2022 Releases

February 10 2022

Wyoming Highway Patrol Activity for 2021

The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) would like to pass along some information from our recent 2021 activity report. Wyoming Highway Patrol employees were diligent throughout the year in addressing issues with a motorist who could be driving reckless, distracted, or impaired. Troopers in 2021 stopped a total of 104,615 vehicles. Of this number, 29,506 speeding citations and 56,162 warnings were issued...

February 9 2022

Bridge hit prompts Parsley Bridge closure over I-80

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Travelers on the Parsley Boulevard bridge over Interstate 80 will experience a closure prompted by recent bridge damage due to a bridge hit. On Tuesday night large construction equipment collided into the Parsley structure over I-80, bending part of the outside girder. Due to the bridge damage, the bridge will remain closed until further evaluation can be completed by WYDOT bridge...

February 2 2022

Public Safety Communications Commission to meet February 9

The Wyoming Public Safety Communications Commission (PSCC) will meet February 9, 2022 at the Wyoming Department of Transportation Headquarters, 5300 Bishop Boulevard, in Cheyenne. The business meeting and lunch will be held in the I-80 room at the WYDOT-U Training Center. Commission members will meet Wednesday, February 9, at 9:00 a.m., for an educational session presented by WYDOT staff. The session...

January 31 2022

FREMONT COUNTY DUI TASK FORCE AT WORK OVER NEW YEAR’S WEEKEND

12 arrests made for impaired driving; Task Force issues hundreds of warnings As part of a countywide, multi-agency impaired driving enforcement operation over the New Year’s weekend, the Fremont County DUI Task Force made 318 traffic stops, arrested 12 impaired drivers, and made 1 controlled substance arrest. While the focus was on impaired driving, the Task Force also issued 3 citations for no seatbelt,...

January 25 2022

Transportation Commission awards over $24 million in contracts in January

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded over $24 million in contracts for eight Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its January 20 business meeting. The Commission awarded Kilgore Companies, LLC out of Rock Springs a bid of more than $4.1 million for a project involving milling, paving and other miscellaneous work in various locations within Lincoln,...