2021 Releases

May 24 2021

WYDOT to begin bridge repairs on I-90 east of Moorcroft June 1

SUNDANCE – The Wyoming Department of Transportation awarded Simon Contractors a $7.2 million contract to repair six bridges and mill and overlay 8 miles of Interstate 90 between mile markers 160 and 168 through the Wind Creek section east of Moorcroft. Bridges on both the east and westbound lanes will be repaired this summer while the milling and paving will be completed next spring. Simon Contractors...

May 24 2021

WYDOT to open US 14A in time for Memorial Day weekend

SHERIDAN – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is set to open US 14A by noon on Friday, May 28. US 14A is one of four mountain passes that are affected by seasonal winter closures. This 22-mile stretch of scenic mountain road is located in the Bighorn Mountains of north-central Wyoming. WYDOT closes these routes in the late fall once maintaining the roads due to heavy, drifting snow makes it...

May 24 2021

US14A spring opening scheduled for noon on Friday

The annual spring opening of US 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell will occur prior to Memorial Day weekend -- at noon, Friday, May 28. The opening of US 14A is dependent upon favorable weather. "We're ready to open Friday at noon," said Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance foreman Jason Fleming of Lovell. "We have a few ongoing maintenance activities to complete. Drivers are encouraged...

May 24 2021

Striping operation may cause delays in Laramie County

CHEYENNE — Crews with Streamline Markings LLC and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will be working on a project this summer that focuses on pavement striping and markings along key routes in Laramie County. Weather permitting, work will start Monday on Interstate 80 between mile markers 362-372.4, or between the Interstate 180/Central Avenue/South Greeley Highway interchange and just east of...

May 24 2021

WYO 130 through the Snowy Range opens for the season

LARAMIE — The seasonally closed section of WYO 130 through the Snowy Range has officially reopened for the summer, nearly a week ahead of schedule. Crews from Laramie and Saratoga started work on the 12-mile stretch of the scenic byway in early May with a target reopening date of Memorial Day Weekend. Multiple rotary plows, a snowcat and other heavy equipment were used to clear drifts of snow as tall...