June 2016 Interchange

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Wyoming Highway Patrol

Fighting crime, keeping the public safe

Letters

Driver Services to the rescue Dear Director Panos, I have to share a story with you about one of your employees.

I traveled to Montana at the end of April for work. I went to the car rental office after my plane landed, and the young man helping me pointed out that my driver’s license had expired a few weeks back on my birthday. As a result, he couldn’t rent me the vehicle. My own shame for not being aware of this was quickly overshadowed by the challenges it presented in getting where I needed to and also getting home next week.

I emailed the driver services unit to see if there was anything that I could do.

Cammy (I believe Camelia Kidd) emailed me back and guided me through the process for getting the license renewed.

She was responsive, knowledgeable, and most importantly, she was friendly and concerned.

Cammy is the type of employee we all want in our organizations. I told her she was my savior, and changed what could have been a stressful and complicated week back to normal travel where I can focus on my work at hand. Please share my compliments with her, and I hope you take a moment to thank Cammy for her service.

Best, Joe Schaffer, president Laramie County Community College

Friendly, helpful WYDOT worker aids motorists

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I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for an exemplary employee who works in the Photo and Survey Division.

Actually he was truly a godsend to us. We live in extreme northwest Minnesota and had been visiting our son who had moved last year to Jackson. We were on our way home, doing some sightseeing as I had recently retired. We were going up the pass and I noticed my temperature gauge was past the hot mark. We could hear the boiling of the radiator and the reservoir.

We had no cell service and were in quite a predicament. It just so happened that Kevin Brookshire was working, and had pulled over where we were. I asked him for assistance, if he had a socket that I needed to take off the thermostat. He had it and willingly gave it to me to use.

After an hour and a half, he also stopped to see if I needed any help, if we were going to be OK, and if he could be of more service. We appreciated his kindness and thoughtfulness, and wanted you to know how proud you can be of the quality employee you have, and what a good reflection on your state. We are so thankful for the friendly helpful state highway department employee, and it reflects greatly on your beautiful state.

Interchange is published for employees of the Wyoming Department of Transportation by its Public Affairs Office and a number of field correspondents.

Interchange invites submissions from all employees. Please send them to either your district correspondents or to: Carlie Van Winkle, Interchange editor, 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY, 82009-3340.

The Public Affairs Office may also be contacted by phoning (307) 777-4165, or sending email to carlie.vanwinkle@wyo.gov

Vol. 44, Issue 6

Staff WYDOT Director: William T. Panos

Public Affairs Manager: Doug McGee

Editor: Carlie Van Winkle

Contributors: Aimee Inama Dave Kingham Carlie Van Winkle Ross Doman Jeff Goetz Stephanie Harsha Ronda Holwell Cody Beers Sgt. David Wagener

Sincerely, Marty and Barb Johnson Via email

Public Affairs Public Affairs Public Affairs District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Patrol

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Be sure to check out the online version of Interchange at http://issuu.com/wydot. pao, or click on the link found on the employee’s internal website home page.

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Contents

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Features 10 Rockfall closes Wind River Canyon Contract crews clear boulders

11 Seasonal closures open for summer Snowpacked roads cleared by WYDOT crews

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12 Fighting crime Patrol’s specialized force works to keep public safe

17 Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame James C. Good to be inducted June 14

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Also in this issue Letters.........................................................................................2 District briefs.............................................................................4 Noteworthy..............................................................................18 Awards......................................................................................19 TechNotes............................................................................... 20

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By the Numbers.................................................................... 20 Training.....................................................................................21 District news.......................................................................... 22 Passings................................................................................... 26 WTDEA..................................................................................... 27 Rides......................................................................................... 28 Break Time...............................................................................31

On the cover:

WHP Honor Guard and classic 1954 Buick Special in a July Cheyenne Frontier Days parade.

Photo: Rick Carpenter

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District Briefs Transportation Commission awards $23 million in contracts at May meeting

Cheyenne – Bridge reconstruction and overlay work will move to the eastbound lanes on a 2-mile section of I-80 near Pine Bluffs during the 2016 and 2017 construction seasons.

The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded an $8 million contract to SEMA Construction Inc. and Subsidiaries of Centennial, Colo., during its meeting on May 19. That was the largest contract the commission awarded out of a total of $23 million in contracts for 15 projects throughout the state.

In 2014, the commission awarded similar work on the 2-mile section of I-80 for the westbound lanes, which will be completed in June.

“We’re removing three bridges in that area and rebuilding them, similar to what we did in the westbound lane,” said Tim Morton, Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer in Cheyenne.

The milling and overlay portion of the work will improve pavement conditions for motorists. WYDOT is having the bridges removed and rebuilt because of the age and condition of the structures.

This construction season will be devoted to prep work, and the actual reconstruction will take place during the 2017 construction season. The project is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2018.

The other contracts the commission awarded are for pavement overlay work, landslide mitigation, traffic signal upgrades, rumble strip installation and other work.

DRM Inc. of Gillette was the low bidder at $3.6 million for the Rupe Hill landslide mitigation work on 1.4 miles of US 14 between Devils Tower Junction and Sundance in Crook County. Workers will realign US 14 to an area that’s more geologically stable. WYDOT did

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an environmental impact study on Rupe Hill to ensure the best course of action for that area. The contract is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2017.

Geneva Rock Products Inc. of Murray, Utah, won a $3.5 million contract for microsurfacing work on a total of 25.3 miles at various locations on I-25 and WYO 59 in Converse, Laramie and Platte counties. Workers will be adding a thin layer of asphalt and rocks for the resurfacing work. About 17 miles of the work will be on I-25 between Chugwater and Cheyenne, and 8.5 miles will be in two different locations on WYO 59 at Bill.

The contract is expected to be completed

by July 31, 2017.

McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co. of Worland came in as the low bidder on a $2.3 million overlay project on 5.8 miles on WYO 116 between Sundance and Upton. Workers will be adding a new overlay to preserve the payment, and installing guardrails in an area that has a steep slope. Workers will be doing dirt work to widen the shoulders in the area where the new guardrails will be installed. There will be lane closures during the day, and pilot cars and flaggers will be on scene directing traffic. The project is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2017.

McGarvin-Moberly also was the low bidder on a $1.9 million mill and overlay project on 7.7 miles on US 16 between Ten Sleep and Buffalo. Workers will mill about 1.5 inches of pavement off the road surface, and put a 2-inch overlay on top, followed by a chip seal. The project also includes creating a turnaround for rock climbers, which is a project being done in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service.

The project is expected to be completed

by June 30, 2017.

Knife River of Cheyenne won the bid on a $1 million mill and overlay project on 10.5 miles at several locations in Natrona and Platte counties that will fix deteriorated pavement. Part of the work will be completed in Edgerton near Midwest on WYO 387. The work will also be done in several areas along I-25 between Glendo and Orin Junction. The project is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2016.

Also awarded by the commission were contracts for: n $904,505 to Advanced Electric Contracting Inc. of Sheridan for traffic signal detection systems at 14 locations in Cheyenne and two locations in Laramie by Nov. 30; n $597,855 to North State Environ-

mental of Winston-Salem, N.C., for wetland mitigation and other construction work at Shutts Flats in the Big Horn National Forest on Forest Service Road 193 off US 14 by June 15, 2017;

n $243,305 to 4M Construction Inc. of

Carpenter for removal and installation of snow fence on US 18-20 near Manville in Niobrara County by Oct. 31;

n $216,260 to Jackalope Hydro Seed-

ing & Reclamation of Douglas for the removal and installation of right-ofway fence between Diversion Dam and Dubois on US 26-287 by May 31, 2017;

n $171,529 to Surface Preparation Tech-

nologies of Mechanicsburg, Pa., for the installation of new rumble strips and flashing beacon systems in Sheridan, Gillette, Wright and Sundance by Oct. 31;

n $147,755 to 71 Construction of Casper

for the removal of a ramp and installation of curbing, gutter and sidewalks at the Bryan Stock Trail Interchange on I-25 in Casper by Oct. 31;

n $98,414 to S & L Industrial of Cowley

for the installation of flexible delineators from Casper to Gillette on WYO 259 and WYO 387 by Oct. 31;

n $80,280 to A & H Co. Inc. of Ironton,

Minn., for the installation of chevron signs for curves in the road at 332 locations in Goshen, Laramie and Platte counties by Oct. 31; and

n $55,780 to Windcreek Services Inc. of

Gillette for upgrades to the communications systems for the traffic signals at about 30 locations on WYO 59 by Oct. 31.

Move to 70 mph speed limit proceeding ahead of schedule Cheyenne – Approximately 3,200 miles of rural non-interstate highway had been signed for the new 70 mph statutory speed limit by May 24, with another 200 miles expected to follow by the end of the month.

Drivers can see on which highways the new limit is in effect by going to WYDOT’s 511 Travel Information Service map, which is being updated as signing is completed on each new section.

Exempted from the new limit set by the 2016 Legislature are highways through urban and residential areas, school zones and anywhere special hazards exist.

“We’re confident that the segments that we are posting from 65 to 70 are safe, but we need to keep a close eye on those, and if we find that for some reason that we either understand or don’t understand yet, that it needs to be lowered back down, we would do that. We will make sure that it’s as safe as possible for the driving public,” WYDOT Director Bill Panos said.

Highway sections remaining to be moved to the 70 mph speed limit in May include: n WYO 130 Laramie to Centennial, 25 miles; n WYO 230 Laramie to Woods Landing,

24 miles;

n WYO 13 from Rock River to Arling-

ton, 17 miles;

n WYO 71 south of Rawlins, 9 miles; n WYO 72 from Hanna to Elk Moun-

tain, 10 miles;

n US 85 between Lingle and Torrington,

4 miles;

n WYO 95 between the I-25 Deer Creek

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n US 20-26-87 between Glenrock and

Casper, 17 miles;

n WYO 151 from US 85 to the Nebraska

border, 9 miles;

n WYO 270 between Manville and

US 85, 19 miles;

n WYO 313 from Chugwater to Hawk

Springs, 30 miles;

n WYO 320 from Wheatland to US 26,

12 miles;

n WYO 89 from Sage Junction to the

Utah border, 4 miles;

n WYO 336 between Sheridan to

Wyarno, 10 miles; and

n WYO 338 from Sheridan to the Mon-

tana border, 13 miles.

Highways already moved to the 70 mph limit in May include: n WYO 93 north of Douglas; n WYO 150 from Evanston south to the

Utah border;

n US 20-26-87 between I-25 and

Glenrock;

n US 87 between WYO 335 and Banner; n US 85 from about 3 miles north of

Newcastle to Four Corners;

n WYO 352 north from US 191; n WYO 235 between La Barge and

Calpet;

n WYO 351 between US 191 and

US 189 northeast of Big Piney;

n WYO 430 from Rock Springs to the

Colorado border;

n I-80 Service Road between the Rock

Springs Airport and Point of Rocks;

n WYO 370 from Airport Road to

WYO 430;

n WYO 240 from Opal to US 189; n WYO 232 northeast from Cokeville; n I-80 BUS from Lyman east to I-80; n WYO 412 between the I-80 Carter-

Mountain View Interchange and US 189;

n WYO 374 from Cedar Mountain Road

to the I-80 Granger Junction Interchange, and from Little America to James Town;

n WYO 89 from north of Evanston to

the Utah border;

n US 26 from the I-25 Dwyer Junction

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n US 18-20 from the I-25 Orin Junction

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n WYO 319 from US 18 to Glendo; n WYO 345 from the I-90 Acme Road

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Air service agreement could serve as model for some Wyoming communities Cheyenne – The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission has approved an air service grant that could serve as a model for future service to Wyoming communities facing a loss of flights due to changes in federal regulations.

The grant approved May 17 will allow expansion of current jet service by Denver Air Connection between Sheridan and Denver to include Riverton beginning July 1.

The Sheridan-Johnson (County) Critical Air Service Team, Fremont (County) Air Service Team and WYDOT Aeronautics Division negotiated the agreement with Key Lime Air, a Colorado corporation doing business as Denver Air Connection.

The grant provides $1.2 million in assistance from the state’s Air Service Enhancement Program for the flights serving each of the communities, and Sheridan and Riverton will each provide $795,000.

The agreement extends through June 30, 2017.

“It’s unique,” WYDOT Aeronautics Division Administrator Dennis Byrne said of the agreement. “It’s the only case that we know of in the country that the community has significant influence in setting price controls for an airline. They can gauge how much traffic is going in and out and reflect that in the pricing.”

The hope is demand will grow until both communities can support direct daily flights to Denver.

“The air service program is important to the economic development of the small communities in Wyoming,” said Pete Schoonmaker, chairman of the Aeronautics Commission. “This may very well represent a new model of how we provide air service, and how we expand air service to the smaller communities in Wyoming.”

The value of commercial air service to the state’s economy was quantified by an economic impact study in 2013 using a Federal Aviation Administration approved methodology that estimated operations at Wyoming’s airports support about 10,000 jobs and more than $1 billion in economic activity annually.

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Briefs continued from page 5 Bruce Garber, chairman of the Sheridan-Johnson Critical Air Service Team, said people using the new service verify the positive impacts the flights are having on Sheridan’s economy.

People flying into Sheridan have told him they are shopping and doing business there that they wouldn’t have done if they hadn’t been able to fly into the community.

Area residents are spending money and paying sales taxes in Sheridan that they would have been spending in Billings, Mont., if they had to drive there to catch flights.

“It’s easier to do business and there is more business going on because it is easier to get here,” Garber said. “This has just been a great project, with collaboration from state and local governments and the private sector.”

Sheridan lost air service in April 2015 as a result of a pilot shortage caused by the increase in flying experience required by the Federal Aviation Administration for co-pilots on flights carrying 10 or more passengers.

The change forced Great Lakes Airlines to drop more than half of its Wyoming flights, and reduce the number of passengers on the remaining flights from 19 to nine in order to continue to fly with co-pilots who don’t have the flying hours required by the regulation.

As a result, regardless of demand, far fewer people are able to fly in and out of some of Wyoming’s airports, while the cost of operating the remaining nine-passenger flights is unchanged.

Homicide suspect arrested after pursuit Pine Bluffs – A two-state pursuit ended safely west of Pine Bluffs on April 27 resulting in WHP troopers arresting a wanted homicide suspect from South Dakota.

The suspect, a 21-year old resident of Sioux Falls, S.D., initially led troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol on a pursuit westbound on I-80 in western Nebraska.

As the I-80 pursuit approached Wyoming, WHP troopers set up tire deflation stop sticks at the Wyoming-Nebraska state

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line near Pine Bluffs. Troopers successfully deployed the stop sticks on the suspect’s 1988 Oldsmobile as it entered Wyoming.

The Oldsmobile lost multiple tires from the stop-stick deployment and the suspect stopped the car 10 miles west of Pine Bluffs.

He surrendered without incident after a 25-minute stand-off.

In addition to the Sioux Falls, S.D., warrant for homicide, the suspect was charged locally for driving while impaired, possession of a controlled substance, eluding and three other traffic violations.

The Nebraska State Patrol, Laramie County Sheriff ’s Office and Pine Bluffs Police Department assisted WHP during the pursuit and arrest. West- and eastbound lanes of I-80 were temporarily closed during the pursuit and surrender.

Yellowstone Highway bridge work underway Casper – Rehabilitation work began May 16 on the US 20-26 (West Yellowstone Highway) bridge just west of Salt Creek Highway and east of Wyoming Boulevard, between Casper and Mills.

Work will take place on one-half of the bridge at a time, beginning on the north side of the bridge (westbound lanes). All traffic will be moved to the eastbound lanes. A turn lane for those going north onto Salt Creek Highway will be in place. Traffic will be reduced to one lane, either direction, during construction. Once the north side is completed, traffic will be switched to the westbound lanes.

The work is expected to take 60 working days to complete.

The bridge crosses Casper Creek and the C&NW Railroad.

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Paving operations cause delays in Hoback Jackson – Crews from WYDOT and contract crews from Oftedal Construction, Inc. began milling and paving in the Hoback Junction area.

Milling operations were underway the week of May 16 and were followed immediately by paving operations the week of May 23.

Crews rerouted traffic to a single lane on a dirt surface. Variable message signs warned of impending construction delays in the days prior to operations and during the milling and paving. Motorists were encouraged to plan for up to 20-minute delays.

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Stolen vehicle recovered after I-90 pursuit Gillette – A Rapid City, S.D. man was arrested after leading Wyoming law enforcement on a 70-mile pursuit in a stolen vehicle on I-90.

A WHP trooper initially stopped a 2005 Jeep Cherokee on May 2 for speeding on I-90 westbound 13 miles east of Gillette.

The Jeep had no license plates, which prompted the trooper to check its vehicle identification number. The check on the VIN revealed that the Jeep had been stolen from Rapid City.

The trooper requested backup and a Campbell County deputy sheriff arrived on scene to assist with taking the occupant into custody. As the trooper instructed the suspect to exit the Jeep, he instead fled the scene in the Jeep on westbound I-90 at a high rate of speed. The trooper and sheriff deputies pursued.

The first stop-stick deployment was unsuccessful as the suspect drove around the spikes.

As the pursuit approached Gillette, all exits into Gillette were blocked by the Gillette Police Department. A second attempt to spike the Jeep was also unsuccessful on I-90 as he drove around the spikes once again.

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The pursuit continued west on I-90 reaching speeds of 110 mph. Additional WHP troopers and deputies from the Johnson County Sheriff ’s Office set up a third tire spike attempt at milepost 73. It was successful. The suspect continued for another mile before stopping.

The suspect was taken into custody and transported to the Campbell County Detention Center in Gillette. He was charged with possession of stolen property, eluding and speeding.

The teamwork between all agencies involved is being credited for the safe ending of the pursuit and apprehension of Montreal.

of traffic signals, and traffic will be flagged where the rock scaling work is taking place in Paint Creek Canyon,” Cody Resident Engineer Todd Frost said.

The contractor is scheduled to work in Paint Creek Canyon from mid-June to August.

The repairs are just east of Northwest College’s A.L. Mickelson Field Station.

The contractor’s schedule calls for paving in August. Chip sealing of the project is scheduled in June 2017.

The Chief Joseph Scenic Highway project is between the top of Dead Indian Pass and the intersection of WYO 296 and WYO 120.

The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded the $3.84 million project to Oftedal Construction Inc., in May. The contractor’s scope of work includes shoulder flattening, a 1.5-inch pavement overlay, a chip seal, and slide repair in Paint Creek Canyon, with new reinforced fill, the epoxy overlay of the Pat O’Hara Creek bridge and other work.

The 2016 repair work is a $50,800 contract amendment with Reiman Corp.

Riverton Resident Engineer Robert Scheidemantel said half of South Federal Boulevard will undergo concrete repairs at a time in limited areas, so traffic movements will be impacted. “Through these short work zones, traffic will be carried on two lanes of South Federal Boulevard,” he said. “Traffic control conditions may change daily.”

Other work includes placement of 4-foot-tall steel/concrete bollards near ADA ramps at the southeast corner of the South Federal/Monroe avenues intersection. “Evidence from last winter showed vehicles were accessing the Maverick store over the ADA pedestrian sidewalk at this corner,” Scheidemantel said. “Installation of the steel/concrete bollards is designed to limit vehicular access in this area to the store’s street accesses.”

The $5.04 million Federal/Monroe project begins about 250 feet south of East Monroe Avenue and extends north, ending 0.4 miles north of the Federal/ Monroe intersection near Federal Boulevard’s intersection with East Washington Avenue. Work on Monroe Avenue extends about 250 feet each direction from Federal Boulevard.

Originally stopped for speeding, the driver of the Jeep Cherokee fled the scene and led WHP and other law enforcement agencies on a 70mile pursuit.

Bridge and slide repairs, improvements on Chief Joseph Scenic Highway

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Cody – A $3.84 million highway improvement project is underway north of Cody on WYO 296 (Chief Joseph Scenic Highway).

The project includes $1.7 million in repairs to a slide in Paint Creek Canyon that began moving last May, repairs to the Pat O’Hara Creek bridge, and a 13.32-mile pavement rehabilitation project of Chief Joseph Scenic Highway from its intersection with WYO 120 to the top of Dean Indian Pass.

Prime contractor Oftedal Construction Inc., of Casper is scaling loose rock in Paint Creek Canyon and applying an epoxy deck overlay on the Pat O’Hara Creek bridge.

“One-way traffic will be moved over the Pat O’Hara Creek bridge with the use

Asphalt milling on U.S. 14-16-20 in Cody

Paint Creek Canyon slide on WYO 296 from May 2015.

Repairs on South Federal Boulevard in Riverton Riverton – Concrete repairs and other work are scheduled to begin June 6, on South Federal Boulevard in Riverton between Washington and Monroe Avenues.

Archer Construction of Riverton is completing the repairs; Archer was the excavation sub-contractor on the 2014 South Federal Boulevard/East Monroe streets project. Reiman Corp., of Cheyenne was the prime contractor on the project.

Cody – A $1.95 million highway improvement project in Cody entered the asphalt milling and paving stage mid-May between 10th Street and Cody Labs on US 14-16-20, which includes 8th Street and Sheridan Avenue.

After concrete work was finished, the milling and paving operations began.

Work was on one-half of the highway during milling and paving operations, while two-way traffic was carried on the other half of the highway. Flagging was used at major intersections and around the asphalt mill and paving operation as needed.

The street and sidewalk improvements are between mileposts 50.6 and 51.7 in Cody.

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upgrades; replacement of broken curb and gutter, double gutter and sidewalk; and replacement of a traffic signal pole at the southwest corner of the 8th Street/Beck Avenue intersection at the entrance to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Sidewalk upgrades happening during the highway improvement project on US 14-16-20.

Chip sealing west of Cody on South Fork Road Cody – WYDOT chip sealing crews began summer work June 6, on US 14-1620 west of Cody.

The work is on 27.3 miles of US 1416-20 from the Shoshone National Forest boundary to the East Gate of Yellowstone National Park.

When the US 14-16-20 chip sealing is complete, the chip sealing crew will move to WYO 291 (South Fork Road) for two days of chip sealing on 6.69 miles of roadway southwest of Cody.

Chip sealing is important: n To seal the pavement surface and keep water from penetrating the road structure on paved surfaces;

Water-saturated hillside moves toward WYO 789 Lander – A new slide appeared about 3 miles north of Lander on WYO 789 the evening of May 10.

“The hillside was still moving when I got there,” said Lander Maintenance Supervisor Jim Thomas the morning of May 11.

WYDOT placed cones and signs in the area warning drivers about the slope failure/slide on the east side of the five-lane highway between Lander and Hudson.

Fremont County received between 2 and 6 inches of rain May 7-8. Soils remained saturated with water. Another slope failure occurred a mile south of Lander on WYO 131 (Sinks Canyon Road).

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n To fill and seal cracks and raveled

surfaces of old pavement;

n To provide an anti-glare surface dur-

ing wet weather and an increased reflective surface for night driving;

n To provide a highly skid-resistant sur-

face, particularly on wet pavements; and

n Chip sealing pavements is the least

expensive, most cost effective way of preserving asphalt pavements.

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Water saturated soils from rainfall caused a slope to give way along WYO 789 near Lander.

Wind River Highway Safety Summit Riverton – Highway safety advocates joined the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Transportation Department May 4-5 for the Wind River Highway Safety Summit at the Wind River Hotel and Casino.

The summit was hosted by the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Trans-

portation​Department​, WYDOT’s Highway Safety Office and ​​WYDOT District 5.

“At this summit, we will forge new partnerships, strengthen existing relationships, and expand our understanding of various highway safety topics,” said Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes Transportation Director Big John Smith. “We will hear statistics, strategies​,​and safety messages that will provide background information to guide us as we create an action plan to save lives and to improve highway safety on the Wind River Reservation.”

Summit breakout sessions included highway safety (occupant protection, distracted driving, fatigued driving, elderly driving and drunk driving), pedestrian safety (school bus safety and school traffic safety), law enforcement (reservation, county, state jurisdiction and enforcement), and drug court and treatment (substance abuse efforts, community safety, recovery efforts).

Speakers included University of Wyoming professors Rodney Wambeam and Khaled Ksaibati, WYDOT Director Bill Panos, Eastern Shoshone Business Council Chairman Darwin St. Clair Jr., Northern Arapaho Business Council Chairman Dean Goggles, and Renae Begay​.

Begay, a member of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, is a consultant with The Montana Institute. Her talk will introduce the 7-Step Montana Model of Positive Community Norms Communication Process. “Solutions like infrastructure improvements and motor vehicle design have had positive results, however, such strategies are insufficient towards achieving comprehensive transportation safety,” Begay said of her May 5 talk at the safety summit. “Future efforts to improve traffic safety will involve transforming traffic safety culture to foster a broader engagement in safety.”

Conference participants participated in a bus tour of the 17-Mile Road highway improvement project, and the future Ethete South (WYO 132) project between Ethete and US 287.

The summit concluded with “Final Thoughts” from WYDOT Highway Safety Engineer Matt Carlson and Assistant Tribal Transportation Director Howard Brown.

Final work scheduled on WYO 789 project south of Riverton Riverton – Erosion repair, seeding, reclamation, final Little Wind River bridge work, and other punch-list items have begun on the Riverton South highway improvement project on WYO 789.

Prime contractor LeGrand Johnson Construction Co. is scheduled to chip seal the project starting mid-June.

Highway and bridge improvements are nearly complete, with the exception of seeding and reclamation on the 3.32-mile highway and bridge improvement project directly on WYO 789. The deadline for chip sealing of the roadway and seeding is June 30.

Prime contractor for the $11 million project is LeGrand Johnson Construction Co., of Logan, Utah.

When the Riverton South project is complete, a new five-lane road will stretch from the Big Wind River bridge on Riverton’s south edge to south of Wind River Casino on WYO 789.

The scope of work for the Riverton South project includes grading, draining, bridge widening, milling of asphalt pavement, removal and replacement of the existing temporary traffic signal at the

Biking/walking path reopened south of Riverton at Little Wind River Riverton – The biking/walking path adjacent to WYO 789 has reopened south of Riverton.

The path was closed by WYDOT officials after rising river flows in the Little Wind River covered the path with about two feet of water where it passes under the WYO 789 bridge.

WYDOT Riverton Maintenance Foreman Robin Clapp said barrels placed across the path to discourage people from walking on the path have been removed, but he encouraged safe use of the walking path as Little Wind River water levels remain high.

WYDOT officials continue to monitor water levels in the Little Wind River.

Annual hot-mix patching in Big Horn, Park counties underway Riverton – A WYDOT asphalt paving crew began patching efforts in Big Horn and Park counties.

The paving crew paved May 2, near Otto on WYO 30 west of Basin and moved to Park County beginning May 3, with paving on US 14-16-20 west of Cody at three locations east of Yellowstone National Park.

The WYDOT hot-mix asphalt patching work continued May 9 through May 16 north of Meeteetse on WYO 120, May 17 northeast of Lovell on WYO 37, May 18 north of Worland on WYO 433, May 19-26 on US 16 west of Ten Sleep, May 31 northwest of Thermopolis on WYO 174, and June 1 north of Thermopolis on US 20/WYO 789.

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Basin – Improvements on the WYO 32 Whistle Creek bridge began May 2.

The Whistle Creek bridge improvements are part of the $2.36 million project which begins at WYO 32’s intersection with WYO 295 southeast of Powell, and continues 7.3 miles toward Lovell. It includes bridge work at Whistle Creek and Lovell Canal.

A 10-foot width restriction is in place during the bridge work.

Project work on WYO 32 includes slope flattening, pipe extensions, bridge rehabilitation, frost-heave repair, an asphalt overlay and a chip seal finish.

Prime contractor is H-K Contractors, Inc., of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded H-K the contract in January. Contract completion date is June 30, 2017.

WYO 137/WYO 789 intersection, placement of crushed gravel and new asphalt pavement, chip sealing, electrical work, guardrail removal and replacement, fencing and other work on 3.32 miles of WYO 789 beginning at milepost 100.86 between Hudson and Riverton.

WYDOT paving crews working in District 5.

Traffic workers brave snowy, wet day to work in Lander Lander – While most outdoor activities ground to a halt on April 26, WYDOT electrical crews from around the state converged on Lander’s Main Street to install a new and improved radio communication system on traffic signals.

Work went well as scheduled, according to WYDOT District 5 Traffic Supervisor Steve Otto of Basin.

Otherwise, traffic movements and outdoor activities slowed due to rain and snow throughout parts of northwest Wyoming. Snow continued to fall into the late afternoon in Fremont County.

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Whistle Creek bridge work underway on WYO 32

Traffic workers spent their day April 26 on Lander’s Main Street (US 287).

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Striping crews working in Fremont, Washakie and Park counties

Photos courtesy of Cody Beers

Riverton – WYDOT striping crews worked in Fremont, Washakie and Park counties during early May. WYDOT’s rural striping crew from Lander painted lines on highways in Fremont County, near Lander. The crew then striped lines on highways near Worland.

WYDOT’s urban striping crew is striped in Worland early in May and moved to paint lines on highways in Cody.

Striping crews out painting the town.

Photos: Mack Miller

Road construction season has officially started

District 1 paving crews out on a sunny May day near Pine Bluffs. Tom Allen, screed operator; Justin Kiser, paver driver; and Craig Mustard, roller operator.

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Wind River Canyon rock slides addressed by emergency project An emergency rock scaling project in May focused on removal of large rocks from a hillside above US 20/WYO 789 at Big Windy Curve in Wind River Canyon about 10 miles south of Thermopolis.

WYDOT geology crews from Cheyenne and maintenance crews from Thermopolis, Shoshoni, Worland and Ten Sleep worked with contractor GeoStabilization International of Grand Junction, Colo., on the $40,000 project.

The rocks that threatened the highway were exposed through erosion and associ-

ated rockfall in April, and rain and snow in May. The contractor moved large rocks to the edge of the highway, where WYDOT crews broke them down and hauled them out of the canyon.

Traffic delays of up to 20 minutes were needed while the work was underway.

Maintenance crews are continuing to monitor the situation and clear rocks when needed to keep the highway open.

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Photos courtesy of Cody Beers

Photo: WYDOT

Crews from GeoStabilization International moved large boulders to the edge of the highway in Wind River Canyon. WYDOT crews continue to monitor the canyon walls for safety.

Photo: Carlie Van Winkle

Photo: Carlie Van Winkle

The last week of May was really busy for WYDOTs rotary plows. Above left, two rotary plows making headway on WYO 130 while District 1 Maintenance Engineer Tim McGary looks on. Above right, Josh Petty running a rotary plow on WYO 130, Snowy Range Pass. Below, crews removing snow from US 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell.

Photo courtesy of Cody Beers

Seasonally closed roads reopen for summer season Motorists are now able to drive on the scenic Snowy Range Pass between Centennial and Saratoga after crews completed clearing and removing snow from the seasonally closed road.

WYDOT had Snowy Range Pass (WYO 130) reopened on May 25, just in time for Memorial Day weekend.

“Work is progressing on the pass and everything is running smoothly,” said Tye Fix, maintenance area supervisor for Laramie. “On the Laramie side the snow wasn’t as deep and we got through that faster.

When we got to the Carbon County line, the snow depths were a little deeper, but we progressed at a rapid pace.”

For WYO 130, crews from Laramie start work on the east side, while crews from Saratoga start on the west side.

“Both crews work on their respective sides and then usually meet around the middle,” said Tim McGary, district maintenance engineer out of Laramie. “Both have

been working hard clearing snow and getting it ready for travelers.”

Each year when the crews open the pass, they encounter snow drifts, which could be 8 feet to as high as 20 feet. To clear the snow, crews use dozers first to remove the deeper snow and get it down to about 4-feet high. They then use rotary plows, followed by snowplows.

After WYO 130 has been cleared and reopened, the Saratoga crew moves to WYO 70 to help clear that section. The Saratoga crew will start on the east side of WYO 70 and meet up with the Baggs crew, which will work on the west side.

WYO 70 is expected to reopen at the beginning of June.

Crews in northern Wyoming focused on US 14A and opened it on May 20, prior to Memorial Day weekend.

“Everything is clear, so the roadway opened for the summer May 20,” said Basin Maintenance Engineer Pete Hallsten.

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by Aimee Inama

Forget what you think you know about the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

The men and women of Patrol are continuing their mission of keeping the state highway system safe and free from criminal activity, but the means by which they do that have changed. Today’s Patrol is a specialized force that’s been trained in specific areas designed to thwart criminal activity, help solve investigations and stop potential crimes.

From using drug and bomb detection dogs to stop crimes to being trained in the latest accident reconstruction techniques, troopers are prepared to meet the challenges of today and beyond.

“We’re going beyond our traditional reach and into different areas so we can provide additional safety to our people and those traveling through our state,” Haller Col. Kebin Haller said. “Ninety-eight percent of the people we pull over is for a lapse in judgment over a simple driving violation. But there is that small percentage that we’re looking for that are more serious crimes.”

Broadening their scope

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Although the state highways are relatively safe, there are some more serious crimes like drug and human trafficking that Patrol encounters. With these types of crimes, Haller said troopers and other members of Patrol need specialized training.

For example, Patrol recently trained several troopers, a communications officer trainer and Port of Entry personnel on how to spot human trafficking and sex slaves and what to do. The training is needed as Patrol, in January, rescued two women at a Walcott Junction gas station who were allegedly abducted by a California couple who were forcing the women into prostitution.

“We’ve broadened our criminal interdiction scope to include these types of abductions because we’re seeing more of these types of crimes,” said Maj. Keith Groeneweg. “Our troopers need to be experts in enforcing the rules of the road, but we need to be experts in other areas as well such as crash investigation, motor vehicle inspections and criminal interdiction so we can stop these crimes and keep the public safe.”

Another way Haller wants troopers to grow professionally is

to see how their work doesn’t just stop with apprehending a criminal. By working with agencies like the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, troopers will see what happens following the initial arrest.

For example, one of the troopers recently made a drug arrest, which the DEA is handling now since it involves activity from the east coast to the west coast. That trooper will be heading to the east coast shortly to experience the next phase of the investigation.

“This gives our troopers the chance to see how a case proceeds and how it ends,” Haller said. “It gives them a more comprehensive experience and shows them the cases continue after the initial arrest.”

Another vital role of Patrol is providing training to keep others in the state safe. Earlier this year, four troopers from Rock Springs and Casper and an officer from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security started training state employees, school district employees and the public on workplace safety active shooter training.

“We’re getting requests to do additional training,” Haller said.

“The training teaches about the history of active shooters, gives psychological profiling, encourages people to make sure they report something if something looks and feels wrong and gives examples of emergency plans places can implement.”

Haller said his goal is to have additional troopers trained throughout the state so there’s about two to three trained personnel in each district for a total of about 10 to 15 troopers that can continue to teach active shooter training throughout the state.

Besides staying current on training to help with enforcement issues, Patrol relies heavily on its specialized sections within the agency to ensure the public stays safe.

Evidence, technology, records requests and equipment

As part of Patrol’s Support Services, Capt. Josh Walther supervises the evidence, technology, records requests and equipment section. Within that section, other troopers and civilian employees work to ensure the needs of Patrol and the public are met.

Civilian employees handle about 2,000 records requests each year that deal with arrests, traffic violations, crashes and other information. They also make sure evidence gathered by Patrol is properly stored, audited and eventually destroyed after a set amount of time has passed. On the equipment side, they work on a team to review and make recommendations, secure funding and distribute and test equipment needed in the field.

Maj. Perry Jones, who oversees the entire Support Services section, said that Walther’s and the other sections of Support Services are vital to the overall operation of Patrol.

“Our Support Services team makes sure our troopers can focus on the task at hand,” Jones said. “Support Services and the field side work hand in hand.

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Patrol’s K-9 division works to ensure illegal drugs stay off Wyoming’s roads and buildings remain bomb free. Patrol has 11 K-9s in the agency, 10 narcotics and one explosives.

The three main dog breeds Patrol uses are Labrador retriever, springer spaniel and Belgian malinois.

“All of the K-9s are stationed mainly along the interstate,” said Capt. Jim Thomas, who oversees the K-9 division. “We have two narcotics dogs in Cheyenne, two in Rock Springs and one each in Laramie, Saratoga, Pinedale, Star Valley, Casper and Sundance.

The explosives handler and dog are assigned to Division O, the Capitol Protection Services and Governor’s Security Detail.”

The narcotics dogs are used when a trooper finds probable cause to investigate a traffic stop further. They’re also used in schools for locker sweeps and school demonstrations and assist other law enforcement officers when requested.

The explosives dog sweeps the state capitol and legislative buildings and any special event where dignitaries attend meetings.

The program has been successful over the years in stopping illegal substances from getting through Wyoming. In 2014, the K-9 division seized 700 pounds of marijuana, 760 grams of methamphetamine, 27 grams of heroin, 14 grams of cocaine and 219 tablets of pharmaceuticals.

In 2015, they seized 840 pounds of marijuana, 3,850 grams of methamphetamine, 28 grams of heroin, 34 grams of cocaine and 964 tablets of pharmaceuticals. So far for 2016, they’ve seized 790 pounds of marijuana, 1,960 grams of methamphetamine, 1.7 grams of heroin, 2.3 grams of cocaine and 117 tablets of pharmaceuticals. All numbers of the suspected substances are approximate.

Motor Carriers

To keep the roads safe, Patrol has the Motor Carrier section, where troopers do inspections on commercial vehicles. Patrol’s troopers are either a Level 1, 2 or 3 certified inspector.

“All troopers within Patrol except for the governor’s detail are level 3 inspectors,” said Lt. Dan Wyrick. “Level 3 inspectors review a driver’s documents.”

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continue on the highway. A Level 2 inspection concentrates on the vehicle equipment and includes the driver’s documents, but does not include a brake inspection.

There are currently 12 troopers and eight civilian employees who work in Motor Carrier.

“Highway safety is our number one priority,” Wyrick said.

“We’re out there making sure an 80,000-pound truck that’s traveling our roads is as safe as possible.”

That work is done by ensuring drivers comply with regulations by not exceeding the number of legal driving hours on the road, making sure documentation is in order, making sure the vehicle is the proper weight and in good working condition.

Executive Protection

Patrol has a special group of troopers who are highly trained and ready to protect the state’s top elected officials. The Capitol Protection Services and Governor’s Security Detail is part of Division O. There are eight troopers assigned to that division.

“We protect and provide security for the governor and his family 24/7,” said Lt. George Nykun, who oversees the division.

“We also travel with the governor and provide security for elected officials.”

With renovations taking place at the state Capitol building, Division O’s duties extend to several locations in Cheyenne including the Idelman Mansion, the US Bank building on Carey Avenue, the Jonah Business Center, the Herschler building and the governor’s residence.

Although Division O’s main duty is providing protection, the troopers can still do regular Patrol duties and respond to incidents on the state road system as long as they’re in uniform.

Crash Investigation Team

The Crash Investigation Team is another support function of Patrol where members provide vital expertise in crash investigations involving fatalities and high-profile crashes. The team consists of 10 troopers and one supervisor.

“All members have to have at least three years on Patrol and receive training in basic crash

Photo: Rick Carpenter

Photo: Rick Carpenter

investigation and advanced crash investigation,” said Capt. Tom Pritchard, who oversees the Crash Investigation Team.

The training covers a wide range of topics such as crash reconstruction; investigation of motorcycle crashes, pedestrian/ bike crashes and commercial vehicle crashes; energy methods and damage analysis and more. The courses also have a math and physics component, which is used heavily in the investigations.

Team members also use specialized tools such as mapping equipment, data retrieval devices, motor vehicle inspection equipment, advanced diagramming software, accelerometers and others.

“Our goal is to determine the causation of the crash or violation of the law,” Pritchard said. “We don’t determine fault.”

The Crash Investigation Team’s services are needed. The team had 71 investigations in 2013, 117 in 2014, 94 in 2015 and 15 so far for 2016.

Communications Center

When calls come in requesting help along the highway and on state property like rest areas, Patrol’s Communications Center is the first point of contact with the public. Once a call comes in, communications officers relay the information to the nearest trooper, who then responds.

“The center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said

Capt. Troy McLees, who oversees the Communications Center.

“We dispatch out of Cheyenne for the entire state. We respond to crashes, motor vehicle assists, rolling domestics. We get calls from the ports of entry for vehicles not stopping.”

There are 36 communications officers who work in the dispatch center. They take calls for Patrol, Wyoming Game and Fish, Wyoming State Parks, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming Outfitters, DCI, Brand Inspectors and Wyoming Livestock Board.

The Communications Center also started taking Amber Alerts and endangered person reports on May 23, and will be implementing the new Safe 2 Tell program toward the end of summer. The Safe 2 Tell confidential program encourages children and teens to call in and report bullying, illegal activity and suicide intentions.

The role of the communications officer is to not only gather the information, but to react in a calm manner to get that information.

“The trooper is the first visual contact on scene with the public, but the communications officers are the first point of contact for a crisis,” said Diane Land, communications supervisor for the center.

A communications officer also serves as the lifeline for a trooper, checking in with them by radio to ensure their safety. On traffic stops communications officers check on troopers every 13 minutes. For crashes and other duties, it’s every 30 minutes.

If a trooper doesn’t respond, communications officers will send other troopers to that trooper’s location. Land said that if there are no other troopers in the area to respond, they’ll contact local law enforcement to check in on the trooper.

Communications officers are highly trained professionals, having six weeks of training and at least eight weeks on-the-job training.

Photo: WHP

Ports of Entry

Wyoming has 14 ports of entry, which are a part of the Patrol family. The ports are where commercial vehicles including transport operators, livestock haulers and certain deliveries must stop.

While at the ports, vehicles are weighed to ensure they are properly loaded, and port officers also ensure the vehicles are properly registered and authorized for travel in Wyoming.

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Like the troopers, several port officers are qualified to perform random Level 1, 2 and 3 inspections on vehicles and drivers to make sure those vehicles are legal and safe to be traveling on Wyoming’s roads.

Port officers also sell permits to oversize and overweight loads, which include proper routes to get the loads through the state or to their destination. In completing their jobs, port officers process around 1.5 million commercial vehicles annually.

A very high percentage of these drivers are contacted one-on-one by port employees. For many drivers, this may be the only contact they will have with anyone from Wyoming. This makes the port of entry employees some of Wyoming’s best ambassadors.

Safety and Training

Patrol’s Safety and Training is another vital part of the agency.

This section oversees the selection process of new recruits and also does testing for supervisory positions. Safety and Training holds new recruit classes often throughout the year, and oversees the 28 weeks of mandatory training in the academy setting.

Safety and Training is also responsible for recruiting potential applicants for positions in the agency including state troopers, communications officers and port of entry officers. Safety and Training has attended 39 recruiting events in multiple states including Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah and California in recent months, and holds multiple testing and hiring events every year.

Over the last four years, Safety and Training has overseen seven academy classes providing more than 5,000 hours of training to new recruits in the WHP Basic Academy setting alone.

Safety and Training manages the state’s Alive at 25 program, which teaches young adults that: n People in their age group are more likely to be hurt or killed in a vehicle crash; n Inexperience, distractions and peer pressure cause unique

driving hazards;

n Speeding, alcohol and “party drugs” greatly increase their risk

of injury or death;

n As a driver or passenger, they can greatly reduce their risk by

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sonal, legal and financial sense.

Since May 2015, there have been 98 classes taught. The Alive at 25 program also has instructed over 10,000 students since 2006. Only five of those 10,000 plus students have been documented to have lost their lives in a fatal crash prior to age 25.

On average, Safety and Training distributes about 150 child seats yearly throughout Wyoming while sponsoring community car seat check station events statewide. It also assists with applying for and obtaining safety grants for multiple programs in the agency.

Safety and Training is also responsible for media relations, working with media outlets in Wyoming and nationwide in regards to Patrol activities including significant arrests, crash events and public relation events along with other items of interest.

Safety and Training is also responsible for managing internal agency-wide correspondence and the agency web page and social media presence. n

Photo courtesy Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame.

Jim Good stands with his North American T6 named Wyoming Wildcatter at the National Air Races in Reno, circa 2000.

James C. Good named to Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame James C. “Jim” Good, who represented Wyoming at the prestigious National Championship Air Races in Reno for decades, is the 2016 inductee into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame.

Good, who served as an ambassador for aviation in the state for half a century, died in Casper on April 24 at the age of 83.

An induction ceremony in his honor is scheduled June 14 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Casper-Natrona County International Airport hangar that houses his Good Warbirds Museum, where he gave tours to school groups and other organizations interested in the vintage aircraft he gathered there, including a Korean War-era Russian MiG-15 jetfighter.

Good began racing in the National Championship Air Races in the early 1980s, piloting a North American T-6, a World War II-era advanced trainer he christened “Wyoming Wildcatter.”

He used his understanding of flight and airframes to make numerous modifications to the T-6 to increase speed and efficiency.

He also developed numerous race standards that were adopted to ensure a safer racing environment, and he advised and assisted other racers with specialized aircraft modifications and repairs.

The Fremont, Neb., native came to Wyoming in 1952 following his discharge from the Army after a four-year tour in which he served in Germany during the Berlin Airlift.

He settled in Thermopolis, where he worked in the oil fields, learned the blacksmith trade, and became an auto mechanic. At the same time, he pursued his fascination with aeronautics and began taking flight instruction, earning his private pilot’s license in 1965.

His natural inclination toward innovation and design and the

mechanical abilities he developed in his previous trades led him to join Christler Flying Service in Greybull in the mid-1960s, where he earned certifications in airframe and power plant mechanics and multiple engines.

He assisted in the design and installation of spraying systems for the company’s Lockheed Constellations and Douglas DC-3s.

He served as flight engineer on the four-engine Constellations, and piloted the DC-3s on aerial spraying, firefighting, and disaster relief flights.

After earning his airline transport pilot license in 1972, Good became a full-time pipeline patrol pilot for Amoco Oil Corp. in Casper, logging more than 34,000 hours flying various types of aircraft at low levels and often under extreme conditions. He retired in 1995.

Good’s passion for bringing aviation to the public was evident in his ongoing efforts to organize fly-ins of vintage aircraft. He was a major organizer of the 1989 Flying Cowboy Air Show & Air Races in Casper.

A highly respected airframe inspector, Federal Aviation Administration written test examiner, and flight instructor, Good was in great demand around the area for many years, even assisting a local Boy Scout with a project to preserve Casper’s airport history through installation of interpretive signs.

The Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization operating under the auspices of the Wyoming Aeronautics Commission. It honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the establishment, development, and/or advancement of aviation in Wyoming For more information, or to nominate an individual for induction, contact board chairman John Waggener in Laramie at 307-766-2563. n

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Noteworthy Seventh Ride of Silence brings attention to Casper bicyclists

Photos submitted to District 2 Public Involvement Specialist Jeff Goetz

Photos submitted to District 2 Public Involvement Specialist Jeff Goetz

by Jeff Goetz, District 2 Public Involvement Specialist On May 18, bicyclists from the Casper area gathered together at the Tate Pumphouse to participate in the annual Casper Ride of Silence community ride. For six straight years, and seven overall, cyclists of all disciplines, including BMX, mountain biker and road bikers have come together to honor those killed or injured while cycling, and to show the Casper community that cyclists are more than just sources of motorist frustration; they are family, friends, neighbors, sons and daughters from all walks of life.

This year, approximately 65 people joined the ride, which wound through downtown Casper and to the south on

Cyclists pedaled through downtown Casper during the annual Ride of Silence.

two city streets slated for bike lanes this summer. Both local television stations and one online news group provided live coverage of the event, spreading the message that cyclists are a part of traffic just as much as cars and trucks and motorcycles are.

The Casper Ride of Silence was organized through the Casper WYDOT public information office as a way to educate people that, although cyclists may not number as many as in states such as Colorado, they do exist and do use roads and highways. It was also a way to put a face on every cyclist while paying homage to people throughout the world who have been injured or killed while cycling.

Fortunately, there were no cyclist deaths in Wyoming last year. In 2014, there were five cyclists killed in the state.

On average, two cyclists are killed in the state each year. There were 90 bicyclerelated crashes in Wyoming last year, resulting in 89 injuries. That’s up from 74 injuries in 2014.

The Ride of Silence was established in Dallas, Texas in 2003 as a way for bicyclists to honor fallen fellow cyclists.

Over the years, the event has become international in scope, with 20 countries represented this year, and 49 states. In Wyoming, there are two events: the one in Casper and one in Lander. n

The Wyoming Highway Patrol, along with other local law enforcement, first responders, members of the criminal justice system and school administration, hosted a mock fatal car crash at Pinedale High School on May 16.

Traffic crashes are one of the leading causes of death for Wyoming teenagers, primarily due to inexperience behind the wheel, poor seat-belt use and risk-taking behaviors such as speeding, texting, and other distracted driving. Alcohol use can also be a major factor in teen crashes, especially during prom and graduation seasons.

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Mock fatal car crash at Pinedale High School

First responders cut into a crashed car, demonstrating the effort taken to save lives after a collision.

Noteworthy Rawlins youngster wrestles win from competition

Sage Lonn, son of Rawlins Resident Engineer Jake Lonn and Transportation Technician Kaylee Lonn, participated in the Wyoming WAWA USA Youth State Wrestling Tournament April 15-17.

The state tournament includes wrestling in three styles of wrestling which include folkstyle (high school and college style wrestling); Greco-Roman (Olympic style wrestling, but cannot touch below the waist); and freestyle (Olympic style wrestling).

Lonn won all three styles in the intermediate 9 and 10-year old division at 75 pounds – the triple crown of wrestling.

Depending on the bracket, Lonn was up against between 10 and 21 other youngsters in his division. More than 700 wrestlers participated in the three-day event.

Lonn has been wrestling since he was 4 years old. His proud parents have traveled all over the state and region to wrestling events both local and national. He has wrestled in Utah, Colorado, Montana, and nearly every town in Wyoming. n

Clockwise from top left: Lonn with his three medals; Lonn on the first place medal stand after the Greco-Roman match, winning the triple crown plaque; mom, Kaylee, and Sage; riding dad’s shoulder with Head Coach Torstenbo and High School Coach Newby looking on; and running across the mat after the final match.

Awards Congratulations to our April recipients!

WYDOT salutes the following Director’s Extra Mile Award recipients. The award is presented to individuals who have traveled the “extra mile” in service to WYDOT.

Sabrina Ernst Chris Munoz Photos: WYDOT

Paul Thatch District 5 Maintenance Engineer Pete Hallsten presented Mike Flores (top) and Troy Teeter (above) with their Extra Mile Awards for their response to the Wind River Canyon slide.

Cammy Kidd For more information about the Extra Mile Award or to nominate someone, contact Janet Farrar or Sandra Sanderson in the Strategic Improvement Performance Program

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TechNotes Total number of employees: as of May 9, 2016

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Cyber spring cleaning

by Rusty England, IT Program Manager Spring is returning – we hope – and it is a great time to think about doing a little cyber spring cleaning.

A good place to start is with the hardware. You want to power it off and unplug it.

Then you’ll want to follow the manufacturer’s suggestions for cleaning the screen and other surfaces. Don’t forget to wipe down the keyboard and the mouse. You may also want to use some canned air to blow the dust out.

Before doing the below steps, you may want to create a system restore point or take a backup.

Next you want to look at the system. Start by deleting all those extra copies of files.

You should also uninstall unused programs and apps. You may also want to look at what is running at system startup. If it isn’t something you use regularly, you may want to remove it from the startup. There is free software that you can download to help with this cleanup.

As with any Spring cleaning, you need to also empty the trash. Once that task is done, you can defragment the hard drive, if appropriate for your system.

Now you’re ready to update the operating system and the installed software, if you don’t have the system set to automatically apply updates. Once everything is updated, it is a good time to run full virus and malware scans.

There is one more area you should consider giving a good scrubbing and that’s your email. Go through and delete or archive any email you don’t need. Also take some time to review your contacts and update any incorrect information. You may even want to email some of those forgotten contacts, to see how they are doing. You should also consider changing your password – although you should really change it more often that once a year.

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Training Can We Talk?

by Todd DePorter, Training Services “Can we talk?” This was the catch phrase often used by the now late and great comedian Joan Rivers. It was her way of getting her audience’s attention and also establishing a connection with them. In reality, it was a one-way communication by her with the perception and assumption you were both going to enter into a dialogue.

Here at WYDOT we are continuously engaged in conversations with each other, usually as we work on either our daily routines or multi-million-dollar construction projects. But do we really have the dialogue we need to be successful as an organization, or are we just taking the “Can We Talk” approach? Numerous studies have shown we knowingly or unknowingly include our perceptions and assumptions into just about every conversation we are involved in. It’s just human nature. But what is the cost to ourselves and our teams when we allow our perceptions and assumptions to interfere with our communication?

The cost is that our perceptions and assumptions are interpreted as reality until proven otherwise. The cost can be in the form of a poor working relationship or a slowing down of the quantity or quality of work. In his article, “Is Perception Reality in Your Communication?” David Kaiser, brain scientist and researcher states: “So is perception reality or reality perception? Well the only way we can strive to make perception equal to reality is through continual diligence at working to improve our knowledge of the situation, constantly striving for additional data or metrics to help ensure that it just isn’t our brain’s perception of reality … in other words keep learning.”

We should make every effort and learn to leave our perceptions and assumptions at the door in order for us to have meaningful and productive dialogue. Dialogue is often referred to as the free flow of meaning between two or more people. Good

dialogue mitigates the costs of perceptions and assumptions.

The benefits often associated with good dialogue are an environment where people honestly express their ideas, opinions, feelings and articulate their theories on a project or plan. An environment of innovation and ingenuity is fostered and promoted.

However, when we allow our perceptions and assumptions to enter into the conversation, we inadvertently shut down and tune out effective and rewarding progress, and ultimately squash dialogue.

So, what are some steps you can use to promote dialogue between yourself and your colleagues?

1. Attend to each conversation with an open mind – leave your assumptions at the door; 2. Make it a safe environment for everyone to add their meaning and ideas; 3. Let people finish their idea and don’t interrupt; 4. Listen for content and not evaluate the delivery style of the message; 5. Be open to different opinions (it doesn’t mean you need to accept them); and 6. Take steps to pull in the quiet contributor. This is the person who may not feel comfortable speaking up.

Time and time again, evidence has shown that people on teams who don’t have good dialogue often fall short of their goals. Some key reasons people don’t have good dialogue is the perceptions and assumptions we apply to communication. Often these are based on the idea of trust. As Steven M.R. Covey states in his book The Speed of Trust, “… when you don’t have trust, the speed of work goes down and the costs go up.”

Starting off a conversation with “Can We Talk?” is a good start to establishing a dialogue with your team; however, in order to truly be effective, we need to remember to leave out our perceptions and assumptions.

Please visit your personal Learning Plan in the WeLL or contact Training Services for a list of resources and workshops on Trust and Dialogue. n Check out these upcoming training opportunities from WYDOT-U, the Transportation Learning Network (TLN) and WeLL.

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The courses have been pre-loaded into your learning plan.

To register, or to find out more details, call the Training Program and talk to Jim Boyd (777-4791), Kurt Borgaard (777-4792) or Todd DePorter (777-4790).

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Janet Vossler, Patrol-Support Services Operation – 20 years; Jeffrey Booher, Bridge-Engineering Design – 15 years; Mark Coler, Telecomm-WYOLink – 15 years; Vicki Klein, Motor Vehicle ServicesRegistration/Title – 15 years; Emiliano Martinez, Materials-Design, Soil and Service – 15 years; Rodrick Smith, Bridge-Engineering Design – 15 years; David Wagener, Patrol-Safety and Training – 15 years; Robert Wilson, Telecom Administration – 15 years; Seth Odhiambo, Information Technology-Engineering Apps – 10 years; Brian Olsen, Construction Staff – 10 years; Holly Daniels, Geology Administration – 5 years; and Terrence Gavagan, Materials-Bituminous – 5 years.

Retirements Roxie Lopez, Driver Services-Policy and Records.

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Curtis Clabaugh, Highway Development-Photogrammetry/Survey – 40 years; Michael Calaway, Traffic-Sign Shop – 30 years; Anne Pettrey, Cheyenne Port Of Entry – 25 years; Karen McKnight, Materials-Bituminous – 20 years; Gregory Milburn, Materials-Administration – 20 years;

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Highway Development Engineer Tony Laird retired on June 1 after 33 years of service to the department and state.

Laird had served as highway development engineer since 2010, overseeing much of the process that moves highway construction projects from an Laird identified need to the final plans and specifications contractors use to complete the work.

During his career, he worked in three towns for two districts and three headquarters programs, and Laird said he saw many changes in the department over the years.

“The one constant was always the high quality of the people,” Laird said. “I will really miss coming to work and seeing them every day. I will even miss many parts of the job. I won’t miss the headaches. I wish all my co-workers the very

best in their futures.”

The Oskaloosa, Iowa, native first signed on with the Wyoming Highway Department in 1982 as a summer hire on a Laramie engineering crew while he was still a student at the University of Wyoming.

After completing his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering the following year, he rejoined the agency on a permanent basis as a field engineer in Rock Springs.

He then moved to Cheyenne, where he has held a variety of positions, including squad leader in both Project Development and Traffic Design, resident engineer, construction staff engineer, engineering services engineer and project development engineer from 2001 to 2010.

Transportation Surveys Supervisor Sherman Wiseman retired on June 4 after more than 28 years with the department.

Wiseman was in charge of WYDOT’s traffic counting operation for 14 years. He was originally hired by the Wyoming Highway DepartWiseman ment in 1988 as a field technician for the Traffic Counter Shop, and later served as a crew leader, before becoming supervisor in 2002.

The Wheatland native is a graduate of Cheyenne East High School, and studied electronics at the Denver Institute of Technology.

Wiseman helped found the Roadmasters, WYDOT’s chapter of Toastmasters International, in 2005. He served as Roadmasters president, represented the club in international speech competitions, and also served as the organization’s area governor.

Congratulations Jeff Booher has been selected as the assistant state bridge design engineer.

Booher has replaced Mike Menghini, and assumed his duties May 17.

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Employees in the Rigging and Fabrication Shop-Equipment Division in Cheyenne recently earned their mechanic certificates. Their certificates were presented to them by Assistant Equipment Manager Bryan Wenger.

Congratulations to Greg Brown, hydraulics; Vance Lucero, engines and electrical; Dale Roberts, hydraulics; LeRoy Rusk, administration, general shop and hydraulics; and D.J. Sandoval, power trains.

Wenger and Lucero

Photo courtesy of Carl Moody

Brian Foster has been chosen as the new Human Resource Manager for Support Services in Cheyenne.

Foster assumed his duties June 1. He replaces Lon Pfau who retired May 31.

Photo courtesy of Carl Moody

Headquarters, cont.

Wenger and Sandoval

Photo courtesy of Carl Moody

Cradle Call Telecom Program Manager Rob Wilson is a new grandpa.

His first grandchild, Jasmine, was born May 14. Wilson’s daughter Valerie (Wilson) Ruskanen and husband, Sean, are Jasmine’s parents. Jasmine weighed in at 5 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 18.5 inches. n

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Photo courtesy of Carl Moody

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Wenger and Roberts

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District 1

Welcome

Service Awards

Congratulations

James Hurd, Medicine Bow Maintenance.

Tye Fix, Laramie Maintenance – 35 years; Lee Williams, Laramie Maintenance – 15 years; and Lee Day, Laramie Maintenance – 5 years.

Tom DeHoff has been selected as the new District 1 engineer. “I am confident that his leadership and communication skills coupled with a strong engineering DeHoff background will not only benefit the district but the department as a whole,” said Chief Engineer Gregg Fredrick. DeHoff assumed his duties May 2. He replaces Pat Persson who retired April 5. n

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Retirements

Robert Harvey, Casper Maintenance; and Jason Parker, Chugwater Maintenance

Cecile Gallegos retired from her position in the Drivers Services on May 2 with 42 years of service to the state. Gallegos began her career with the old Wyoming Highway Department in Buffalo with the engineers under Gail Money, where she worked for eight years Gallegos and then transferred to Lander Engineering for 12 years under John Karhu and Martin Kidner. In 1994 she transferred to Casper Drivers Services where she worked for the past 22 years.

Gallegos will retire with her husband Mike in Casper.

Promotions and Transfers Shane Carraher, Torrington Patrol; Sheldon Poage, Douglas Patrol; and Shawn Stroud, Torrington Patrol.

Carraher

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(from left) Tucker Whitt, Daniel Francom and David Leeling with their FOS certificates.

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Service Awards James Smith, Casper Maintenance – 20 years; and Brandon Graves, Wheatland Mechanics – 10 years.

Employees in the Casper and Douglas shops recently earned their FOS certificates. ​​Congratulations to Casper employees Daniel Francom, power trains and rigging; David Leeling, hydraulics; and Tucker Whitt, hydraulics.

District 3

Promotions and Transfers

Retirements

Taylor Hanssen, Rock Springs Patrol; Mitchell Kannier, Pinedale Patrol; Daniel Orozco, District 3 GIS/ITS; and Marc Russell, Rock Springs Patrol.

Jeffrey Scott with the Afton striping crew has retired with more than 15 years of service to the state.

His career with WYDOT began in November 2000 with the Afton Maintenance crew. In 2005, he moved to traffic Scott striping operations.

Scott is a native of Douglas and later graduated from Star Valley High School.

Scott served 25 years in the Wyoming Army National Guard, and was honorably discharged November 2008. During his time in the Guard, he served with the 1041st Engineers in Iraq as convoy security from June 2006-October 2007. n

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Congratulations

Douglas shop employees Zac Curtis (left) and Mark Goodman with their FOS certificates.

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District 4

Promotions and Transfers

Retirements

James Barry, Gillette Patrol; and Susan Hendrickson, Gillette Port Of Entry.

Craig Reichert with District 4 Construction in Sheridan retired with 31 years of service to the state on April 9.

Beginning in April 1985 with the Wyoming Highway Department, he spent 22 years of his career as an equipment operator for Sheridan maintenance. In 2007, he transferred to a striping technician position. In 2008, he made the move to Sheridan Construction.

Reichert is a graduate of Tongue River High School in Dayton, and is a member of the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department.

Service Awards Douglas McLean, District 4 Maintenance Staff – 35 years;

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Martin Bach, District 4 Maintenance Staff – 25 years; Timothy Boumeester, Sundance Patrol – 15 years; Mike Gripp, Buffalo Maintenance – 10 years; and Nicholas Shoemaker, Newcastle Construction – 5 years.

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Welcome

Congratulations

John Eckman, Basin Mechanics; and Angelique Rea, Cody/Lovell Driver Services.

Cody Mechanic Ted Dykes passed his final two FOS tests earning him his master mechanic hat.

Congratulations to Thermopolis mechanics who recently earned their FOS certificates: Michael DeVries, rigging, hydraulics, power trains, engines, electrical and general shop; and Chase Meade, hydraulics.

Thermopolis mechanics Chase Meade and Michael DeVries with their certificates.

Lander Mechanic Franklin Pogue recently passed his last two FOS tests in power trains and rigging. Congratulations.

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Shop Foreman Daren Wagner presented Ted Dykes with his final two FOS test certificates.

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Jay Durtsche, Thermopolis Mechanics – 25 years; Richard Scovel, Cody Patrol – 15 years; Kelly Erickson, Worland Construction – 10 years; and Alan Henrikson, Riverton Maintenance – 5 years.

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Franklin Pogue with his FOS certificates.

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Passings Dean Darling

Dean Darling, 58, died May 15 from injuries from a rock climbing accident near Dayton.

Darling began working for WYDOT the fall of 2002 in Basin. He left WYDOT the summer of 2003 for other employDarling ment. He returned to WYDOT in February 2015 as a highway maintenance employee in the Shirley Rim shop and later that year transferred to the Sheridan shop.

A graveside service was held May 21 at Hyattville Cemetery.

Kevin Greene Kevin T. Greene, 56, highway maintenance technician from Midwest, died May 19. He started with WYDOT in 2011.

A native of Watertown, N.Y., he moved to Midwest following the oilfield boom.

Greene was a member of the U.S. Greene Naval Reserve, retiring with 28 years of service.

Services were held May 26 in Midwest.

birth, his family moved back to England until he was 7 years old. Rostron spent time growing up in Thompson Falls and Shelby, Mont., as well Thermopolis and Douglas. He graduated from high school in Douglas.

After graduation, Rostron joined the U.S. Air Force serving on active duty and then with the Wyoming Air National Guard for 40 years before retiring as a chief master sergeant.

Rostron was involved with and thoroughly enjoyed being a member of the Wyoming Highway Department bowling league.

He also enjoyed custom cars, with a special fondness for fast ones – often owning several at one time. Rostron loved football, especially the Oakland Raiders.

He showed pride for Raider Nation in everything he wore and hanging a banner out after every victory. He also loved animals, cats in particular, and always had one as a companion.

No funeral services were held.

William Stallsworth William E. “Bill” Stallsworth, 73, of Sinclair died April 7.

Stallsworth worked with Rawlins Crew 162 for the Wyoming Highway Department/ WYDOT until his retirement in June 2001. He served the state for 27 years prior to his depar- Stallsworth ture.

He was born Feb. 14, 1943 in Denver, and attended schools in the Denver area. He and his wife, Margaret, moved to Sinclair in 1973.

Stallsworth is remembered as a very giving man who would go out of his way to help anyone he could. His hobbies included camping, fishing, antelope hunting and boating.

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Albert Douglas Rostron Albert Douglas “Doug” Rostron, 87, died April 21 in Cheyenne after a brief illness.

Rostron retired as a photogrammetrist in Sept.

1988, having served 23 years with the Wyoming Highway Department.

He was born March 1, 1929, in Rostron LaHarpe, Ill., and shortly after his

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