Wyoming Department of Transportation
LYMAN (WNE) — Wyoming will soon receive National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula funds to use to facilitate electric vehicle infrastructure development, especially charging stations, around the state.
The funding is part of the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),...
Trucks and campers line the side of a road in Laramie following a closure of Interstate 80. A network of Wyoming Department of Transportation employees, including Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers, is responsible for providing the information the agency uses to decide whether roads should be closed or opened in bad weather. (Photo by Carol Ryczek, Laramie Boomerang)
LARAMIE — Bright red lines across the Wyoming Department of Transportation mobile map quickly tell the story: Interstate 80 is closed.
Again.
The decision to close, and reopen, the interstate that crosses all of southern Wyoming is based on observations of DOT personnel on the interstate, said Doug...
CASPER — A bill to put more taxpayer money toward Wyoming’s underfunded highways won’t be going before lawmakers this session after all.
Bills had to be introduced within the first five days of this year’s legislative session to be heard. But last week came and went without a vote to introduce...
Flashing lights can be seen on a WYDOT snow plow and tow plow
Top-10 list of things snow plow operators want drivers to know
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Department of Transportation plow drivers are on the roads when the conditions are at their worst, and they're also out between storm treating trouble spots. Unfortunately, operators have been...
Feds: We’ll find ‘right fit’ for Wyoming coal community grant proposals
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com
Wyoming communities bracing for coal production downturns and coal-fired power plant closures will receive support from assorted federal “revitalization” grant programs, despite being shut...
Remedy identified for deadly drive through deer range
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com
In the earliest hours of Thanksgiving 2018, Chris Colligan was on the homestretch of a long road trip, headed toward Jackson Hole to join his wife and then 1-year-old daughter for the holiday.
“Pushing it,...
Wind gusts up to 118 mph causes multiple closures
By Joshua Wolfson
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — High winds and icy conditions kept several Wyoming highways closed Sunday, including large portions of Interstate 25 and Interstate 80. The closures followed a cold front...
Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
Weston County School District No. 1 administration and staff met with representatives of the Wyoming Department of Transportation to discuss safety concerns regarding the Newcastle Elementary School parking lot.
During the meeting, WYDOT resident engineer John Leahy...
Wyoming residents will soon be able to collect roadkill
By Mark Davis
Powell Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
POWELL — Wyoming is one step closer to adding roadkill to the dinner menu.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission voted unanimously last month to adopt regulations that will allow...
15-cent fuel tax increase to be considered by Legislature
By Stephen Dow
The Sheridan Press
Via Wyoming News Exchange
SHERIDAN —With a 9-2 vote Tuesday, the Wyoming Legislature’s Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee opted to forward a bill that would raise the state’s fuel...
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