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More Highway Construction Starting In Wyoming

Associated Press — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:59:03 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — More highway construction projects will soon be underway around Wyoming and most of them will be done by in-state companies.

The state's transportation commission awarded $12 million in contracts for 11 projects during its meeting in April

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Wyo. Waives Oversize Fees For Hay Trucks

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:37:23 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — With the homegrown hay crop hit hard by drought, Wyoming is waiving fees for oversize loads of hay coming into the state.

The waiver went into effect Monday and will continue as long as drought disaster designations expire or until Dec

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Logging Work Poses Hazards On Snowy Range Highway

Associated Press — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:34:33 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Logging work west of the Snowy Range Summit on Wyoming Highway 130 could pose hazards for motorists.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation says that motorists should watch for flaggers, machinery and slowly moving logging trucks on the highway

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States Turning To New Tolls To Pay For Highways

Associated Press — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:39:18 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay.

With Congress unwilling to contemplate an increase in the federal gas tax, motorists are likely to be paying ever more tolls as the government searches for ways to repair and expand the nation's congested highways

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Road Through Big Horns To Close Nov. 30

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:54:32 +0000

BURGESS JUNCTION, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Transportation plans to close a 22-mile stretch of highway over the Big Horn Mountains at the end of November.

Crews from the state highway department intend to close U

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