2023 Releases

April 26 2023

Tunnel lighting project begins May 1 west of Cody

Removal and replacement of the existing lighting system inside the big tunnel west of Cody on US14/16/20 is scheduled to begin next week. Casper Electric is the prime contractor on the $5.184 million lighting replacement project inside the big tunnel west of Cody. Casper Electric's work includes removal and replacement of the existing tunnel lighting system. "The new system will consist of LED lighting...

April 25 2023

Public Safety Communications Commission (PSCC) to meet May 2-3

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo – The Wyoming PSCC will meet May 2-3, 2023, in Rock Springs, for an education session and business meeting. Commissioners will tour the Sweetwater County Combined Communications Center, 5 Shoshone Avenue, Green River, at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2. Following the tour of SWCC, the commissioners will tour the Blairtown WyoLink tower site near Rock Springs. For site coordinates and/or...

April 25 2023

Detours for Curtis Street Bridge replacement to be paved in Laramie

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Crews with Reiman Corp. and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will be paving Pierce Street beginning May 1st in preparation for the upcoming Curtis Street Bridge replacement detour, weather depending. The Curtis Street Bridge will be replaced this summer causing a higher volume of traffic to be detoured along Pierce St. in Laramie. In preparation for the detour, crews will be...

April 24 2023

Spring burning? Plan ahead and avoid burning in state rights-of-way

As temperatures begin to warm and the winter snows melt, many ranchers and farmers head outside to begin their annual agricultural burns. Each year, as the spring burning season gets into full swing, at least a few of these burns get out of control. This year, the National Weather Service and WYDOT are encouraging people to stay safe and “Learn Before You Burn!” "Frequently our calm mornings turn windy...

April 20 2023

Access will be closed to Uinta Drive from Evans Street

The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from Casper Electric, will be continuing work along Uinta Drive as part of the signal and intersection upgrade project. On Monday, April 24, crews will be closing access to Uinta Drive from Evans Street for two weeks of concrete work. Traffic wishing to access Uinta Drive from the Evans Street area can detour onto Wilkes Drive and...