News Releases

July 31 2026

Bridge rehab project to begin on I-25 in Cheyenne

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Reiman Corp. are scheduled to begin bridge rehabilitation work on Interstate 25 on Wednesday, August 5. The construction work will take place at mile marker 8.44 on I-25 in both the northbound and southbound lanes. The project will involve bridge deck repairs, the installation of new compressed joints, and a new polyester concrete...

July 31 2026

WYDOT’s 2027 STIP now available for comment

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is seeking public comment and review of its 2027 transportation improvement planning document. WYDOT’s draft 2027 State Transportation Improvement Plan is available on the department’s website, https://www.dot.state.wy.us/home.html. People can navigate to the STIP web page by selecting Planning/Projects/Research from the menu, followed by the...

July 30 2026

WYDOT requests environmental impact statement for WYO 22 corridor project

JACKSON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is working with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on the steps needed to formally initiate an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the WYO 22 Corridor Project. In 2025, WYDOT completed activities associated with a pre-National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning process and has been working to advance the project into...

July 29 2026

Chip seal work to start Monday on WYO 28

FARSON, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Hardrives Construction, Inc., will begin chip sealing Wyoming State Highway 28, east of Farson, beginning this Monday, Aug. 3. Operations will be underway for several weeks. The work is part of a district-wide road chip sealing project involving chip sealing operations in Sublette and Sweetwater counties. Crews will be chip...

July 29 2026

July 4 weekend DUI impaired driving enforcement yields 1 DUI arrest; two people die in weekend crash

A multi-agency impaired driving enforcement operation in Fremont County, conducted July 3-5 during the July 4 holiday weekend, resulted in 188 traffic stops, one impaired driving arrest and 57 speeding citations. Although the Fremont County DUI Task Force prioritizes impaired driving, officers, deputies and troopers issued 21 citations for other offenses and made two other arrests. During the three-day...