Wyoming Department of Transportation
CHEYENNE — A bill sponsored by Wyoming legislators could give local prosecutors criminal jurisdiction over juvenile crimes committed on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, as well as other cases engaged by non-military personnel.
Wyoming legislators on the Joint Transportation, Highways and Military...
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 generate a sufficient amount of revenue for the state.
During the first day of a two-day meeting in Casper...
SHERIDAN — Construction is underway to combat a growing landslide near Steamboat Point, according to Laura Dalles, public relations specialist at the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s District 4.
High amounts of rainfall and moisture add opportunity for slope failure — or landslides — on...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Commercial flights out of Cheyenne Regional Airport are expected to resume on Sept. 10 as the 160-day renovation project for Runway 09-27 comes to an end.
The third and final phase of the $62 million project to reconstruct the 3,600-foot runway began on April 1, which once again...

A screenshot of the interactive map of the Wyoming Department of Transportations STIP. The map can be found at https://webapp.dot.state.wy.us/ao/f?p=951:1:116133076854266.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation plans to complete over $48 million in projects in Weston County between 2024 and 2029, despite cost escalation and employee shortages both in the area and across the state, according to District 4 engineer Scott Taylor’s presentation to the Board of Weston...
POWELL (WNE) — After hearing from area residents that a couple of Beartooth Highway All American Road signs had been improperly printed, Wyoming Department of Transportation workers were quick to get replacement sign overlays printed.
WYDOT public relations specialist Cody Beers said as a worker...
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 around the state, and there are 313 vacancies. In District 4, which is northeast Wyoming, WYDOT...
POWELL (WNE) — Park County Commissioner Lee Livingston first thought it was a hoax when he heard about a Beartooth Highway sign that refers to the scenic route as the “Beartooth American All Road.”
But Livingston saw it for himself on Monday, and by the end of the day, he was reaching out to...
(WNE) — During the annual presentation from WYDOT on proposed upcoming state transportation improvement projects, District Engineer Scott Taylor told county commissioners last week that rising costs have had a serious impact on what the department is able to achieve.
The department was forced...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Transportation is the recipient of a 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity discretionary grant to help fund the redesign of the Interstate 80/Interstate 25 interchange in Cheyenne.
“This is the third time we’ve applied...
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