Thu June 01, 2017
National Parks Wrap up Construction on Popular Tourist Destination
This year marks the final summer of construction at one of the most popular destinations in Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming. Grand Teton spokesman Andrew White says this season's work at Jenny Lake is the fourth and final major construction phase on an $18 million renovation project....
Tue May 30, 2017
Work Starts Again on Wyoming Wind Power Project After Winter
With Wyoming's harsh winter weather in the past, work has resumed on a massive onshore wind development in the United States. “We have about 40 pieces of equipment and about 30 or 40 operators,” said Bill Miller, CEO of Power Company of Wyoming, a Denver-based subsidiary of the Anschutz Corp....
Fri May 26, 2017
Scenic Byway to Be Reopened Memorial Day Weekend
Wyoming officials say a scenic byway is finally ready to be reopened. The Laramie Boomerang reports (http://bit.ly/2qgqcMH ) the Wyoming Department of Transportation expects to open the Snowy Range Scenic Byway on Memorial Day weekend....
Wed May 10, 2017
Wyoming Airport Awards $4.8M Construction Contract
The Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport Joint Powers Board has awarded a construction contract for the construction of a new General Aviation Terminal & Hangar Facility to A. Pleasant Construction of Green River, Wyo....
Mon May 01, 2017
Leaders Criticize Wyoming Forest Plan
Plans by the Bridger-Teton National Forest to thin and burn wildlands in northwest Wyoming have drawn objections over a proposal to ban cutting trees and other issues. The Wyoming State Forestry Division and area government leaders have formally objected to prohibiting cutting trees in a proposed Palisades wilderness area abutting the west side of Jackson Hole....
Jackson Hole Daily - Thu April 27, 2017
DOT Awards $33M Project for Highway 89 in Wyoming
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has awarded a $33 million contract for work that will widen and add other improvements to Highway 89 south of Jackson. The Jackson South project, scheduled to begin this summer, is divided into north and south portions....
Mon March 06, 2017
DOT Chiefs Tell Congress to Up Federal Funding
The heads of departments of transportation for two western states told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee they need Congress to craft an infrastructure investment plan that provides new federal funding to help states improve their systems and meet growing demand....
Melissa Cassutt Jackson Hole Daily - Mon February 20, 2017
Highway 89 Bid Rejected by State
Teton County commissioners signed off last week on a $1.22 million commitment to the Wyoming Department of Transportation, a partnership that would have paid to put in an underpass at the South Park boat ramp and build a pathway from Swinging Bridge to Game Creek....
Mon February 20, 2017
Wyoming Transportation Commission Awards $31.8M in Highway Contracts in January
Construction crews will start preliminary work on a $9 million paving and rehabilitation project on 7 mi. (11 km) of Interstate 80 west of Cheyenne this summer. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Knife River of Cheyenne the contract for the work near Otto Road in Laramie County during its meeting on Jan....
Mon January 09, 2017
Work Continues on North Sheridan Interchange Project
Construction will continue on the new interchange on I-90 north of Sheridan during the winter months. The work is part of the $46.4 million North Sheridan Interchange Project, which consists of replacing the existing interchange with a new diamond interchange about a mile north on I-90....
