Although magnesium chloride highway de-icer can harm fish, Wyoming biologists say we don’t use enough of it to be a concern.
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Truckers stranded on the Wyoming side of the Colorado state line after Thursday’s snowstorm are wondering why the roads were so much better south of the border?
Good news for people who hate the color of the new Wyoming license plate. It’s actually blue, not black. WYDOT says it’s the same color of the Wyoming state flag.
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Last week, a fiery crash claimed the life of a semi truck driver who failed to navigate “Deadman’s Curve” on Highway 16 near Buffalo, Wyoming.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has suspended all new orders of personalized, or prestige, license plates due to the shortage of aluminum.
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Hurry up and wait remains the rule for a number of Wyoming’s highways as the state’s road construction season continues in full swing.
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Dozens of road construction projects all over Wyoming have created traffic delays nearly everywhere.
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The State of Wyoming is planning on re-opening 9 of the 10 rest stops in Wyoming that were closed due to budget cuts.
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A bill which would allow traffic cameras to catch truckers who illegally use Teton Pass is still alive after killing an amendment which would have allowed cameras in construction zones.
A semi hauling a giant wind turbine blade, a semi hauling cattle, and a pilot vehicle on Wednesday were were involved in a fiery accident.
Wyomingites are traveling significantly less since Gov. Mark Gordon urged residents to stay at home on March 25
Wyoming’s Department of Transportation is continuing its work to stabilize falling rock that has created a hazard for several years on a highway between Cody and Yellowstone National Park.
The Lincoln Monument towers over Interstate 80 at the summit rest area just outside of Laramie. It’s the highest point along the 4,666-mile interstate at 8,640 feet.
On day one of boot camp, every recruit is taught the values of punctuality, personal grooming and working together, but some lessons gleaned from military experience aren’t as immediately obvious.
Maintaining roads is costly business, but it’s made costlier by fluctuating oil prices and increased semi-truck traffic, a Wyoming Department of Transportation official said.
It is time for the state to study a possible increase in gasoline taxes, according to the co-chairman of the Legislature’s Revenue Committee.
A toll proposed for Interstate 80 traffic could help the Wyoming Department of Transportation reduce the $41.5 million yearly funding deficit for maintaining the corridor, but not everyone is on board.
The average English-speaking American adult has a 42,000 -word vocabulary. But the state employees who vet submissions for vanity Wyoming license plates have been exposed to thousands more.
The state’s two twin-engine passenger jets — nicknamed “Wyoming’s Air Force” — spend most of their time ferrying state officials around Wyoming, but about 10 percent of the flights leave the state, according to state records.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation spends millions to inform the public about safe driving practices, but the death toll continues to rise on Wyoming’s highways.
Crews from the Wyoming Department of Transportation are working this week to clear the Snowy Range Road between Laramie and Saratoga of snow drifts reaching more than 6 feet in depth.
With 99 municipalities spread far and wide across Wyoming’s approximately 98,000 square miles, transportation can be time consuming for state employees and elected officials.
There is a lot of manpower – and horsepower – required to get things back up and running after a massive storm.
