2021 Releases

June 23 2021

Work will cause dramatic speed reductions between Green River and Rock Springs

The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Coldwater Group Inc. will be performing a silica fume deck pour on the bridge deck at milepost 97, eastbound, between Green River and Rock Springs beginning tonight, Wednesday June 23, and working into the early morning hours of Thursday, June 24. The work will begin at approximately 10 p.m. and last roughly 7 hours. During the work,...

June 22 2021

June/July public meetings to address northwest Wyoming highway projects; online meeting launches July 26

A series of annual public meetings is scheduled in June and July to address future highway improvement projects in northwest Wyoming, and a self-guided online meeting to allow citizens to provide input launches July 26. A key part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and other individuals who play key transportation partnership...

June 15 2021

WYDOT reminds motorists to stay alert for mobile work zones

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to remind motorists to stay alert for mobile work zones this summer season. On May 14, WYDOT’s striping crew was striping the dashed centerline on I-80 west of Laramie, near mile marker 300. Striping operations typically move slower than 15 mph, which can seem even slower on a busy interstate with speed limits set at 80 mph. As they...

June 15 2021

Delays likely during planned closures of I-80 eastbound out of Laramie

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Interstate 80 eastbound out of Laramie will close briefly on Thursday & Friday while crews continue work on a rockfall mitigation project in Telephone Canyon. Starting at about 9 a.m. each day, the eastbound lanes will be closed to all traffic for about 30 minutes as crews work to remove boulders from the rock face near mile marker 319. The closures are necessary for public safety due...

June 14 2021

Chip sealing begins today on US14/16/20 pavement improvement project near Emblem

Chip sealing of a 5.6-mile highway preservation project is slated to begin today, June 14, on US14/16/20 between Cody and Greybull, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Michael Miller of Basin. The project is located about 10 miles west of Greybull (mileposts 87.79 to 93.75). Work on this project has included grading, asphalt paving, chip sealing and other work. "Chip...