WYDOT planning for long road ahead
• Legislative committee to discuss fuel tax hike By Alex Hargrave Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — The Wyoming Department of Transportation is working on its latest long-range transportation plan that will guide its road management…
WYDOT driver services statewide to close for two days for software installation
SHERIDAN (WNE) — Wyoming Department of Transportation Driver Services offices statewide will be temporarily closed for software installation and data conversion starting next week. Driver Services offices will close 30 minutes early Thursday, Oct. 16, and will remain closed…
Crosswalk being moved for Etna students
Since the opening of the current Etna Elementary School, which replaced Metcalf Elementary, there have been concerns about the crosswalk usage for students making their way across an increasingly busier U.S. 89. After several years of working with entities…
Crews will be working on Hoback Junction Bridge
HOBACK JUNCTION, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Reiman Corp. will be working on the Hoback Junction arch bridge next week to repair to the expansion device in order to extend the life of the…
State’s highway fatalities spike
By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Last month was one of the state’s deadliest Julys in recent years; with 20 fatalities on Wyoming roadways, only 2020 surpassed that mark with 21. And…
Willow Creek Fire Update: Sunday August 24
The Willow Creek Fire entered its third day pushing nearly 4,000 acres with zero-percent containment according to officials. The fire was originally reported late Friday morning south of Afton, Wyoming and grew quickly due to dry fuel and windy conditions….
Groundbreaking for Wildlife Crossing south of Kemmerer scheduled for September 11
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Game & Fish Department plan to break ground on a large wildlife crossing project on Highway 189 south of Kemmerer this September. Stephanie Harsha, District 3 Public Relations Specialist with WYDOT, said a…
Strawberry Road and Narrows bridge work continue in August
Paving will start this week on the new Strawberry Road, County Rd. 126, in the Star Valley Narrows. Wyoming Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Darrin Robinson advised the paving should take four to five days. The new road will…
Bridge construction affecting Star Valley drivers
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), in partnership with Reiman Corporation, has launched a district-wide bridge rehabilitation project. Crews are focused on the Narrows Bridge at mile marker 95.15 along US 89. Next week, work will transition to the bridge…
Final paving work on the Big Fill Slide will close Teton Pass for the weekend of June 21
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Ames Construction will be entering the final phases of work this month on the Big Fill Slide on Wyoming State Highway 22, Teton Pass. As crews pave the final stretch of…