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Removal and replacement of the existing lighting system inside the big tunnel west of Cody on US14/16/20 is scheduled to begin Monday, May 1. Casper Electric is the prime contractor on the $5.184 million lighting replacement project inside the big tunnel west of Cody. Casper Electric’s work includes the removal and replacement of the existing…
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is removing eight of its Twitter accounts after the social media platform recently announced changes to its application programming interface platform. Keeping the accounts would mean unnecessary costs for W.Y.D.O.T. and potentially deprive Wyomingites of vital information. The A.P.I. platform allowed W.Y.D.O.T. to send automated tweets straight from the agency’s…
Cody Beers, WyDOT Public Relations Specialist, spoke about upcoming projects in and around the Cody area since the weather is getting nicer. One project is a bridge rehab near the jail on the Chief Joseph highway. That project is expected to take 3 months and there will be traffic delays over the bridge during that…
Even though the weather indicates otherwise, construction season has arrived, which means the orange candlesticks and barrels will be blooming earlier than the tulips this year. Motorists traveling I-90 between the Wyoming/South Dakota state line and Gillette will be encountering several paving and bridge repair operations over the next several months. These projects will stretch…
As the winter’s snow begins to melt, there’s an increased risk of rock falls throughout northwest Wyoming, and one notorious spot in the Wind River Canyon is already causing problems. There’s always a risk of falling rocks in the Wind River Canyon. However, the transition from the cold of winter to summer heat tends to…
Clearing U.S. Highway 14/16/20 between Cody and Greybull will take more time and effort as W.Y.D.O.T. repairs essential equipment, which means drivers must be even more cautious if they take the trip. W.Y.D.O.T. Public Relations Specialist Cody Beers says two feet of snow fell on sections of the highway during the weekend’s winter storm. Sections…
There will always be road and highway construction in northwest Wyoming, but since W.Y.D.O.T. has finished major projects in the region, all the work this summer will be smaller in scale with shorter delays and quick completion. W.Y.D.O.T. Public Relations Specialist Cody Beers was the featured speaker at the Cody Club lunch on Monday, March…
Harvesting hay from Wyoming’s highways doesn’t just mean free forage for farmers but more safety for drivers and wildlife. The Wyoming Department of Transportation reminds citizens that they are free to harvest hay from the state rights-of-way. But to do so, they must first obtain a forage permit from W.Y.D.O.T. Allowing hay harvesting creates beneficial…
Several corporations are pooling over $77,000 towards infrastructure to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions on a dangerous stretch of Highway 189 near Kemmerer. The WYldlife Fund, a charitable nonprofit partner of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, announced six generous gifts totaling $77,500 from Williams, NextEra Energy Resources, Project West (Ciner), Rocky Mountain Power, Spire Storage, and…
W.Y.D.O.T.’s website was getting great traffic last year as people repeatedly checked the state’s go-to road information resource for closures and road conditions. The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s 511 travel website registered about 2.2 billion site visits in 2022. “This is by far the most hits in a calendar year since the department started tracking…