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Snow Totals Across Wyoming

Brian Scott — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:13:49 +0000

With the biggest storm of the season making impacts across Wyoming over the weekend, you are probably wondering how much of the white and fluffy fell. The National Weather service has put together snow totals from their remote sensors here

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WYDOT Urges Holiday Travelers to Stay Safe

Anthony Pollreisz — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:29:36 +0000

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in much of Wyoming.

With increased holiday travel expected statewide, and with difficult driving conditions throughout northern and southern Wyoming, officials with the Wyoming Department of Transportation urge motorists to be cautious this holiday

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Difficult Driving Throughout Much of Wyoming

Anthony Pollreisz — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:19:31 +0000

With gusty winds being reported throughout much of the state, and with travel advisories posted throughout central and southern Wyoming, officials with the Wyoming Department of Transportation are reminding travelers to drive cautiously.

Cheyenne WYDOT public info

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Bryan Stock Ramp Closure Considered Critical For Safety

Karen Snyder — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:27:45 +0000

Long term plans for safety upgrades to Interstate-25 as it passes through Casper are what precipitated the current proposal to eliminate the south bound on-ramp at Bryan Stock Trail. A public meeting on that proposal was held Thursday at Wyoming Department of Transportation offices in Casper. “The ramp at Beverly Street or Bryan Stock Trail, [...]

Public Meeting Ponders New I-25 On/Off Ramp For Bar Nunn

Karen Snyder — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:57:21 +0000

A conversation about a possible new interchange for I-25 north of Casper happens next Tuesday. Wyoming Department of Transportation Spokesman, Jeff Goetz says its very early in the considerations and they want to hear from local residents first. It'll happen at Bar Nunn Elementary and he says they're mo

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Budget Cuts Limit WYDOT Wish List

Karen Snyder — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:42:14 +0000

The local WYDOT district 2 offices presented the annual State Transportation Improvement Program, otherwise known as STIP, Tuesday evening.

Local Wyoming Department of Transportation Spokesman, Jeff Goetz, says it's essentially a pro

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Poplar Street Resurfacing Starts End Of April

Karen Snyder — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:20:47 +0000

Replacing the surface of a stretch of Poplar Street just south of the Interstate may bring some inconvenience to folks who need to drive it everyday. The Wyoming Department of Transportation offered an open house Wednesday presenting the road work project set to begin at the end of April and continue through much of the summer

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Poplar St. Summer Road Work Topic Of Wydot Meeting

Karen Snyder — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:56:50 +0000

Resurfacing of Poplar Street from I-25 south to the railroad bridge happens this summer. An informational meeting presents the project Wednesday, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Wyoming Department of Transportation offices

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Black Ice Advisories Abound

Brian Scott — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:09:15 +0000

With a cold front that rolled thru last night with rain followed by snow, many of the states highways have a sheet of ice under that snowfall promting the Wyoming Department of Transportation to issue a number of black ice advisories

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Wyoming First To Spend Transportation Stimulus

Karen Snyder — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:55:33 +0000

WYODOT is the first state D-O-T in the nation to use up all of its stimulus funds.

All $157.6 million received by Wyoming through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now in the hands of the contractors. The mone

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WyDOT Will Notify Kin in Emergency, If You Choose [AUDIO]

Daniel Sandoval — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:02:20 +0000

Wyoming drivers can now choose to have authorities notify next of kin in the event of an emergency.

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Moose Killed By Cars Prompt Renewed Warnings

Associated Press — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:20:32 +0000

Wyoming authorities are stepping up warnings about moose-vehicle collisions along Highway 390 in Teton County after some game wardens had to shoot and kill a suffering mother in front of her calf.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says wardens had to shoot the cow moose Dec

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Road Closures And Advisories Include I-25 and I-80

Brian Scott — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:32:05 +0000

From the Wyoming Department of Transportation as of 6:20 am

Road Closures
Date / time of last report

I-80 Corridor

Laramie - I-80 between Laramie and Exit 323, Happy Jack Rd

Nov. 02, 2011 06:25a

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There's Gravel In The Future For Wyo Hwy 77

Karen Snyder — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:53:45 +0000

With less cash to work with the Wyoming Highway Patrol is looking for ways to save money and turning an obscure stretch of Wyoming highway in the Shirley Basin from pavement to gravel could save the state over 40 million dollars

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Traffic Delays For Wyo 220 Thursday With Repeat Next Week

Karen Snyder — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:37:29 +0000

Traffic delays are expected on Wyoming Highway 220 as two houses are relocated. The Wyoming Department of Transportation warns that Thursday July 14th starting around 9am the first of two thirty-some-foot-wide homes will start a trip from Alcova to Bessemer Bend

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Wydot Shifts On Road Maintenance

Karen Snyder — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:59:00 +0000

Shaky federal funding is behind the Wyoming Department of Transportation's decision to redirect dollars toward preserving good roads and away from new construction. The change in focus is at the heart of the State Transportation Improvement Program or STIP announced last week. The program looks forward to projects slated for the next seven years. But Wydot spokesman, Jeff Goetz, says plans for widening of 220 west of Casper and the eventual construction of a west side Casper by-pass remain on the table.

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Wyoming Highway US26 Remains Closed

Brian Scott — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:46:23 +0000

From the Wyoming Department of Transportation
U.S. 26 is closed west of Riverton due to flooding on the Big Wind River, and Wyoming Department of Transportation officials are monitoring flooding conditions on 17-Mile Road (Fremont County Road 334) and considering a possible closure of that roadway

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New Regulations For Drivers License, New And Renewal, Catch Many Off Guard.

Brian Scott — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:14:28 +0000

Have heard from an increasing number of people going to WYDOT to get licenses or renew licenses that the paperwork now needed is catching many people off guard.

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State Lowers Default Speed Limits [AUDIO]

Daniel Sandoval — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:38:34 +0000

Beginning July 1st the default speed limits on all state roads, including unpaved roads, will change.

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Record Snow Keeps Snowy Range Closed

Karen Snyder — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:22:43 +0000

Heavy snows in the Snowy Range west of Laramie will prevent the State Transportation Department from clearing the road across the mountains by its traditional opening date on Memorial Day weekend.

Wydot spokesman Ross Doman says old timers can't remember a year that the road wasn't open by the holiday. Crews began clearing Wyoming 130 from both the Saratoga and Laramie sides of the mountain range earlier this month. Doman says additional snow has fallen every day on the workers and some drifts are over 30 feet high.

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