Wyoming Highways

Body camera footage taken from a Sweetwater County Sheriff's deputy shows just how close they sometimes come to tragedy on Wyoming's highways.

Resident Jim Skeen has caught people relieving themselves near his home closet to the Orin Junction located 10 miles outside of Douglas.

A state legislative panel has rejected the idea of creating a task force to look into potential, long-term funding solutions for Wyoming's highway system.

Ever wonder how the Wyoming Department of Transportation helps reduce avalanche danger on mountain passes during the winter? They bust out the big guns. WYDOT is one of many agencies across the world who create their own "controlled avalanches" using heavy artillery...

Wednesday, Cheyenne resident Willy Megard was riding to work on Interstate 80, when a tragic accident near the Pine Bluffs exit forced WYDOT to close the highway. During the congestion, while crews were still racing to the scene, several truck drivers began to back up in the emergency lane...

This probably won't come as a surprise to most Wyoming natives. According to a new study from the website carinsurancecomparison.com, motorists here in the Cowboy State are the second fastest drivers in the country. The study, titled Worst Drivers By State, compared each state based on statistics complied by the National  Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is warning Wyoming motorists to be safe on area highways.