2021 Releases

December 28 2021

Driver Services locations in Thayne and Jackson adjusting hours in 2022

JACKSON, Wyo. — At the start of the new year, the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Driver Services office in Thayne will adding additional days of service to better serve the people of northwest Wyoming. Starting January 3, the Thayne location will operate Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a break for lunch at noon. WYDOT adjusted the operating hours due to “recent growth...

December 27 2021

Slide stabilization work completed below Upper Wind River Canyon Campground

Slide stabilization work has been completed adjacent to US20/WY789 between Shoshoni and Thermopolis at the north edge of the Upper Wind River Campground. The work was completed Dec. 16 by slide stabilization subcontractor Condon Johnson and Associates, Inc., of Kent, Wash. "The 179 aggregate shafts are in place and are each six feet in diameter. They were installed 40 feet below the level of the Wind...

December 23 2021

FREMONT COUNTY DUI TASK FORCE TO FOCUS ON NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT

This New Year's holiday weekend, the Fremont County DUI Task Force will carry out a countywide impaired driving enforcement operation. In short, don’t drink and drive. If you do, you’ll be arrested, and you will go to jail. "Fremont County law enforcement will be working overtime this holiday season to detect, stop and arrest drunk and impaired drivers. You can also expect all of our officers, deputies...

December 20 2021

Drive Sober This Holiday Season

The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) urges motorists to get to their destinations safely by never driving drunk. This step can help ensure motorists stay safe this holiday season. The holidays are a time for family and friends to create and share special memories. We have experienced 66 alcohol/drug-related fatalities so far this year in Wyoming. The WHP will continue its efforts to remove drunk drivers...

December 16 2021

Transportation Commission awards over $33.6 million in contracts in December

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded over $33.6 million in contracts for six Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its December 9 business meeting. The commission awarded a $4.5 million bid to Simon Contractors out of Cheyenne for a project involving grading, paving, wearing course, bridge rehabilitation, guardrail and other work on almost 7 miles...