2014 releases

May 12 2014

More than 100 crashes reported during spring storm

The Wyoming Highway Patrol reports that, between midnight Saturday and 11 a.m. Monday, troopers responded to 97 property damage crashes, 17 injury crashes, and two fatal crashes, and also provided 225 motorist assists. Patrol spokesman Capt. Perry Jones said blowing snow could continue to be a problem through Tuesday, creating slippery roads and poor visibility. He urged travelers to buckle up and...

April 30 2014

Updated STIP project list available

An update to WYDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Program” (STIP) for 2014 has been issued and is available for viewing. The STIP contains a listing of highway and bridge projects, and also airport improvement work, that WYDOT tentatively expects to let to contract during the current fiscal year. The STIP is published annually and updates are issued quarterly. In addition to current-year projects,...

April 29 2014

Landslide affects traffic on US 14 southeast of Sheridan

A landslide on Jim Creek Hill about 15 miles southeast of Sheridan has resulted in a temporary detour and reduced speed limit of 30 mph on US Highway 14. WYDOT geologists have been monitoring the slide since early spring, and significant movement last week prompted maintenance crews to grade and pave a detour into the hillside beside the road to move traffic away from the slide below the highway....

April 23 2014

Highways in Kemmerer-Opal area reopen

US 30 and WYO 240 in the Opal-Kemmerer reopened Thursday after being closed the previous day due to a fire caused by an explosion at the Williams Gas Plant. The highways reopened at approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Motorists can check on the current status of highways by going to www.wyoroad.info or dialing 511.

April 22 2014

Transportation Commission awards $24 million in highway contracts

Contracts totaling $24.4 million for 12 highway projects around the state, including two made possible by increased fuel tax revenue, were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its April meeting. Concrete Foundations of Douglas won the largest of the contracts with the low bid of $6.2 million for improvements to US 20-26-87 (E. Richards Street) between the East Douglas Interchange...