Avalanche maintenance will cause traffic delays in Hoback Canyon, Teton Pass
Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to inform drivers that WYDOT crews will be performing some maintenance on some avalanche infrastructure on US highway 189/191, Hoback Canyon and also on state highway 22, Teton Pass, tomorrow morning….
CANCELED: Building moving from Thayne to Afton to impact local traffic on Friday October 27
*** The building scheduled to be moved on Friday October 27 has been canceled as of 5:47 p.m. Thursday, October 26. ***Original Story *** According to information from the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) a large house…
WYDOT announces Swinging Bridge closure
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Reiman Corp., will be closing access to Teton County Road 22-10, Swinging Bridge Road, beginning Monday, Oct. 23, to replace the bridge over the Snake River. The closure will…
Dry Piney wildlife crossing project near La Barge complete
LA BARGE — The Dry Piney wildlife crossing project, led by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Wyoming Department of Transportation, is now complete and big game animals are actively using the underpasses. The project includes nine underpasses…
Legislators revise bill increasing diesel fuel tax, debate tax of EVs
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming legislators laid back a bill draft that would increase diesel fuel tax due to concerns over interstate commerce conflict and whether the increase was substantial enough to…
Governor Gordon Appoints Darin Westby Director of WYDOT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Darin Westby Director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT). Westby has served as interim director of the agency since March. He was one of three finalist candidates for the position that the…
WYDOT struggling with staffing shortages, inflation
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Inflation and staffing shortages have hit the Wyoming Department of Transportation hard, and nowhere else is feeling the crunch harder than in northeast Wyoming. WYDOT has 1,734 employees…
WYDOT release: Drilling work may cause traffic impacts on Teton Pass
Jackson, Wyo. Jorgensen Associates, Inc., will be performing some geotechnical drilling work alongside Wyoming State Highway 22, Teton Pass, beginning the week of July 10th. The work will take place between mileposts 13.5 to 17.2 (Coal Creek trailhead to the…
SWOT projects continue
• Legislation approved, now connecting areas. The work surrounding Southwest Wyoming Offroad Trails (SWOT) continues. With Legislation approval, Mark Tessero reports, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be working towards promulgating rules from two bills with law enforcement and…
WYDOT hosting WYO 22 Corridor Project Open House June 14 & 15
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be hosting two public meetings to discuss the environmental analysis and design of improvements to the WY 22 corridor. The WY 22 Corridor Project extends from the Y intersection with Broadway Avenue through…