Burns interchange work to impact motorists

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Simon Contractors will be detouring motorists by the Burns interchange along Interstate 80 at exit 386 on Monday, weather permitting. Crews will be closing the northbound lane on Wyoming Highway 213 to install storm water pipes and manholes. Southbound traffic will remain open with reduced speeds while northbound traffic will...

Final paving work on the Big Fill Slide will close Teton Pass for the weekend of June 21

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Jackson, Wyo.  The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Ames Construction will be entering the final phases of work this month on the Big Fill Slide on Wyoming State Highway 22, Teton Pass. As crews pave the final stretch of new roadway, WYDOT will need to close the road to traffic for the weekend of June 21. The closure is planned to begin the evening of June 20, at 6 p.m....

Transportation Commission awards emergency contracts for Green River Tunnel work

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded two emergency bids relating to the Interstate 80 Green River Tunnel during a special meeting May 27 via Zoom. A $1.03 million emergency contract was awarded to Holophane for tunnel lighting equipment to replace the lighting damaged in the crash. The second emergency contract was awarded to Rock Springs-based DeBernardi Construction for...

Crews will be paving section of WYO 22 at night, striping in town

JACKSON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Evans Construction will be performing pavement patching work on Wyoming State Highway 22 east of Pratt Lane beginning the evening of Friday, June 6. Milling operations will begin at 11 p.m. and crews will work through the night until 6 a.m. The work will necessitate a lane closure with traffic using the open lane for alternating...

Wyoming Department of Transportation District 4 Awards Scholarships

Sheridan, Wyo – The Wyoming Transportation Department Employees' Association (WTDEA) in northeast Wyoming recently awarded two $500 scholarships to college-bound dependents of WTDEA members. This year's recipients are Grace Colby of Sheridan and Silas Speidel of Sundance. Grace Colby, a 2024 graduate of Sheridan High School, is enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program at Sheridan College. She attributes...