Meriden Rest Area to temporarily close

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Modern Electric will be temporarily closing the Meriden Rest Area 24 miles northeast of Cheyenne on US Highway 85 on Friday, December 13. Crews will be installing a drilled shaft foundation for a high mast tower in the parking lot area. The closure will begin at 6 a.m. Friday morning and is anticipated to last the work day. Facilities and...

Increase in sign theft seen in southeast Wyoming

LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation has noticed an increase in sign theft over the last few months. More signs have been reported stolen each year, with common targets including the ‘Welcome to Wyoming’ or ‘Entering Wyoming’ signs. Other signs such as stop signs, traffic signs, and road signs have continued to be stolen as well. Stolen signs can lead to crashes and can pose dangerous...

DUI law enforcement teams' efforts reduce Fremont County crime in 2023-24

A pair of DUI law enforcement teams are removing drunk drivers from Fremont County roadways, and the teams' high visibility work is dramatically reducing citizen calls for law enforcement. Overall, a 62 percent reduction in police calls was realized during 28 Fremont County Multi-Jurisdictional Team (DUI Team) and Fremont County DUI Task Force combined operations in 2023-24. This included a 57.6 reduction...

Sign vandalism costs Wyoming taxpayers, compromises highway safety

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Highway safety is compromised and taxpayers lose when vandals shoot, steal or vandalize roadway signs. WYDOT District 5 annually inspects about one-third of the roadway signs in Fremont, Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn and Park counties, and small slivers of Teton and Natrona counties. Signing costs are expensive for the Wyoming Department of Transportation, and 476 signs will be replaced and/or upgraded...

Traffic shifts will take place at the Central and Yellowstone intersection in Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with Simon Contractors and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will be shifting traffic on Monday, weather permitting. The shift will take place at the US Highway 85/Central Ave. and Yellowstone intersection. The slab replacement project is entering the final phase. The concrete slabs left to replace are in the middle of the intersection which will require lanes to be closed...