News Releases

March 16 2026

WYDOT snowplow struck on Interstate 90 west of Gillette

GILLETTE, WY – A Wyoming Department of Transportation snowplow operator was hit from behind while performing plowing operations on Interstate 90 on Sunday, March 15. The operator based out of Gillette was clearing the westbound right-hand shoulder of I-90 when a mid-size SUV ran into the sander, resulting in an estimated $5000 in damage to the sander. The plow was clearing the right shoulder, creating...

March 16 2026

1A/2A regional basketball impaired driving enforcement operation yields 1 DUI, 46 speeding citations

FREMONT COUNTY, Wyo – A Fremont County multi-agency impaired driving enforcement operation from Thursday, Feb. 26, through Saturday, Feb. 28, resulted in 199 traffic stops, one impaired driving arrest, and 49 speeding citations. The Fremont County DUI Task Force prioritizes impaired driving, but officers, deputies and troopers issued 18 citations for other offenses and made 6 other arrests. During...

March 13 2026

Wyoming Transportation Commission to meet March 18-19

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission will meet Thursday, March 19 for its regular business meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom and in person at WYDOT University, 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne. The commission has also been invited to attend the WYDOT/AGC Coop Meeting on Wednesday, March 18 at Little America, 2800 West Lincolnway, Cheyenne. The purpose of the meeting is to address...

March 13 2026

Closures, Blow Overs, Property Damage, and Trooper Resiliency Amid Deadly Wind Storm

The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Highway Patrol responded to a major high-wind event yesterday that had widespread impacts to highway travel, resulting in as many as 32 blow over crashes across the state. Of the crashes, at least 15 took place on Interstate 25, with nearly half of them between Cheyenne and the Colorado border. On Interstate 80, as many as twelve occurred between...

March 12 2026

Wyoming Aeronautics Commission to meet March 17

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet via videoconference for its regular business meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of the business meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics on the attached meeting agenda. To join the meeting or to view the meeting materials, visit the Aeronautics webpage and click on the corresponding hyperlink. You can also...