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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
Wondering what to do with your eclipse glasses? Donate them to Wyoming DOT
The Wyoming Department of Transportation didn’t like the thought of more than 100 million eclipse glasses possibly ending up in landfills, so it has joined with Astronomers Without Borders to collect and redistribute those glasses to other parts of the world where eclipses will occur. The astronomers organization is currently focusing on getting eclipse glasses […]
September 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT travel website adds new maps, marks 1.2 billion views in 2016
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has added new road and weather condition maps to its travel website – a site that recorded 1.2 billion views in 2016. WYDOT says the number of views, which set a department record, includes all sections of the site, including maps. For January through March this year, the site recorded […]
May 15, 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
Wyoming DOT begins survey of public opinion on department performance
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has initiated a customer satisfaction survey to determine how the public feels about the department’s performance. The agency last conducted the survey in 2014. This time around, WYDOT is looking to get responses from 900 state residents. Beginning November 17, the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at the University […]
November 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Wyoming Transportation Commission approves $12.4 million in contracts
The Wyoming Transportation Commission has awarded 11 projects valued at $12.4 million, with two of the projects being funded through increased fuel tax revenue. The projects include:  Rehabilitation work on three bridges in Natrona County including U.S. 20 bridges over Casper Creek in Mills and the F Street Bridge over the Platte River in […]
March 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT’s new travel app helps drivers plan a trip with spoken road conditions, mile marker location and more
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has released Wyoming 511, an app that provides pre-trip and en route travel information as well as a motorist’s location for emergency responders. The latter feature is dubbed the “Where Am I?” function. It uses GPS to find a users’ location by route and mile marker in addition to […]
February 4, 2016
Roadbuilding
Wyoming Transportation Commission approves $23.6 million in highway projects
The Wyoming Transportation Commission has approved $23.6 million in contractors for eight highway projects, with three of the projects being funded by revenue from the state’s 10-cent fuel tax increase. These projects include: $7.8 million for pavement milling, replacement and reconstruction on 13 miles of southbound lanes on I-25 from Kaycee to Antelope Creek. Riverside […]
December 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Wyoming DOT considers raising speed limits on 2,000+ miles of state highways to 70 mph
A new study from the Wyoming Department of Transportation has found that 2,358 miles of non-interstate highways in the state could possibly use a speed limit hike. A report commissioned by WYDOT from Vista West Engineering revealed that of the 6,400 miles of non-Interstate highways in Wyoming, well over a third of those highways might be eligible […]
November 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Wyoming Transportation Commission approves $21.7 million for nine projects
The Wyoming Transportation Commission approved nine projects with a value of $21.7 million at its most recent meeting. Two of the contracts were for providing stockpiles of sand and salt, with Kilroy LLC of Afton providing the materials for the southwestern part of the state by March 31 at a cost of $1.5 million, and […]
September 29, 2015
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