WYDOT urges motorists to use caution when driving near snowplows

Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) officials are urging motorists to use extra caution and be on the lookout for snowplows when traveling during winter storms. WYDOT has experienced a higher-than-normal number of snowplow collisions for the 2019-2020 winter season and is asking motorists to be extra vigilant when traveling. So far, 21 vehicles collided with WYDOT snowplows since October 2019. ...

Feb. 13 public meeting scheduled on Cody's Sheridan Avenue project; project begins March 2

Cody citizens and business owners are invited to a Feb. 13 public meeting concerning the upcoming $4.93 million Sheridan Avenue highway improvement project in Cody. The public meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, in the Cody Auditorium. Prime contractor S&S Builders, LLC, of Gillette and Wyoming Department of Transportation will host the Feb. 13 public meeting, being held prior to...

WYDOT closes section of Interstate 80 in southeast Wyoming Friday due to crashes

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) closed a section of eastbound Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne Friday due to multiple crashes and wintry conditions. WYDOT closed the road around 8 a.m. after the crashes occurred near milepost 331, which resulted in several injuries.  There was poor visibility in the area at the time of the crashes due to wind and blowing snow. WYDOT and the...

WYDOT plow hit on Interstate 80

A Wyoming Department of Transportation plow truck was hit on Interstate 80 east of Rock Springs near milepost 148 this morning around 9 a.m. by a tractor trailer truck, flipping the plow truck on its side. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, WYDOT plow driver Jake Webber was traveling eastbound in the right hand lane, plowing the lane and shoulder, traveling at roughly 35 mph. A Blue Line tractor...

This weekend, spread the word: fans don’t let fans drive drunk

For football fans, it’s that time of the year and Sweetwater County law enforcement will be out in force as part of an impaired driving enforcement operation. Beginning Friday, Jan 31, and continuing through game day Sunday, Feb. 2, additional troopers, officers and deputies will be on patrol and will have zero tolerance for those driving drunk or impaired. Sweetwater County law enforcement is reminding...