District-wide crack seal project begins

LARAMIE — Crews with Z and Z Seal Coating, Inc. and the Wyoming Department of Transportation are starting a district-wide crack sealing project Nov. 2, weather permitting. Crews will start with mile markers 26.9-41 of Wyoming Highway 70, near the road closure gates. Other project locations include: Carbon County: WYO 230 between Riverside and the Colorado state line (mm 110.1-116.9) WYO 130/230 south...

Southeast Welcome Center on I-25 closed for weekend

CHEYENNE — The Southeast Welcome Center near mile marker 4 on Interstate 25 is temporarily closed starting today due to concerns with COVID-19 exposure. The closure will remain in place while the facility is cleaned and will reopen once the cleaning process is complete. Facilities, including restrooms and tourism information areas, will be closed to the public. Parking will remain available. For information...

WYDOT will move vehicle brake check area on Teton Pass

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be moving the vehicle brake check area from its current location to the weigh station on the west side of the pass. On Nov. 15, in conjunction with the seasonal trailer restriction on WYO 22 Teton Pass, WYDOT will move the current vehicle brake check area, located at milepost 11 on the top of Teton Pass, and relocate it to the weigh station pullout...

Construction and travel report for Saturday’s UW football game

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Fans traveling to Laramie for the University of Wyoming’s first home football game of the season against the University of Hawai’i will encounter the following construction projects or other potential delays along their routes: Between Cheyenne and Laramie: Crews are wrapping up work on the Happy Jack Road interchange and Telephone Canyon portions of Interstate 80, between mile markers...

Waltman Rest Area reopens between Shoshoni and Casper

Waltman Rest Area between Shoshoni and Casper has reopened after electrical work was completed inside the rest area facility. Parking lot improvements at the rest area are part of the current project constructing seven sets of passing lanes between Shoshoni and Casper on US 20/26. The parking lot improvements will be completed next spring. Work at the Waltman Rest Area includes removal of existing...