Kemmerer Wildlife Crossings starting in 2025, two season project
• Bob Budd, Wildlife Trust says this will ‘drastically’ reduce loss of wildlife The Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing project on U.S. Highway 189 in southwest Wyoming is on schedule to begin construction next year. The project is funded through a…
Lawmakers move to support Wyoming highways with extra funds
By Ivy Secrest Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee sponsored two draft bills and a potential efficiency study Friday, with hopes of diverting additional money and…
New Conservation License Plate Featuring Pronghorn To Launch
As you cruise along Wyoming’s scenic roads, you’ll most likely encounter a pronghorn grazing off in the distance. Their presence on the landscape, and now on the new conservation license plate, serves as a reminder of our state’s rich wildlife…
WYDOT begins nighttime work on Teton Pass at Big Fill Slide
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Ames Construction have resumed work on Teton Pass (Highway 22) at milepost 12.8, the location of the Big Fill Slide. According to WYDOT, work will take place for the next four weeks at night…
Swinging Bridge road closure is Wednesday November 6
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), along with contract crews from Reiman Corp., have rescheduled the closing US 26/89/189/191 near the Swinging Bridge Road south of Jackson, for Wednesday, Nov. 6, for the removal of the last truss section of the…
WYDOT will be conducting work on US 89/191 Broadway starting Wednesday night
Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Evans Construction will be milling and paving sections of US 89/191 through the Town of Jackson beginning on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 4. Crews will be conducting milling operations at night,…
Fish Creek Fire continues to affect Highway 26/287
The lightning-caused Fish Creek Fire is now estimated at 34-percent containment according to officials having burned 11,462 acres. The number of personnel has grown to 510 which includes ten hand crews, 22 engines, two dozers, nine pieces of heavy equipment…
New permanent road coming to Teton Pass
“This is a temporary repair,” Wyoming Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Bob Hammond said of the Teton Pass reconstruction process this summer in an interview with SVI Media. “We started right after the land slide and got it done in…
SVI Radio Interview: Bob Hammond – Teton Pass Update
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Chip Seal work on Highway 89 between Alpine and Etna begins Monday
The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from H-K Contractors, Inc. will be conducting chip seal work in the Star Valley area on US 89 beginning Monday, July 8. Crews will be working from mile marker 108 to…