2013 releases

July 31 2013

Delays possible on southbound I-25 in Colorado

Motorists southbound on I-25 to Colorado should be prepared for delays in a construction project beginning about 16 miles south of the Wyoming border. The Colorado Department of Transportation says delays of up to 15 minutes are possible on a 13-mile section of the southbound lanes where concrete repairs are being completed to extend the life of the highway. The delays are possible Mondays through...

July 26 2013

Work resumes on road construction suspended for Frontier Days

Work will resume next week on three WYDOT construction projects suspended for Frontier Days. The work includes construction of the diverging diamond interchange at I-25 and College Drive, West Pershing Boulevard between Bent and Snyder avenues and the Parsley Avenue bridge over Interstate 80. Drivers are urged to be alert for flaggers and traffic control in the construction areas and exercise patience...

July 18 2013

Contract awarded for first project to be funded with additional fuel tax revenue

The first project to be funded with the additional fuel tax revenue WYDOT will receive this year is among the six contracts totaling $13.4 million awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its July teleconference meeting. McGarvin-Moberly Construction of Worland won that contract with a bid of $3.8 million for milling off deteriorating pavement and replacing it with a new layer of pavement...

June 25 2013

Transportation commission awards $29 million in highway contracts

Contracts totaling $29.4 million for three highway projects around the state were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its June meeting in Cheyenne. Foothills Contracting of Webster, S.D., won the largest contract with the low bid of $20 million for resurfacing and widening eight miles of US 16 from about a mile east of Newcastle to the South Dakota border. Three miles of the highway...

June 14 2013

Veteran designation option now available on Wyoming driver licenses

Wyoming veterans now have the option of requesting a veteran designation be shown on the front of their Wyoming driver license or identification cards. The red “V” in the upper right-hand corner of the license or card will allow Wyoming veterans to validate their honorable service with a government-issued identification card. To qualify for the designation, applicants must submit a verification form...