2019 releases

November 27 2019

WYDOT to close U.S. 14A for season on Wednesday, November 27

Due to strong winds and poor visibility and a projected five to eight inches of snowfall and blizzard like conditions in the forecast, the Wyoming Department of Transportation will be implementing its season closure of US 14A in the Big Horns at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27. WYDOT seasonally closes this 22-mile stretch of scenic mountain road in the Big Horn Mountains of north-central Wyoming at...

November 27 2019

Winter closure of US 14A happening at 2 p.m. today

Due to high winds and blizzard-like conditions in the Bighorn Mountains, the annual fall closure US 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell will occur at 2 p.m. today, Nov. 27. "We received word this morning from our Burgess Junction crew that the high winds and winter weather are causing the closure. For safety reasons, this will be the annual closure," said Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance...

November 26 2019

Cheyenne, Laramie and Rawlins offices closed today due to weather

The Cheyenne, Laramie and Rawlins offices of the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) are closed today due to the weather. Gov. Mark Gordon closed state offices in Cheyenne last night due to the weather. WYDOT’s Laramie and Rawlins offices closed during the morning hours on Tuesday. A winter storm moved through the state Monday, causing slick road conditions, poor visibility and crashes that...

November 25 2019

WYDOT works with USFS to get bridge work done

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is currently working with the United States Forest Service (USFS) to schedule some bridge repair work in the Hoback Canyon. The bridge is experiencing what engineer’s call “scouring” or a change or removal of channel material around bridge abutments or piers. It’s usually caused by swiftly moving water and can scoop out holes around the base of the...

November 22 2019

WYDOT officials grateful for work federal lawmakers did to protect highway funding

Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) officials are pleased with the work U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and other federal lawmakers did to protect highway funding. Congress repealed the $7.6 billion rescission of federal-aid highway contract authority this week that would have impacted states like Wyoming. Under the rescission, WYDOT would have had an $87.7 million negative impact on the department’s...