2024 Releases

September 23 2024

Update on US 26/89 Broadway paving work

Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Evans Construction have begun paving the milled sections of US 26/89 through the Town of Jackson this week. In an effort to complete the paving operations in seven work days, crews will be working from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the weekdays. This will impact commuter hours for roughly a week, barring any adverse weather or unforeseen events. While...

September 20 2024

WYDOT will be paving US 89/191 Broadway starting Monday

Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Evans Construction will be paving sections of US 26/89 through the Town of Jackson beginning this Monday, Sept. 23. Crews will be returning to pave the sections they milled at night a few weeks ago. The work will take place on the asphalt sections of the highway from High School Road to the 5-way intersection with Flat Creek Drive and Pearl...

September 19 2024

Driver safety encouraged as sugar beet harvest begins

Slow-moving trucks entering the highway from agricultural fields will be the norm in the coming months as the sugar campaign begins in Fremont County and the Big Horn Basin. Local farmers are expected to begin digging beets soon; in other areas, such as near Lovell and Powell, the sugar campaign has started. The sugar campaign usually lasts about five months, and its success depends on weather and...

September 19 2024

Labor Day impaired driving enforcement operation yields 4 DUI arrests, 53 speeding citations

A Fremont County multi-agency impaired driving enforcement operation during the Labor Day holiday weekend resulted in 250 traffic stops, four arrests of impaired drivers, and 53 speeding citations. The Fremont County DUI Task Force prioritizes impaired driving, but officers, deputies and troopers issued 23 citations for other offenses and made 17 other arrests during the Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 operation....

September 16 2024

I-80 bridge deck damage has been addressed

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation have addressed damage to a bridge deck on Interstate 80 in Cheyenne. On Saturday evening, Sept. 14, WYDOT maintenance crews were alerted to minor debris on the eastbound I-80 bridge deck spanning US Highway 85/S. Greeley Highway at mile marker 362. WYDOT Crews and Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area and determined...