Section of US 287 south of Lander moved to 70 mph speed limit

A 2-mile section of US 287 south of Lander has been moved to the new 70 mph statutory speed limit set by the 2016 Legislature.

The higher speed limit is now in effect on a total of 3,411 miles of highway.

Drivers can see on which highways the new limit is in effect by going to WYDOT's 511 Travel Information Service map, which is being updated as signing is completed on each new section.

Exempted from the new limit are highways through urban and residential areas, school zones and anywhere special hazards exist.

“We’re confident that the segments that we are posting from 65 to 70 are safe, but we need to keep a close eye on those, and if we find that for some reason that we either understand or don’t understand yet, that it needs to be lowered back down, we would do that. We will make sure that it’s as safe as possible for the driving public," WYDOT Director Bill Panos said.

Highway sections previously moved to the 70 mph limit include:

• WYO 230 between Laramie and Woods Landing;
• WYO 13 between Arlington and Rock River
• WYO 130 between Laramie and Centennial
• WYO 320 from Wheatland to US 26;
• WYO 270 from Manville to US 85;
• WYO 313 from Chugwater to Hawk Springs;
• WYO 151 from US 85 to the Nebraska border
• WYO 93 north of Douglas
• WYO 150 from Evanston south to the Utah border;
• US 20-26-87 between I-25 and Casper;
• US 87 between WYO 335 and Banner;
• US 85 between Torrington and Lingle, and from about 3 miles north of Newcastle to Four Corners;
• WYO 352 north from US 191;
• WYO 235 between La Barge and Calpet;
• WYO 351 between US 191 and US 189 northeast of Big Piney;
• WYO 430 from Rock Springs to the Colorado border;
• I-80 Service Road between the Rock Springs Airport and Point of Rocks;
• WYO 370 from Airport Road to WYO 430;
• WYO 240 from Opal to US 189;
• WYO 232 northeast from Cokeville;
• WYO 89 from Sage Junction to the Utah border;
• I-80 BUS from Lyman east to I-80;
• WYO 412 between the I-80 Carter-Mountain View Interchange and US 189;
• WYO 374 from Cedar Mountain Road to the I-80 Granger Junction Interchange, and from Little America to James Town;
• WYO 89 from north of Evanston to the Utah border;
• US 26 from the I-25 Dwyer Junction Interchange to the Nebraska border;
• US 18-20 from the I-25 Orin Junction Interchange to the Nebraska border;
• WYO 319 from US 18 to Glendo;
• WYO 345 from the I-90 Acme Road Interchange to the Montana border;
• US 26/WYO 789 between Riverton and Shoshoni; 
• US 20 between Worland and Lucerne and north of Shoshoni to the Boysen Marina;
• WYO 34 between Sybille Road and I-25;
• WYO 336 between Sheridan to Wyarno;
• US 14 between Ucross and Sheridan;
• WYO 338 from Sheridan to the Montana border;
• US 14A east of Lovell for about 16 miles;

• WYO 789 between Lander and Riverton;
• US 26-287 between Dubois and the Shoshone National Forest boundary;
• WYO 213 from Burns to US 85;
• WYO 434 between Ten Sleep and Big Trails;
• WYO 59 from Wright to Douglas;
• WYO 50 from Gillette to Pine Tree Junction;
• WYO 387 from Wright to I-25 west of Midwest;
• WYO 259 from I-25 to Midwest;
• WYO 789 from I-80 at Creston Junction to Baggs;
• WYO 135 from Riverton to Sweetwater Station;
• WYO 112 from Hulett to the Montana border;
• WYO 212 between the South Dakota and Montana borders;
• WYO 114 from Garland to US 316;
• WYO 37 northeast of Lovell
• WYO 431 between WYO 433 and WYO 120;
• WYO 290 southwest of Meeteetse;
• WYO 32 from US 14 to WYO 295;
• US 310-789 from US 14A to the Montana border;
• WYO 34 northeast of Bosler;
• WYO 120 from Cody to Meeteetse;
• WYO 136 in Fremont County
• US 14-16-20 from just east of the Shoshone National Forest boundary to about 4 miles west of Cody;
• US 26-287 from 13 miles southeast of Dubois to Riverton;
• US 287 between Fort Washakie and Diverson Dam Junction;
• WYO 133 from US 26-287 to Pavillion;
• WYO 134 from WYO 133 to US 26;
• US 30-287 between Walcott Junction and Laramie;
• WYO 789 from Creston Junction to Baggs;
• WYO 487 from Medicine Bow to WYO 220 southwest of Casper;
• WYO 89 from US 30 to the Idaho border;
• US 189 from I-80 to Daniel Junction;
• US 191 from Daniel Junction to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary;
• US 30 from I-80 at Granger Junction to the Idaho border;
• WYO 372 from I-80 at the La Barge Interchange to Fontenelle;
• WYO 530 Green River to the Utah border;
• US 16-20 between Worland and Basin;
• WYO 294 between US 14A and WYO 120 in Park County;
• US 14-16-20 from about 4 miles east of Cody to Greybull;
• WYO 130 Saratoga to Encampment;
• US 287/WYO 789 from Rawlins to Muddy Gap Junction;
• WYO 220 from Muddy Gap to its junction with WYO 487;
• US 191 between Rock Springs and Pinedale;
• WYO 28 from WYO 372 to the Fremont County line;
• US 287 from Fort Washakie to US 26 Diversion Dam Junction;
• WYO 585 between Four Corners and Sundance;
• I-90 frontage road from Sundance to South Dakota border;
• WYO 111 between I-90 and Aladdin;
• WYO 59 from Gillette north to the Montana border;
• WYO 51 between Moorcroft and American Road;
• US 18 from Mule Creek Juntion to the South Dakota border;
• US 287/WYO 789 from Sweetwater Station to WYO 28 south of Lander;
• US 16 between Moorcroft and Newcastle;
• WYO 116 from Upton to WYO 450;
• WYO 450 between Newcastle and Wright;
• WYO 59 between Wright and Gillette;
• WYO 230 from Encampment to the Colorado border:
• US 20-26 between Casper and Shoshoni;
• US 287 from south of Laramie to the Colorado border; and
• US 16 between Buffalo to Gillette.