2023 Releases

November 21 2023

Transportation Commission awards nearly $46.8 million in contracts in November

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded nearly $46.8 million in contracts for nine Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Nov. 16 regular business meeting. A $8.53 million bid was awarded to Cheyenne-based Simon Contractors for a project involving milling, overlay, high performance wearing course, concrete slab repairs and other work on approximately...

November 21 2023

Fremont County DUI Task Force focuses on impaired driving enforcement over Thanksgiving holiday weekend

The Fremont County DUI Task Force will be fully staffed and looking for impaired drivers between Wednesday, Nov. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 26. DUI task force members are reminding Fremont County residents and visitors to buckle up, obey the speed limit and never drive impaired. “We are seeing real results in the reduction of impaired driving in Fremont County through the cooperation of our citizens and...

November 20 2023

Avalanche maintenance will cause traffic delays in Hoback Canyon, Teton Pass

Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to inform drivers that WYDOT crews will be performing some maintenance on some avalanche infrastructure on US highway 189/191, Hoback Canyon and also on state highway 22, Teton Pass, tomorrow morning. Motorists will see brief closures of up to 20 minutes on US 189/191 through the Hoback Canyon between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Crews will...

November 16 2023

Downtown Sheridan Main Street open to traffic

Sheridan, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Oftedal Construction, Inc. have completed Phase I of the resurfacing and utilities upgrade project of downtown Main Street. The project began in April and included removing the fifty-plus year old pavement, installing a new water and storm sewer system, upgrading portions of sidewalks to meet ADA requirements, updating traffic signals, and...

November 16 2023

Wyoming Law Enforcement Arrest Five Impaired Drivers during the Border War Operation 2023

Law enforcement agencies in Laramie and Albany counties made 175 traffic stops, arrested 5 impaired drivers, and made 3 arrests for controlled substances during the Border War Impaired Driving Enforcement Operation on Friday, November 3rd . Since 2015, law enforcement in Wyoming and Colorado have teamed up as part of a multi-state impaired driving enforcement operation. For the 115th Border War game,...