2021 Releases

June 7 2021

Work resumes on Flat Creek at night

Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be resuming work on the Flat Creek bridge the week of June 13. Crews will be finishing the bridge girder paint, grooving north bound concrete deck and installing an expansion joint. Work will be done at night, from the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The work is estimated to take 2-3 nights. Traffic will be disrupted during work...

June 4 2021

Paving on I-25/I-80 interchange may cause delays

WYDOT paving work may cause delays at I-25/I-80 interchange CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Maintenance crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation are scheduled to pave part of the interchange connecting Interstate 25 and Interstate 80 starting Monday, weather permitting. This is a continuation of a seasonal paving project started earlier this summer in Laramie County. Crews will first focus on the I-80...

June 3 2021

I-80 Exit 111 westbound closed this weekend

Rock Springs, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from IHC SCOTT Inc., will be closing the westbound off-ramp at exit 111, Middle Baxter Road, as part of a project taking place East of Rock Springs on Interstate 80. The closures will take place from this Friday, June 4 through Sunday, Jun 6, while they pave the mainline. For those traveling to the airport from Rock Springs,...

June 2 2021

Bridge work may affect Rock Springs, Green River commuters

Rock Springs, Wyo. – 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 in the early hours of Thursday, June 3. The work will begin at approximately 3 a.m. and last roughly 7 hours. During the work, speeds will be reduced to only 10 mph across...

May 27 2021

WYO 22 speed limit changes

Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation recently completed a speed study of the WYO 22 corridor using the Engineering Approach recommended by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The study produced a recommended speed limit of 55 mph for the corridor in both winter and summer time. At the request of the Teton County Commission, WYDOT reviewed other methods to...