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Wyo. DOT closes temporary bridge due to scouring from heavy river flows
The temporary bridge was constructed to carry traffic until the new bridge was completed — the new structure has been designed to current standards. More here.
June 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Wyo. snowplows damaged by careless drivers
Four snowplows in Wyoming have been the victims of wrecks in 2017, causing the state’s department of transportation to urge motorists to be more careful when driving in snow. The agency says motorists should keep a safer distance from the plows, which travel 25 to 45 mph. “A 12-foot plow can create a pretty good […]
January 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
WYDOT tests vehicle-to-vehicle communication tech for I-80
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is preparing to install vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology on some of its snow plows, patrol cars and other vehicles under a trial program to provide real-time traffic information to drivers on Interstate 80. WYDOT says that it, along with the University of Wyoming and other project partners, including Sirius XM, tested […]
December 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
S&S Builders wins N. Federal Boulevard contract in Wyo.
The $14 million reconstruction of North Federal Boulevard in Riverton, Wyoming, is scheduled to begin next March. S&S Builders of Gillette, Wyoming, was awarded the $13.9 million contract in September by the Wyoming Transportation Commission. “We visited with the contractor this week, and the contractor is tentatively planning to begin mobilizing equipment to the Riverton […]
September 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
Wyoming maps out sites for alternative vehicle fueling
The state of Wyoming has made finding fuel stations for electric and other alternative vehicles a little easier. The Wyoming Department of Transportation has added a new feature to its 511 map that shows the state’s 30 or so alternative fuel sites. “The new layer option on our 511 travel information map will help alternative […]
September 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT awards $12 million in highway contracts
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is moving ahead with its aggressive repairs to the state’s transportation system, announcing that the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $12 million in highway contracts during the month of February 2017. The following list provides information about each project: $3.3 million was awarded to McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co. to remove ruts on 9 miles of […]
February 24, 2017
Roadbuilding
Flagger killed by semi truck in Wyoming DOT work zone
A flagger was struck and killed last week when a semi truck drifted into a Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) work zone along Interstate 80. According to a WYDOT press release, on June 18, 44-year-old Shelly Yoho was flagging head-to-head traffic in the highway’s westbound lanes, about 15 miles from Rawlins where speeds had been reduced to […]
June 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
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January 12, 2012
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