begin paving operations near the Albany/Carbon County line on Wednesday, weather permitting. Paving will be concentrated on U.S. Highway 30/287 between Rock River and Medicine Bow, between mile markers 279.8-280.4. Work will primarily take place June 30-July 1 and July 6-7, with a break for the July 4 holiday weekend....

June 26 2021

Crews will be tearing down Interchange structure, detours at night

Rock Springs, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Reiman & High Country Construction will be demolishing the existing Interchange (Gookin) bridge over Interstate 80, at the new interchange and connector to Blairtown Road in Rock Springs near the Water Reclamation Facility. Crews will be removing the bridge beginning this Monday night, June 28th. Work will take...

June 25 2021

Interstate 80 east of Rock Springs will see ramp closures and delays

Rock Springs, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from IHC SCOTT Inc., will be setting girders on the bridge at the Baxter Interchange June 28 through July 2. Due to the work, the Baxter crossroad will be closed intermittently between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to give crews the space and safety they need to do the work. Commuters using this interchange are reminded to expect...

June 25 2021

Bridge rehabilitation work may cause delays near Bosler, Medicine Bow

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Reiman Corp. will be working on a bridge rehabilitation project this summer that may cause some delays. The project focuses on a bridge over the Medicine Bow River on Wyoming Highway 487 near the town of Medicine Bow at about mile marker 4.01, as well as a bridge over the Laramie River on U.S. Highway 30/287 near Bosler at about...