2022 Releases

May 24 2022

US14A opens for the summer at noon Friday between Lovell and Sheridan

The annual spring opening of US14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell will occur prior to Memorial Day weekend -- at noon this Friday, May 27. The opening of US14A is dependent upon favorable weather. "We're ready to open Friday at noon," said Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance foreman Tim DeFuentes of Lovell. "Motorists are encouraged to drive safely and buckle up." The annual winter...

May 23 2022

WYO 70 over Battle Pass opens for the season

SARATOGA, Wyo. — Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance crews reopened the seasonally-closed section of Wyoming Highway 70 today for the summer season. Crews from Saratoga and Baggs started work on the 23-mile stretch of highway in early May, using multiple rotary plows and other heavy equipment to clear large drifts of snow. The highway is one of several high-elevation mountain roads in...

May 23 2022

WYDOT to resume bridge and pavement work on I-80 in west Laramie

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Reiman Corp. are scheduled to resume work on Interstate 80 in west Laramie starting Tuesday, May 31st, weather permitting. Work will take place between the Third Street and Curtis Street interchanges (mile markers 310-313) in both eastbound and westbound lanes. Crews will be replacing concrete slabs, paving shoulders, and placing...

May 19 2022

WYDOT wins national environmental award for Snake River Bridge project

Rock Springs, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation has been awarded a 2022 Environmental Excellence Award (EEA) in the category of Ecosystems, Habitat, and Wildlife from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for their efforts on the Snake River Bridge reconstruction and wildlife crossing integration project. The award is one of 14 conferred nationwide in a variety of environmental categories. ...

May 19 2022

Transportation Commission awards $32.2 million in contracts in May

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $32.2 million in contracts for seven Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its May 12 business meeting. Based out of Rock Springs, Kilgore Companies, LLC, was awarded an almost $7.2 million bid for a project involving paving, grading and other work on about 7.7 miles of US Highway 189 in Lincoln County. The contracted...