WYDOT hosting public hearing on proposed rule changes regarding project bidding, ORVs in the right-of-way

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is hosting a public hearing regarding changes to agency rules and regulations. Proposed changes include the following chapters: ·Chapter 1: Procedures for Public Notice of Call for Bids ·Chapter 6: Bidder Prequalification Procedures for Transportation Projects ·Chapter 8: Award and Execution of Contract ·Chapter 10: Procedures for Submitting...

Wheatland Driver Services Office to Close for MAX Training

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is announcing a scheduled temporary closure of the Driver Services location in Wheatland to train employees on the agency’s new MAX and oneWYO software systems. The closure days and times are as follows: ·         Closed: Monday, Sept. 22  through Friday, Sept. 26 “We were really conscientious of the potential impact these closures could have on the public,”...

Labor Day holiday impaired driving enforcement operation yields 9 DUIs, 180 speeding citations

A Fremont County multi-agency impaired driving enforcement operation on Aug. 29 - Sept. 1 resulted in 549 traffic stops, nine impaired driving arrests, and 180 speeding citations. The Fremont County DUI Task Force prioritizes impaired driving, but officers, deputies and troopers issued 86 citations for other offenses and made eight other arrests, including three for possession of a controlled substance during...

Douglas Driver Services Office to Close for MAX Training

CORRECTION - Douglas Driver Services will be open Friday, Sept. 26. The closure runs from Monday, Sept. 22 at 12:30 p.m. through Thursday, Sept. 25. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is announcing a scheduled temporary closure of the Driver Services location in Douglas to train employees on the agency’s new MAX and oneWYO software systems. The closure days and times are as follows: ·        ...

I-80 Exit 142 westbound off-ramp will close for work

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from Kilgore Companies, LLC, doing business as Lewis & Lewis, Inc. will be closing the westbound off-ramp at Exit 142 on Interstate 80, the Bitter Creek Rest Area Interchange, beginning Thursday, Sept. 11 for roughly a week for paving operations occurring at on the westbound lanes at the Bitter Creek Rest Area. ...