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According to the latest annual report from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, four of the nine states with the weakest road safety laws are in the Mountain West and no state in the region is in the category with the top safety laws.
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Less than 1 percent of hands-on construction workers in Colorado are women. One group wants to encourage young girls about the variety of jobs in the industry through an interactive field day.
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Research shows climate change is causing bridges across the U.S. to age faster than expected. Many of the bridges affected are in parts of the Mountain West.
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Climate change is putting pressure on trails, bridges and roads across the West. The Mountain West News Bureau spoke this week with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about federal efforts to help address the issue.
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In this exclusive interview, Buttigieg talks about funding for roadways, infrastructure in national parks, electric vehicles, and the Teton Pass collapse and the schedule for its rebuild.
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In the U.S., transportation is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. A new report ranks which cities are doing the best job at driving down those emissions.
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Wyoming is receiving a lot of federal funding for different projects on its roadways. Wyoming Public Radio’s Caitlin Tan recently spoke with the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. He spoke to us about building trust between Wyoming and the federal government when it comes to transportation.
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States once again receiving funding for infrastructure projects
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WYDOT currently has a few hundred vacancies statewide, though some of the WYDOT’s five districts currently have a larger number of unfilled jobs compared to other areas.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is spending nearly $1.7 billion to modernize and electrify bus systems across the country. Grants were awarded to communities in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and Montana.