WYDOT and NWS: Avoid burning in state rights of way this spring
CHEYENNE (WNE) — As temperatures begin to warm and the winter snows melt, many ranchers and farmers head outside to begin their annual agricultural burns. Each year, as the spring burning season gets into full swing, at least a few…
WYDOT wants public input on US 30 relocation west of Kemmerer
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be hosting a public meeting to discuss relocating a 2.4-mile segment of US 30 west of Kemmerer between Reference Marker (RM) 49.70 and RM 52.10 in Lincoln County. This realignment is being proposed…
Avalanche on south 89 closes road, jams traffic
JACKSON (WNE) — Traffic was snarled for a few hours Thursday afternoon when an avalanche came down 2 miles south of High School Road on South Highway 89. That area hasn’t experienced a roadway-obstructing slide in over 50 years. The…
Avalanche danger ‘high’ as storm dumps snow, wind on Tetons
JACKSON (WNE) — The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center has raised the avalanche hazard to “high” in upper elevations as a winter storm brings heavy winds and snow to Jackson Hole. “Use cautious route finding as natural avalanches are likely in the…
Avalanche infrastructure maintenance will cause traffic delays in Hoback Canyon
Jackson, Wyo. –The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to inform drivers that WYDOT crews will be performing some maintenance on some avalanche infrastructure in the Hoback Canyon tomorrow, Feb. 18, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The work will…
Preliminary work begins on new Snake River Bridge and WYO 22 and WYO 390 intersection
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Ames Construction, Inc., will begin extracting gravel and clearing trees in preparation for the work that will take place over the next two seasons for the replacement of the Snake River…
Some legislators want Wyoming to ‘phase out’ electric vehicles by 2035
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Wyoming legislators want the Cowboy State to “phase out” the sale of electric vehicles by 2035, the same year the U.S. West Coast plans to ban the sale…
Snake River bridge lanes north of Hoback Junction now open
The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to inform drivers that all the lanes on the Snake River bridge north of the Hoback Junction are open for use as of today. The new lane configuration will include two lanes for…
Pushing through: Snowplow drivers collaborate during shortages
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — With storms building up as winter continues, snowplow drivers across the state are preparing for another busy season. Last year, Wyoming had a decrease in snowplow drivers, leading…
Etna North opens with new five-lane
◆ New signage returns speeds to 65 mph. The new Etna North five-lane is open for traffic as contractors completed the final paving and striping in the first week of November. “Everything is open and no more delays,” said Darin…