2023 Releases

March 8 2023

Concrete slab work to begin on I80 near Burns/Carpenter interchange

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with S & S Builders and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will begin concrete slab repair work on Monday, weather permitting. Work will take place in the westbound lane on Interstate 80 at mile marker 385.5 near the Burns/Carpenter interchange. Repair work is due to a crash that damaged the roadway last summer. Heavy equipment producing loud noise is required to complete...

March 6 2023

A commercial vehicle collides with a Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) snowplow on Interstate 80 west of Rock Springs.

On the morning of March 5, 2023, around 9:07 a.m., the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) was notified of a snowplow collision. A WYDOT snowplow was removing snow from the roadway near milepost 125 on Interstate 80 when it was hit by a commercial vehicle. The commercial truck driver was trying to pass another car in the left lane and collided with the back of the snowplow, causing both vehicles to enter...

March 2 2023

Downtown Sheridan Main Street resurfacing and utility upgrade project one month out. Public meeting to be held.

Sheridan, Wyo – The long awaited resurfacing and utility upgrade project of Sheridan’s downtown Main Street is a month out. In December 2022, the Wyoming Department of Transportation Commission awarded Oftedal Inc. a $17.8 million contract to resurface Sheridan’s Main Street from 1st Street to the Burkitt/Coffeen Avenue intersection. This award also includes a utility upgrade component valued at...

March 1 2023

Pedestrian bridge in Cheyenne to temporarily open

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The pedestrian bridge over Interstate 25 near McCormick Junior High School will reopen today. The bridge was temporarily closed on February 6th due to concerns about the worsening condition of one of the concrete pillars. Crews with Reiman Corp. and the Wyoming Department of Transportation worked quickly to design and install temporary shoring that will ensure safe, unrestricted usage...

March 1 2023

WYDOT, AG’s Office warn about recent online scam, give safety tips

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Compliance and Investigation program, in partnership with the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection and Antitrust, want to warn the public about an ongoing online scam. The state received reports of a business named “J&P Trailers” reportedly based in Cheyenne advertising trailers for sale on websites like Facebook or Craigslist....