2014 releases

July 1 2014

80 mph speed limit in effect on 488 miles of interstates

Motorists can now legally drive up to 80 mph on some sections of rural interstate highway in Wyoming, resulting from action taken by the state Legislature during its 2014 session. WYDOT crews have completed changing speed limit signs along three sections of Interstate 25, totaling 268 miles in length, as well as on three sections of I-80 (116 miles) and two sections of I-90 (104 miles). In approving...

June 27 2014

WYDOT seeks public input on Statewide Freight Plan

WYDOT is developing a Statewide Freight Plan to provide direction for future freight transportation policy in Wyoming. The plan will enable WYDOT to implement a broad approach to statewide planning that will integrate freight elements into the larger Statewide Long Range Transportation Plan, expand economic development opportunities for grants and public-private partnerships, and improve network safety...

June 24 2014

Transportation commission awards $15.5 million in highway contracts

Contracts totaling $15.5 million for six highway projects around the state were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its June meeting in Cheyenne. Riverside Contracting of Missoula, Mont., won the largest of the contracts with the low bid of $9.6 million for widening and resurfacing four miles of US 14-16-20 between the Shoshone National Forest boundary and the Wapiti Bridge west...

June 17 2014

Blasting to require traffic delays on US 287 south of Laramie

Blasting is scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, on WYDOT's project to widen US 287 to four lanes north of the Colorado border. Travelers in both directions are advised to expect delays of up to 30 minutes at that time. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the construction area during the blasting delays.

June 13 2014

Snow control costs exceed budget by $6.7 million

WYDOT’s snow control costs during the current fiscal year were $29.3 million through the end of June, well above the $22.6 million budgeted. The $29.3 million figure includes the cost of reopening WYO 70 over Battle Pass, which opened on June 3. WYDOT operates on the federal fiscal year of Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, so the current budget also must cover any snow control needed next September. The cost...