Transportation Commission awards $29.5 million in contracts

Contracts totaling $29.5 million for eight projects around the state, including two to be funded through increased fuel tax revenue, were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its February meeting in Cheyenne. Nearly 7 miles of I-25, from the Bull Creek bridge south of Buffalo to the I-90 Interchange north of Buffalo, will be improved under a contract won by Riverside Contracting...

Two 10-cent fuel tax projects included in $32 million in highway contracts awarded

Contracts totaling nearly $32.5 million for five highway projects around the state, including two to be funded through the state’s fuel tax increase, were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its January meeting in Cheyenne. The largest of the contracts went to Casper’s Hedquist Construction, which submitted the low bid of $16 million for improvements to 3.33 miles of Interstate...

Multiple crashes occur in whiteout on I-90

Strong winds and falling snow created whiteout conditions Thursday on Interstate 90 about 11 miles south of Sheridan, where crashes occurred involving approximately 23 vehicles, including five tractor-trailer rigs. No fatalities were reported, but one serious injury and several minor injuries resulted. The crashes closed I-90 beginning at approximately 11:48 a.m. The highway remained closed northbound...