Search and Rescue license plate auction raises nearly $34,000 for Wyoming missions

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STATEWIDE – Generous Wyoming donors raised $33,784 through the recent auction of 12 Search and Rescue specialty license plates, providing direct support to volunteer search and rescue teams across the state. The auction, hosted by the Wyoming Department of Transportation, generated critical funding for the Search and Rescue account administered by the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security. Those funds...

WYDOT to meet with local government agencies in Sheridan County to discuss State Transportation Improvement Program

SHERIDAN, WY –  The Wyoming Department of Transportation is scheduled to present the current State Transportation Program during the March commission and council meetings in Sheridan on March 2.    The STIP outlines WYDOT’s construction projects scheduled over the next six years. A dynamic plan, the STIP is updated annually to ensure it addresses both current and future highway needs and is shared...

WYDOT begins concrete repairs on Rock Springs Belt Loop Monday

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), with DeBernardi Construction will begin phase 1 of the first half of work on the concrete slab repairs on Wyoming State Highway 376, the South Belt Loop in Rock Springs beginning Monday, March 2. To conduct the work, crews will sequentially close sections of the South Belt Loop. Crews have divided the work and corresponding closures into 4 phases of...

DUI Task Force focusing on impaired driving during 1A/2A Regional Basketball in Fremont County

The Fremont County DUI Task Force will patrol for impaired drivers from Thursday, Feb. 26, through Saturday, Feb. 28, in Fremont County. “We want this basketball tournament to be remembered for great basketball, not preventable crashes. If you drink alcohol or use drugs, don’t drive. Expect increased patrols and zero tolerance for impaired driving," said Chief Kelly Waugh of the Lander Police Department....

Transportation Commission awards nine highway contracts in February

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At its February regular business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded nine contracts valued at approximately $40.6 million for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects. The Commission awarded a bid valued at approximately $18.8 million to Cheyenne-based Simon Contractors for combined mill, overlay and bridge replacement projects (two structures)....