2022 Releases

May 31 2022

I-80 Baxter Interchange will see eastbound ramp closures

The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from IHC SCOTT Inc., will be closing the eastbound on and off ramps at exit 111, the Baxter Interchange, for concrete construction work. The closures will be in effect from June 2nd to June 10th. The eastbound on ramp will be closed June 2-5 and the eastbound off ramp will be closed June 6-10. Those traveling to and from the airport...

May 31 2022

I-80 Hillsdale project prompts closure of CR140/Stuckey Rd.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. –Crews with Simon Contractors and the Wyoming Department of Transportation are scheduled to begin concrete slab work County Road 140/Stuckey Road today. County Road 140/Stuckey Road, north and southbound lanes, are estimated to be closed for ten days at the interstate 80 interchange while concrete slab work is completed. Work includes saw cutting, removing failing concrete slabs and...

May 31 2022

Chip sealing kicks off near Lovell, Cody; maintenance operation scheduled on South Pass, west of Dubois beginning in late June

A Wyoming Department of Transportation chip sealing crew is scheduled to kick off its summer work Monday, June 6, on US14A between Byron and US310. About 4 miles of chip sealing are scheduled on US14A. The crew is scheduled to move the chip sealing operation June 7 north of Cody to 19.03 miles WY120 between milepost 118.5 (just north of WY120's intersection with Chief Joseph Scenic Highway (WY296))...

May 31 2022

Paving begins June 6 east of Shoshoni; maintenance operation also scheduled in Hudson, Riverton, west of Dubois and on South Pass

A Wyoming Department of Transportation paving crew is scheduled to begin its summer work Monday, June 6, on US20/26 east of Shoshoni. About 500 tons of asphalt pavement will be placed on US20/26 (mileposts 91.4 to 91.7), about 9 miles east of Shoshoni. The crew is scheduled to move the paving operation June 7-9 to WY789 through the Town of Hudson (mileposts 90.59 to 90.62), where more than 1,336 tons...

May 26 2022

WYO 130 through the Snowy Range opens for the season

LARAMIE, Wyo. – The seasonally-closed section of Wyoming Highway 130 through the Snowy Range has officially reopened for the summer. Crews from Laramie and Saratoga, with some assistance from Casper and Cheyenne crews, 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, snowcats and other heavy equipment were...