News Releases

July 1 2026

INTERSTATE 25 3-DAY CLOSURE UPCOMING FOR HEREFORD LANE BRIDGE REMOVAL

CASPER – A portion of Interstate 25 in Casper will close for 3 days to allow for the removal of the Hereford Lane bridge over the interstate. The closure will be in effect from 5 a.m., Tuesday, July 7 through 11 p.m., Thursday, July 11, between Curtis Street/Wyoming Boulevard (exit 185) and Bryan Stock Trail/Beverly Street (exit 186). Traffic during this closure will de detoured. For those heading...

July 1 2026

WYDOT warns drivers of extensive delays while crews set arches for wildlife project

KEMMERER, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is continuing with work on the Kemmerer South wildlife crossings project that began earlier this year, despite material delays on a a 30-mile stretch of US 189 between Evanston and Kemmerer. Beginning Tuesday, July 7, WYDOT and contract crews will be setting sections of concrete arch for the wildlife overpass at mile marker 24.5 on US...

June 30 2026

U.S. 16 CatchNet deployed – stops runaway RV and concessions trailer at second gate

BUFFALO, WY – The Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance and patrol received notification at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 29, the CatchNet system on U.S. 16 west of Buffalo had been deployed. Upon arriving at the scene, troopers found that an RV and a concessions trailer had entered the arrester system and were stopped at the second gate. The RV and trailer were totaled. U.S. 16 was closed to...

June 30 2026

Construction to resume on Wyoming 120 northwest of Thermopolis

Highway improvements are scheduled to resume July 6 on a $7.2 million project northwest of Thermopolis on Wyoming Highway 120. Prime contractor Croell, Inc., of Cheyenne will reconstruct the highway between mileposts 7.8 and 8.3, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer Andrew Freeman of Thermopolis. The contractor will excavate a half-mile of highway to dirt grade, install...

June 30 2026

Fremont County DUI Task Force focusing on impaired driving July 3-5

The Fremont County DUI Task Force will patrol for impaired drivers Friday through Sunday during the Independence Day weekend. “Please slow down, be considerate and focus on driving safely, following the speed limit and making sure you and everyone else are buckled up,” said Lieutenant Amy Fyler of the Riverton Police Department. There have been seven impaired driving fatalities in Fremont County...