2023 Releases

March 27 2023

Work continues on Green River Signal project

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 Wednesday, March 29, crews will install the overhanging signal arms at the intersection of Uinta Drive and Riverview Drive and Astle Ave. This work will require traffic to be moved to one side of Uinta and placed...

March 27 2023

Lighting system upgrades under way at Diversion Dam Rest Area west of Riverton

A $292,000 project is under way to upgrade overhead lighting at Diversion Dam Rest Area west of Riverton. Diversion Dam Rest Area is 38 miles west of Riverton on US26/287. The project includes replacing 16 overhead lights and poles with newer and more cost efficient LED luminaires and poles. New concrete bases and wiring will also be installed, along with new electric service points. Motorists...

March 24 2023

WYDOT initiates project for WY 22 corridor between Jackson and Wilson

Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration, in cooperation with the Town of Jackson and Teton County, have initiated an environmental and design project on WYO 22. The WYO 22 Corridor Project extends from the Y-intersection with Broadway Avenue through Wilson. This section of WYO 22 has the dubious distinction of being Wyoming’s busiest...

March 23 2023

Power lines to be moved over I-80 near Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyo – Travelers on Interstate 80 near Cheyenne may experience delays as Black Hills Energy utility company moves power lines over the Interstate tomorrow, Friday, March 24th. The delays will happen at milepost 366.08, which is just east of Cheyenne near the Campstool Interchange. The temporary stoppages will begin at nine a.m. Friday morning and last no more than ten minutes at a time. Traffic...

March 22 2023

Transportation Commission awards nearly $9.6 million in contracts in March

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded almost $9.6 million in contracts for five Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its March 16 regular business meeting. The commission awarded a $6.17 million bid to Gillette-based S&S Builders, LLC, for a project involving bridge rehabilitation, traffic control, paving and other work in various locations within...