Lighting system upgrades under way at Diversion Dam Rest Area west of Riverton

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A $292,000 project is under way to upgrade overhead lighting at Diversion Dam Rest Area west of Riverton. Diversion Dam Rest Area is 38 miles west of Riverton on US26/287. The project includes replacing 16 overhead lights and poles with newer and more cost efficient LED luminaires and poles. New concrete bases and wiring will also be installed, along with new electric service points.     Motorists...

WYDOT initiates project for WY 22 corridor between Jackson and Wilson

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Jackson, Wyo.  The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration, in cooperation with the Town of Jackson and Teton County, have initiated an environmental and design project on WYO 22.  The WYO 22 Corridor Project extends from the Y-intersection with Broadway Avenue through Wilson.  This section of WYO 22 has the dubious distinction of being Wyoming’s busiest...

Power lines to be moved over I-80 near Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyo – Travelers on Interstate 80 near Cheyenne may experience delays as Black Hills Energy utility company moves power lines over the Interstate tomorrow, Friday, March 24th. The delays will happen at milepost 366.08, which is just east of Cheyenne near the Campstool Interchange. The temporary stoppages will begin at nine a.m. Friday morning and last no more than ten minutes at a time. Traffic...

Transportation Commission awards nearly $9.6 million in contracts in March

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded almost $9.6 million in contracts for five Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its March 16 regular business meeting. The commission awarded a $6.17 million bid to Gillette-based S&S Builders, LLC, for a project involving bridge rehabilitation, traffic control, paving and other work in various locations within...

Multi-year bridge and paving work to begin on I-80 in Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Crews with Simon Contractors and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will begin a multi-year project along Interstate 80 on Monday, March 20th, weather permitting. The project will begin with a bridge rehabilitation at the Roundtop Interchange at mile marker 357.66 in both east and west bound lanes, and ending at mile marker 362. This is a multi-year project split into two phases,...