2023 Releases

December 29 2023

Wagonhound Rest Area on I-80 to temporarily close for repairs

LARAMIE, Wyo. - The Wagonhound Rest Area west of Laramie near mile marker 267 on Interstate 80 will be temporarily closed on Tuesday, January 2nd due to water line repairs. The closure will begin in the morning on Tuesday. Contractors will be performing repairs throughout the day. The closure is anticipated to only last one day. Facilities will be closed to the public, while parking will remain available....

December 28 2023

Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame 2023 Inductee

RIVERTON, Wyo – The Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame and the Wyoming Aeronautics Commission have named Thomas H. “Tim” Coleman the 2023 inductee into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame. Awarded posthumously, Coleman is recognized for his many efforts to advance aviation in central Wyoming by providing vital air service to the area for nearly 50 years. Soon after arriving to Riverton in 1948, Coleman purchased...

October 31 2023

Paving will impact WYO 22 traffic

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Ames Construction, will be paving sections of Wyoming State Highway 22 at the intersection of Wyoming State Highway 390 to connect the asphalt pavement that traffic is currently on to the new concrete pavement. The work will take place on Thursday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Crews will also be paving potholes on the...

October 27 2023

WYDOT updates blow over messaging to include specific weights

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is updating its blow over risk messaging during high wind events to include specific weights that are most at risk. WYDOT first started messaging “Closed to Light, High Profile Vehicles” during high wind events in 2011. WYDOT Intelligent Transportation Systems program manager Vince Garcia noted that recent research from the University of Wyoming...

October 25 2023

Fremont County DUI Team debuts impaired driving enforcement Friday in Riverton

RIVERTON, Wyo – A new multi-jurisdictional DUI Team will debut in Fremont County on Friday evening. The Fremont County DUI Team is staffed by officers, deputies and troopers of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Fremont County Sheriff's Office and the police departments of Riverton, Shoshoni and Lander. The team is funded by a WYDOT Highway Safety Behavioral Grant and is intended to focus high visibility...