Wyoming Department of Transportation
POWELL — A new petition signed by the majority of Cooke City/Silver Gate residents and business owners in support of plowing U.S. Highway 212 east of the gateway communities shows a significant shift in sentiment, according to a committee of residents hoping to open up the nearly 9-mile section of...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Transportation has produced a new safety video about the proper use of crosswalks.
The three-and-a-half-minute video, titled “Crosswalk Safety,” can be found on WYDOT’s YouTube channel at youtube. com/@WYDOTVIDEOS.
A link to the video was provided to all...
POWELL — Wildlife migrations are here, placing both animals and drivers more often in precarious positions on the road.
A new report by The Nature Conservancy of Wyoming seeks to shed light on the subject, pointing out the state’s abysmal statistics. The annual number of wildlife–vehicle...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation wants to remind motorists about its Snowplow Priority Plan ahead of the upcoming winter season.
The Snowplow Priority Plan prioritizes plowing efforts on busiest highways, like interstates, before rural routes. The plan helps to strategize...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is still searching for a resident engineer to live in Newcastle and work out of the local office, according to District 4 engineer Scott Taylor. The opening is the result of the resignation of John Leahy this past summer.
“We have been advertising since...
JACKSON — The Wyoming Department of Transportation has been clearing markers in the state’s right of way along Highway 22, including political signs and memorials, upsetting some Teton County residents.
“I am appalled that WYDOT would just remove the crosses and not give anyone any notice,” said...
WORLAND (WNE) — Work will begin soon to move a nearly 100-year-old bridge from County Road 86 to the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center as part of a joint project between the museum, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Washakie County and Newell Sargent Foundation.
According to a summary...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced an “innovative” pilot program to semi-automate variable speed limit signs this winter.
Typically, VSL changes are prompted by WYDOT and Wyoming Highway Patrol personnel driving on that section of highway, based on...
CHEYENNE — The state has a limited array of quick actions it could take to significantly – and for the longer term – reduce what people pay at the gas pump, a new report suggested.
In the works since June, when Mark Gordon established the Governor’s Gas and Diesel Working Group, the panel late...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is in preservation mode, according to District 4 engineer Scott Taylor, and there is approximately $48 million in projects aimed at preserving roadways scheduled for Weston County between 2022 and 2028.
During the department’s annual State Transportation...
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