2021 Releases

April 5 2021

Concrete rehabilitation/ADA projects kick off along Riverton's Main Street

Two concrete rehabilitation/Americans with Disabilities projects are launching 2021 work schedules this week in Riverton. "We continue to encourage people to slow down and drive safely through the work zones along Riverton's Main Street and West Main Street," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Robert Scheidemantel of Riverton. 71 Construction of Riverton is the prime contractor...

April 5 2021

Striping crews preparing to begin painting highways; drivers asked to slow down

Wyoming Department of Transportation striping crews are preparing to begin striping highways in central and northwest Wyoming, and crews are asking for help from drivers this spring and summer. "We really need people to give us a brake. Spring striping is centerline striping, which is a 15 mph process," said WYDOT rural striping foreman Dan Hahn of Lander. "Please slow down for safety's sake." WYDOT's...

April 5 2021

Crack Seal work will cause delays near Kemmerer, Opal and Daniel

ROCK SPRINGS – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Highway Improvement Inc. will be conducting crack sealing work in southwest Wyoming beginning this Thursday in Kemmerer. The work is contingent upon weather as roads must be clear of snow and safe for work. Work has begun in Kemmerer on the US 30 Connector Road and will continue for a few days. Over the next few months,...

April 5 2021

Buena Vista/Main Street traffic signal work to start April 12 in Lander

Temporary traffic signals will direct traffic movements for about two weeks beginning Monday, April 12, at the Main Street/Buena Vista intersection in Lander. The traffic signal electrical work is part of continuing work on the $6.89 million Lander concrete rehabilitation project and US 287 pavement overlay. Most of the project work currently being done is located between Buena Vista and 1st Street...

April 1 2021

Weight restrictions lifted on WYO 130 structure east of Saratoga

SARATOGA — Weight restrictions for legal loads traveling over a Wyoming Highway 130 structure located east of Saratoga have officially been lifted. Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Reiman Corp. recently finished shoring the bridge, which adds additional support underneath the structure. The bridge is located near mile marker 57, close to Carbon County Road 504. Oversized and/or...