Wyoming DOT to try out automated variable speed limit program on I-80, Highway 28

Oct 20, 2022 at 04:13 PM CST
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will implement a pilot program this winter that will “semi-automate” Variable Speed Limit signs in an effort to increase highway safety when the weather turns bad. On October 19, WYDOT announced that the pilot program will be installed along I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins and on Wyoming Highway 28 over South Pass. While Variable Speed Limit changes are usually initiated by WYDOT and Wyoming Highway Patrol personnel, under the new pilot program, they will be automatically adjusted using data from WYDOT sensors. WYDOT says that this will result in quicker speed adjustments during rapidly changing weather conditions.

Oct 20, 2022 at 04:13 PM CST

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will implement a pilot program this winter that will “semi-automate” Variable Speed Limit signs in an effort to increase highway safety when the weather turns bad.

On October 19, WYDOT announced that the pilot program will be installed along I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins and on Wyoming Highway 28 over South Pass.

While Variable Speed Limit changes are usually initiated by WYDOT and Wyoming Highway Patrol personnel, under the new pilot program, they will be automatically adjusted using data from WYDOT sensors. WYDOT says that this will result in quicker speed adjustments during rapidly changing weather conditions.