2024 Releases

October 30 2024

Outage Nov. 4-7 for tunnel lights west of Cody

Due to required maintenance and testing at the Shoshone Power Plant by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the power plant will be off line from Monday, Nov. 4, through Thursday, Nov. 7. This outage will kill power to the U.S. 14/16/20 tunnel controls and lights west of Cody on those days. During the four-day outage, please turn on headlights for safety. Signs will be opened on each end of the tunnels,...

October 22 2024

WYDOT to open US 14 – expect delays, reduced speed limit, heavy traffic, and truck restrictions

Sheridan, Wyo—US 14 from Dayton to Burgess Junction has been closed due to the Elk Fire. Recent moisture and containment of over fifty percent have offered some relief to the Sheridan community and the Wyoming Department of Transportation. The road will be opened to traffic on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Over the past few weeks, WYDOT District 4 and the Wyoming Highway Patrol have been in constant...

October 22 2024

Night work scheduled for Snake River Bridge

Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and contract crews from Ames will be conducting night work on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. to set signs on the mast arms for the new signal at the intersection of Wyoming State Highway 22 and Wyoming State Highway 390, weather permitting. The work will include lane closures and live flagging, so crews can occupy the intersection...

October 22 2024

Transportation Commission awards almost $59.88 million in contracts in October

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded almost $59.88 million in contracts for eight Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Oct. 17 regular business meeting. The commission awarded a $33.92 million bid to Sundance-based Croell Inc. for a reconstruction and realignment project involving asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, grading, structure, traffic...

October 22 2024

Signal replacement work will cause nighttime closure of Broadway

Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and contract crews from Modern Electric will be closing a section of Broadway Thursday, Oct. 24, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. to install the mast arm for the new signal at the intersection of Broadway Ave and Millward Street. The work should take no longer than two hours. The closure will be in place from the intersection of Glenwood Street and...