2019 releases

April 3 2019

WYDOT work will affect traffic in and around Rock Springs

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be working in several areas around town the next few months. Crews will be working signal upgrades and sidewalk ADA upgrades in three intersections in town. Local traffic will see intermittent temporary lane closures at the intersection of Center Street, Elk Street and Dewar Drive, as well as at Grant Street and Center Street and the South Belt Loop and...

April 1 2019

WYDOT gears up for start of 2019 construction season

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will continue with several ongoing projects as well as start new projects in 2019 that will improve road conditions and traffic flow for motorists. Construction crews are expected to start work within the next few weeks, with the majority of the work taking place during the warmer spring, summer and fall months. The Wyoming Transportation Commission is...

March 29 2019

April 1 start planned for WYO 290 project west of Meeteetse

A $2.3 million pavement improvement project west of Meeteetse is slated to begin Monday, April 1, on WYO 290. "Work is scheduled to begin with milling of existing pavement on April 1, weather permitting," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost of Cody. "Slope flattening and guardrail work will start immediately after milling. Paving is tentatively scheduled for mid-May."...

March 29 2019

WYDOT crews worked continuously throughout two-day historic storm in March

Wyoming Department of Transportation crews worked extended hours and shifted additional personnel to needed locations throughout the state to help battle the historic March 13-14, 2019 storm. WYDOT moved equipment and personnel from District 5, to the southern, central and southeastern areas to help. The winter storm, sometimes referred to as Ulmer, became a “bomb cyclone” on March 13, which brought...

March 27 2019

Spring burning? Plan ahead, avoid burning in state rights-of-way

As temperatures have started to rise and low-elevation winter snows have melted considerably over the past week, many ranchers, farmers and other people are beginning their annual agricultural and related weed burning. Each year, as the spring burning season increases, at least a few of these burns get out of control. This year, the National Weather Service (NWS) is encouraging people to stay safe...