2019 releases

February 22 2019

Demolition/blasting of old Sage Creek bridge set for Feb. 27 near Lovell

Demolition of the old Sage Creek bridge is scheduled for 10 a.m., Feb. 27, adjacent to US 310 between Lovell and Cowley, and traffic delays are expected. "The bridge piers are set to be blasted, leaving the old bridge deck to fall to the ground. About 9:55 a.m. Feb. 27, northbound and southbound traffic will be stopped 1,500 feet from the bridge, and an area will be cleared prior to blasting," according...

February 19 2019

Snowplow hit near Inyan Kara on I-90 during morning run

SUNDANCE – A WYDOT snowplow was struck by a passenger car in the westbound lane of Interstate 90, milepost 170, during a mid-morning run on Feb. 19. At about 9:45 a.m., a WYDOT snowplow operator was plowing light, powdery snow in the passing lane of the interstate when a tandem belly dump truck proceeded to pass the plow on the right side. Following the belly dump was a small passenger car which chose...

February 19 2019

WYDOT will host public meeting on WYO 22 bridge replacement

JACKSON, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be hosting a public meeting on the Snake River Bridge Replacement Project from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the SpringHill Suites Conference Room at 150 W. Simpson Ave. in Jackson. There will be a short presentation, followed by an open house format for questions. For those wishing to see the presentation, it will begin at 5:15 p.m. All...

February 19 2019

Laramie UPRR Overpass named ‘Project of the Year’

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Laramie UPRR Overpass, also known as the new Snowy Range Road Bridge, won the title of Project of the Year at the Wyoming Engineering Society convention in Cheyenne on Feb. 7. WYDOT won the award along with the city of Laramie and Laramie-based Trihydro, which was the project’s design engineering consultant. The new structure, which carries WYO 130 and 230 over the Union Pacific...

February 15 2019

Wyoming Transportation Commission to hold special meeting Feb. 19

The Wyoming Transportation Commission will hold a special meeting via telephone at 3 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. The purpose of the special meeting is to reconsider and act upon a matter discussed at an emergency meeting held by the commission on Feb. 14, 2019. The Feb. 14 meeting was held in accordance with Wyoming Statute 16-4-404(d). For more information, please contact the commission secretary...