WYDOT’s 2023 STIP now available for comment
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation is seeking public comment and review of its 2023 transportation improvement planning document. WYDOT’s draft 2023 State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) is available at www.dot.state.wy.us/home on the department’s website. People can navigate…
Governor’s fuel prices group focuses on refinery capacity
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The best way to bring down high gas costs in Wyoming would be to secure a long-term fuel supply within the state, one industry insider told stakeholders Friday….
Flooding forces closure, evacuation of Yellowstone
By Mark Davis and Kevin Killough Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Unprecedented rain, combined with fast melting late season snow, has flooded nearby communities and forced the closure and evacuation of Yellowstone National Park and nearby attractions….
Vandalism continues at Thayne Rest Area
The Thayne public rest area, located a few miles south of town on Highway 89, was closed down over the Memorial Day Weekend due to ongoing vandalism at the facility. WYDOT closed the rest area Sunday. It was reopened Tuesday…
Wind closes section of I-80 to some vehicles
LARAMIE (WNE) — High winds, slick pavement and blowing snow prompted the Wyoming Department of Transportation to close more than 100 miles of Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Rawlins to some vehicles. At press time Tuesday evening, the interstate remained…
Settlement reached in case of WYDOT worker killed by street sweeper
JACKSON (WNE) — A settlement has been reached in the case of a WYDOT employee killed by a street sweeper. Shirley Samuelson died in August 2020 when a street sweeper she had just parked on Highway 22 in Teton County…
Proposed reroute of I-80 could help economy
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — Interstate 80 is coming under scrutiny again as the Wyoming Department of Transportation has made an informal proposal to the federal government to consider a reroute of the…
Snake River Bridge Project in final phase of public meetings
The final public meeting for the upcoming Snake River Bridge Project was held Thursday night. Bob Hammond, WYDOT resident engineer, conducted the meeting. The intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 390 outside of Wilson will be overhauled to improve safety…
WYDOT worker pay at issue
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Officials at the Wyoming Department of Transportation, which employs close to 2,000 people, say its retention rate is suffering because of lack of adequate pay for employees. WYDOT workers…
End in sight for state’s most expensive road project
By Timothy J. Woods Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — After years of construction, which followed nearly two decades of environmental planning and design, the end of the U.S. Highway 89 construction project south of Jackson is…