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U.S.D.A. Rural Development Wyoming State Director Glenn Pauley announced the Department is awarding $9.59 million to provide high-speed internet access for rural residents and businesses in Wyoming. The funding is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to investing in rural infrastructure and providing reliable, affordable, high-speed internet. U.S.D.A. is making the investments through the third…
Wyoming Republican Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are joining other members of the Senate in introducing legislation to simplify and expedite the permitting process for energy and infrastructure projects. Titled the Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act, the START Act includes comprehensive federal regulatory permitting and project review reform. The proposed legislation also…
Matt Hall, the mayor of Cody, spoke about how summer tourism is going this season, his thoughts on the temporary crosswalk on Bighorn Avenue and what we can expect from the Citizen’s Academy that the City has each year.
The Buffalo Bill Dam fulfills an essential purpose every day, but a test by the Bureau of Reclamation proves it will work safely and efficiently when it needs to release some of the water it contains. The Bureau of Reclamation’s Wyoming Area Office completed a full travel gate testing at Buffalo Bill Dam outside of…
Cody Beers, WYDOT Public Relations Specialist, related the latest on the mudslide that shut down the East Entrance of YNP for a time last night. Cody also spoke about the temporary crosswalk that is in place at Bighorn Avenue and Freedom Street as well as reminding drivers to winterize their cars for the upcoming winter…
Phillip Bowman, the Public Works Director for the City of Cody, spoke about the temporary crosswalk that has been installed on Big Horn Avenue at Freedom Street. Phillip also talked about the Master Plan study as well as a newly approved storm drainage utility fee.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the USDA is accepting applications for “$100 million in grants to increase the sale and use of biofuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. USDA plans to make funding available through the “Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program” or HBIIP. This program markets higher blends of…
Cody Beers, WyDOT Public Relations Specialist, came on SYP to talk about summer paving projects, the re-opening of Yellowstone National Park, the latest on the Big Horn Avenue Traffic Study and why the font size on area road signs have increased.
Yellowstone’s Northern Loop from Canyon to Mammoth could reopen within two weeks, and $50 million has been committed by the N.P.S. to reopen the North and Northeast Entrances as soon as possible. During a visit to Yellowstone National Park and Gardiner, Montana, on Sunday, June 19, National Park Service Director Chuck Sams with Yellowstone National…
Cody Beers, WyDOT Public Relations Specialist, spoke about how WyDOT will help out Yellowstone National Park when called upon and how well local and national government agencies are communicating through the flooding of our first national park. He also spoke about the road project north of Cody on the Powell Highway is almost complete, ahead…