2023 Releases

December 13 2023

Wyoming Aeronautics Commission to meet December 18 & 19

CHEYENNE, Wyo – The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet December 18-19, 2023, at the Wyoming Department of Transportation Headquarters, 5300 Bishop Boulevard, in Cheyenne. The business meeting and workshop will take place in the I-80 Room of the WYDOT-U Training Building. Commissioners will meet Monday, December 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a workshop led by WYDOT staff. The commission...

December 12 2023

WYDOT awarded federal grant for hundreds of new truck parking spaces in Evanston

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation has been awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build hundreds of new semitruck parking spaces in southwest Wyoming. WYDOT will receive more than $26.6 million through the 2023-2024 federal Rural Surface Transportation Grant, which will be used to build about 365 truck parking spaces along Interstate 80 in Evanston. ...

December 7 2023

WYDOT reminds skiers to be wary of causing avalanches

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) would like to remind winter recreationalists to be cautious of skiing near Wyoming State Highway 22 on Teton Pass. Recent storms have brought in new snow for winter activity enthusiasts, but they also bring the potential of dangerous avalanche conditions. WYDOT maintenance personnel would like to remind skiers to be cautious in and around areas...

December 6 2023

WYDOT warns of stolen blank vehicle titles

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to warn residents of potential fraudulent titles after a blank Wyoming title stock was stolen from a Wyoming county. Some of these blank titles, which have control numbers ranging from 8790001 to 8790500, have been used for criminal purposes in Colorado. The control numbers are located at the lower right side of the title in silver...

December 5 2023

Swinging bridge removal will cause delays on US 89 south of Jackson

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Reiman Corp., will be reducing traffic down to two lanes, one in each direction, on US 26/89/189/191 near Swinging Bridge Road, south of Jackson tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the removal of the center section of the old Swinging Bridge. In addition, during that time frame, crews will also close the section of US...