WYO 70 over Battle Pass to close for winter season

LARAMIE, Wyo. —Highway 70 over Battle Pass in the Sierra Madres has officially closed for the season. Current road conditions and forecasts required Wyoming Department of Transportation crews in Baggs and Saratoga to close the section of WYO 70. WYO 70 through Battle Pass (mile markers 27-50) closed this morning due to strong winds as well as drifting and blowing snow. WYDOT crews in Saratoga and Baggs...

Wyoming Aeronautics Commission to meet Dec. 9-10

CHEYENNE, Wyo – The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet Dec. 9-10, 2025, at the Wyoming Department of Transportation Headquarters, 5300 Bishop Blvd., in Cheyenne. The business meeting and workshop will take place in the I-80 Room of the WYDOT-U Training Building. Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. for an education session. The session will include presentations...

WYDOT urges drivers to stop racing road closure gates this winter season

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation urges drivers to stop racing highway road closure gates this winter season. WYDOT has experienced an increase in road closure gate crashes and near misses in recent winters as drivers try to race the gate as employees are lowering it. At least 23 recorded crashes have taken place since 2020, not to mention near misses.  “What drivers don’t understand...

Community groups will be clearing vegetation on WYO 390

JACKSON, Wyo.  Local community companies have collaborated with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Teton County to give drivers more sight distance to reduce wildlife collisions on Wyoming State Highway 390, the Village Road. Several local companies--Aardvark Excavation, Feuz Excavation, VH Builders and Western States Cat Rental--have generously offered to donate time, equipment and materials...

Dubois-area erosion control project to protect U.S. 26/287

A $398,000 erosion control project is nearly complete south of Dubois.  The scope of work included placement of large rock and fence replacement along the Big Wind River, including seeding/erosion control, grading, traffic control and clearing/grubbing adjacent to U.S. Highway 26/287 south of Dubois. Prime contractor is Avail Valley Construction, LLC, of Afton. "Seeding and erosion control work will...