2016 releases

June 6 2016

State Transportation Improvement Program meetings scheduled in northwest Wyoming

Public meetings on the State Transportation Improvement Program are scheduled in five northwest Wyoming communities. Basin - July 18, 10 a.m., Big Horn County Courthouse, Commission Chambers, 420 West C; Cody - July 18, 2 p.m., Park County Public Library, Grizzly Hall, 1500 Heart Mountain Street; Worland - July 19, 10 a.m., Washakie County Courthouse, Commission Chambers, 1001 Big Horn Avenue; Thermopolis...

May 31 2016

Adopt-A-Highway Spring Clean Fling and new safety video announced

The view from Wyoming’s highways will improve in the coming month as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers get out to clean their two-mile highway sections during the annual Spring Clean Fling. Now in its 27th year, Wyoming’s Adopt A Highway program has nearly 900 participating groups statewide, and the members are encouraged to get out as weather permits in June to make the first of their two required cleanups...

May 31 2016

Right-of-way matter added to agenda for June 2 special meeting of Transportation Commission

The Wyoming Transportation Commission has scheduled a special teleconference meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. on June 2 to consider bids for providing utility materials and a right-of-way matter for the Harney Street Viaduct project in Laramie. For more information on the meeting or to arrange to participate in the teleconference, please contact Commission Secretary Sandy Scott at (307) 777-4007. The...

May 25 2016

Seasonally closed Snowy Range Pass opens to traffic on May 25

The scenic Snowy Range Pass between Centennial and Saratoga opened to traffic on May 25. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is expected to reopened the Snowy Range Pass (WYO 130) on Wednesday morning after clearing snow from the seasonally closed road since early May. “Everything went smoothly this year and the pass is now open for the season,” said Tim McGary, district maintenance engineer in...

May 24 2016

Crews will start paving work on a 13-mile section of I-80 near Elk Mountain on May 31

Drivers on a 13-mile, eastbound section of I-80 near Elk Mountain will encounter reduced speeds and a single-lane closure starting May 31 as crews complete paving work. Simon Contractors and Subsidiaries of Cheyenne will be doing the paving work between the Elk Mountain and Cooper Cove interchanges. Workers will be installing a 1-inch, high performance asphalt wearing course to provide better traction...