Wyoming 120 highway project begins south of Meeteetse

An $8.24 million highway improvement project is scheduled to start this week on Wyoming 120 from Meeteetse south to near the Gooseberry Rest Area. The project begins at milepost 38.086 (just north of the Gooseberry Rest Area) and extends 13.3 miles north to milepost 51.385 on the south edge of Meeteetse (Highland Street). Prime contractor is JTL Group, Inc., DBA Knife River, of Casper. "Work is scheduled...

July 4 holiday impaired driving enforcement operation yields 8 DUIs, 72 speeding citations

A Fremont County multi-agency impaired driving enforcement operation on July 4-5 resulted in 215 traffic stops, eight impaired driving arrests, and 72 speeding citations. The Fremont County DUI Task Force prioritizes impaired driving, but officers, deputies and troopers issued 28 citations for other offenses and made seven other arrests, including three for possession of a controlled substance during...

Work will begin on concrete pavement in Diamondville and the US 30 bypass in Kemmerer

KEMMERER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from DeBernardi Construction will begin work on a concrete rehabilitation project in the Kemmerer area beginning the week of July 28. Diamondville area Crews will be working on concrete slab replacements on the US 30/189, Fossil Drive, through the community of Diamondville beginning the week of July 28. Drivers will see lane...

Warren truck parking lot to temporarily close for high mast tower replacement

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with Modern Electric and the Wyoming Department of Transportation will be temporarily closing the Warren truck parking lot on Interstate 80 at milepost 345 on Monday morning, weather permitting.   Crews will be in the area to replace the high mast tower. The closure is anticipated to last until Tuesday morning. All WYDOT project scheduling is subject to change, including due...

U.S.14 closed due to rock and mud slides

SHERIDAN, Wyo.  -  The Wyoming Department of Transportation has closed US14 from Dayton west to the brake check station due to a debris flow throughout the burn area along the face of the mountain.  A debris flow is a rapid and destructive event where a mixture of loose soil, rock, organic matter, and water, triggered by rainfall today has flowed downslope and onto the road, burying it under a mass...

Traffic patterns will change for I-80 Point of Rocks job

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co. will be switching traffic control on the Interstate 80 Point of Rocks construction project. Beginning next Monday, July 21, WYDOT and contract crews will be switching from head-to-head traffic in the eastbound lanes, to a single lane of traffic in each direction. This will last roughly...