Project Underway to Make Stretch of I-80 Safer for Winter Travel
A multi-year project is underway to make Interstate 80 between Rawlins and Laramie safer for winter travel.
A multi-year project is underway to make Interstate 80 between Rawlins and Laramie safer for winter travel.
WYDOT says the northbound lane is blocked at milepost 188. Traffic is being diverted onto Poplar Street.
Fortunately, WYDOT says, no one was hurt.
Two Wyoming interstates have been closed since the weekend and at least one may remain so through midnight Wednesday.
According to a social media post from WYDOT, Sand Draw Road, southeast of Riverton, was closed on Sunday due to winter weather conditions causing a plow truck to be pulled off of the road.
Casper Mountain Road and Wyoming Boulevard, are closed at this time.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has began issuing travel advisories as a blanket of snow begins to fall across Wyoming.
According to a statement on social media, the agency said a big rock and some smaller rocks fell near milepost 122.7.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation reports that all Southbound lanes on I-25 between Casper and Exit 210, near mile marker 208, are closed due to "law enforcement activity."
In a sign that the Cowboy State is in the middle of winter, the Wyoming Department of Transportation has ordered the closure of some highways while issuing advisories for others.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation suggests 'No Unnecessary Travel' for various parts of Wyoming today, due to snow, slick roads, wind and cold temperatures.
A gust was reported in Cheyenne that reached 89 mph, while South Pass saw gusts of 90 to 100 mph.