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WYDOT outlines STIP priorities, shelf projects and plan to adopt statewide project prioritization
Summary
Wyoming DOT told the committee it manages a six‑year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) covering 2025–2030 with roughly 500 projects (~$2.8B) and is developing a statewide prioritization system to allocate limited funds amid rising costs.
WYDOT told the Joint Transportation Highways Military Affairs Committee on May 1 that its State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for fiscal years 2025–30 lists roughly 500 projects and approximately $2.8 billion in design and construction costs. The department said it programs projects for six years to manage design and letting schedules and to synchronize with federal funding requirements.
Chief Engineer Keith Fulton explained the STIP is condition‑driven and data‑based: WYDOT uses bridge and pavement inspections, an asset management system, traffic volumes, crash history and material source considerations to generate candidate projects. The agency said it has more needs than available funding and is initiating a statewide prioritization system to help pick projects each year.
For fiscal year 2025, WYDOT expects to let contracts for about 101 projects worth just over $400 million and to have about 131 projects under construction that could affect traffic. Fulton said the department has relatively few “shelf‑ready” expansion projects and is prioritizing preservation projects because buying power for new capacity has diminished.
WYDOT also noted a $31 million wildlife crossing project south of Kemmer that will be let in July with multiple funding sources including a grant, the wildlife resource trust, game and fish and private donations. The department said other wildlife plate funds are available and could support future crossings.
Ending: WYDOT said continued flat state revenues, rising construction costs and federal strings will force stricter prioritization of projects, and the agency will present a draft prioritization approach for committee review at upcoming interim meetings.
