WYDOT reminds residents, businesses to avoid placing signs in rights-of-way

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to remind residents, elected officials and businesses (including real estate agents) to keep all signs and advertisements out of WYDOT rights-of-way.

All signage, advertisements or other objects must be placed within private property and not within the highway right-of-way, which typically spans from fence to fence.

Objects within the rights-of-way can create safety hazards for motorists, pedestrians and highway maintenance staff. Wyoming statute (W.S. 24-10-104) states that outdoor advertising must meet certain conditions for placement. Placing signs or objects within any part of highway rights-of-way is prohibited, including on right-of-way fencing or on trees, signs or traffic signal poles within the right-of-way.

Businesses and residents who believe their signs may have been removed by WYDOT crews may contact the nearest WYDOT maintenance office to make arrangements for pick up.

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