Fort Steele Rest Area to temporarily close

RAWLINS, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be temporarily closing the Fort Steele Rest Area at mile marker 228 on Interstate 80 on Tuesday, May 20th. The closure will begin Tuesday morning while crews upgrade and deep clean the facilities. The closure is anticipated to last through Thursday with facilities reopening Friday morning. Facilities, including restrooms and tourist information...

Upcoming Thermopolis public meeting focuses on Broadway Street bridge

THERMOPOLIS, Wyo – The 2025 Broadway Street bridge restoration project is the subject of a Wednesday, May 28, public meeting in Thermopolis.   Thermopolis and East Thermopolis citizens and business owners are invited to the 6 p.m. public meeting at the Hot Springs County Annex, 327 Arapahoe St., in Thermopolis.   During bridge improvements, scheduled to begin June 6 , the Broadway Street bridge (crossing...

Mollett new maintenance leader in Lovell

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A former trooper with the Wyoming Highway Patrol is the new maintenance foreman of the Wyoming Department of Transportation in Lovell. A 27-year Lovell resident, Blain Mollett started his second WYDOT career on April 1. "I had been in law enforcement for 28 years, and I was ready to retire and move on," Mollett said. "The Lovell maintenance foreman position came open at the end of 2024, and I decided...

Brower to lead maintenance efforts in Lander area

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Heavy equipment operator Clint Brower has been promoted to lead the maintenance crew at the Wyoming Department of Transportation in Lander. Brower has served as heavy equipment operator on the Lander maintenance crew since 2023. He was hired in Meeteetse as a maintenance worker in 2018, and he transferred to Lander in 2022. Brower replaces longtime Lander maintenance foreman Matt Sanders, who retired...

Erosion repair project suspended west of Cody

Work on a $3.57 million erosion repair and guardrail replacement project has been suspended until after Labor Day along the edge of Buffalo Bill Reservoir west of Cody. The contract with prime contractor Wilson Brothers Construction, Inc., of Cowley requires work on the project to be suspended between Memorial Day weekend and through Labor Day weekend. "This shutdown is required for high water levels...