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The Patrol is still investigating contributing factors in the crash.

Until the new 70 mph speed limit signs are up, drivers must adhere to the existing posted speed limit.

Wet, heavy snow tends to freeze, causing more icy conditions on the highways rather than the dry, powdery snow that usually falls in central Wyoming.

The storm has forced WYDOT to close some area highways.

The spring storm has forced WYDOT to close many area highways.

“We’ll look at the roads and driving behaviors to ensure there is no significant increase in crashes,” says WYDOT Director Bill Panos.

UPDATE:  Interstate 80 westbound from Cheyenne to Rock Springs is closed due to winter conditions. The stretches of US 287 between Rock River and WY 34 as well as WY 210 between Curt Gowdy State Park and I-80 are also closed. Original Story: Interstate 80 westbound between Laramie and Rock Springs is currently closed due to winter conditions...

The speed limit will increase to 70 mph on sections of three highways later this month. The Wyoming Department of Transportation says in a press release that the increased speed limits will be posted on much of US 85 east of the I-25 interchange north of Cheyenne to Newcastle, on WYO 130 from I-80 south to Saratoga, and WYO 120 from roughly 18 miles north of Cody to the Montana border...

The Wyoming Department of Transportation cautions motorists to be careful driving during a winter storm expected to wallop Wyoming before and during the Thanksgiving holiday.

U.S. Highway 18/20 has reopened to traffic from Interstate 25 to U.S. Highway 85 in Lusk after being closed after last week's flooding in eastern Wyoming, according to a news release from the Wyoming Department of Transportation. A large culvert damaged by the flooding on the highway just west of Manville was replaced and a temporary surface was laid over the repair, according to the news release.