News Releases

WYDOT crews will be striping in Teton County at night

JACKSON, Wyo.  The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Straight Stripe Painting, Inc. will be grinding and striping markings in Teton County beginning the evening of Sunday, July 26th. Crews will be grinding off old markings and striping new markings on most of Wyoming State Highway 22, Wyoming State Highway 390 and US 89 Broadway from High School Road to the Grand Teton National...

Transportation Commission awards three highway contracts in July

STATEWIDE, Wyo. – At its July regular business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded three contracts valued at approximately $7.6 million for Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects. The Commission awarded a bid valued at approximately $4.3 million to Cheyenne-based Reiman Corp. for a bridge replacement on County Road No. 660 beginning at mile marker 9.7 over the...

Emergency road repair forces I-80 closure

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The Wyoming Department of Transportation closed Interstate 80 late yesterday to perform some emergency roadway patching. WYDOT crews were notified late Tuesday afternoon of some extensive pavement damage on a patched bridge section on Interstate 80 near Patrick Draw at mile marker 146. The damaged pavement was within a construction project east of Rock Springs, in head-to-head traffic. To ensure public...

WYDOT District 4 expands seasonal paving operations into Johnson and Sheridan Counties

SHERIDAN, Wyo.  Maintenance crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) District 4 will begin seasonal paving operations in Johnson County on Monday, July 20, weather permitting. These essential repairs target roadway damage caused by winter frost, snow removal, and heavy traffic wear to ensure the continued safety and efficiency of the region's highways.   Paving operations are a critical...

WYDOT to begin work on realignment of East Ridge Road in Sheridan County

SHERIDAN, WY – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and its contractor, Simon Contractors, have begun work on the realignment and paving of East Ridge Road just south of the city landfill.    WYDOT awarded Sheridan County a $2.3 million Commission Road Improvement Program (CRIP) grant to assist with funding of this project. CRIP is a discretionary funding grant established by the Wyoming Transportation...