Wyoming Aeronautics Commission to meet January 21

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet via videoconference for its regular business meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of the business meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics on the attached meeting agenda. To join the meeting or to view the meeting materials, visit the Aeronautics website and click on the corresponding hyperlink. You can also...

Wyoming Transportation Commission to meet Jan. 15-16

The Wyoming Transportation Commission will meet Wednesday, Jan. 15 for department reports and an education session beginning at 1:00 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 16 for its regular business meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom and in person at 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne. The purpose of the meeting is to address and vote upon, when appropriate, the topics noted on the attached meeting agenda. To join...

Thanksgiving impaired driving enforcement operation yields 6 DUI arrests, 41 speeding citations

A Fremont County multi-agency impaired driving enforcement operation during the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend resulted in 211 traffic stops, six arrests of impaired drivers, and 41 speeding citations. The Fremont County DUI Task Force prioritizes impaired driving, but law enforcement issued 23 citations for other offenses and made two arrests for controlled substance.   The task force issued 181...

Top 10 list of things snow plow operators want drivers to know

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Department of Transportation has seen a plow strike in each of its five districts already this winter, with four strikes occurring since the Christmas holiday alone. WYDOT plow drivers want to issue 10 reminders ahead of what is typically Wyoming’s snowiest months: 1.      Give plows room to work. Snow plows are huge machines capable of moving tons of snow every minute. Like...

Avoid pushing snow onto state highways

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SHERIDAN, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Transportation is issuing a reminder that it is a violation of state law to place snow on state roadways. WYDOT has received many reports this month across northeast Wyoming of people pushing snow into the traffic lanes of state highways. State statute 35-10-401 (b) stipulates whoever, in any manner, wrongfully obstructs any public highway, or injures any bridge,...