speed limit

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

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

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...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Law enforcement officials are concerned about a proposal to allow Wyoming drivers to exceed the speed limit when passing vehicles on two-lane highways. House Bill 21 would let drivers go up to 10 mph over the speed limit if the vehicle they're passing is going slower than the limit...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A state House committee has endorsed a bill giving the Wyoming Department of Transportation authority to designate an 80 mph speed limit on parts of the state's interstate highways. House Bill 48 advanced to the full House for consideration on an 8-0 vote Tuesday in the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs...