WYDOT to close US 14A for the season

Sheridan, Wyo – The popular scenic byway over the Bighorn Mountains will close on Monday, December 1, at noon. The Wyoming Department of Transportation seasonally closes U.S. 14A - a 22-mile stretch of scenic mountain road over the Bighorns in north-central Wyoming at the end of the fall hunting season. WYDOT closes U.S. 14A seasonally as a safety precaution rather than as a reaction to storms. Heavy...

Transportation Commission awards six highway contracts in November

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At its November regular business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded six contracts valued at approximately $24.3 million for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects. The Commission awarded a bid valued at approximately $14.5 million to Worland-based McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co. for a mill and overlay project involving placing asphalt pavement...

DUI Task Force to focus on impaired driving during Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Fremont County

The Fremont County DUI Task Force will be in operation and patrolling for impaired drivers from Wednesday, Nov. 26, through Sunday, Nov. 30. "Enjoy your holiday, and please drive sober," said Wyoming Department of Transportation senior public relations specialist Cody Beers of Riverton. "I've heard negative comments recently about the DUI Task Force stopping drivers  on our Fremont County roads. Bottom...

Speed limit change in the westbound Interstate 80 tunnel

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation has adjusted the speed limit from 35 MPH to 50 MPH in the westbound Interstate 80 tunnel near Green River. After working closely with consultants and the Wyoming Highway Patrol, crews reviewed the lighting in the westbound tunnel, evaluating the current level of visibility for drivers to establish a safe driving speed. “We wanted to make...

Etna school crossing moved to new location

The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to remind drivers of the new school crossing location in Etna and encourage drivers to take note, slow down and obey all signs and speed limits. Wyoming Department of Transportation, in collaboration with Lincoln County School District Number 2, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office and the Wyoming Highway Patrol have relocated the school crosswalk...