WYOMING – Wyoroad just got better. Not Wyoming roads themselves, but the real-time reporting of road conditions, statewide, has been greatly enhanced.
One new map feature on the www.wyoroad.info website that is sure to be enjoyed by owners of electric vehicles or vehicles that run on alternative fuels, is the Alt Fuel Site button/layer. One click will show motorists where they can charge up or fill up with natural gas, for instance. Important considerations when travelling long distances between stations in the wide open of Wyoming.
All the information a motorist could ever need—including updated weather and road conditions, real-time traffic reports and current construction, available rest areas, and where every webcam in the state highway system is located—is available on Wyoming Department of Transportation’s 511 Travel Information map.
“The new layer option on our 511 travel information map will help alternative fuel drivers plan their trips in Wyoming,” said Vince Garcia, ITS/GIS program manager. “This is a vital service that WYDOT is providing to travelers now that more people are driving alternative fuel vehicles.”
WYDOT officials know of about 30 alternative fuel sites in the state that offer electric vehicle charging, compressed natural gas, E-85 ethanol blend and biodiesel and they are offering to display alternative fuel sites for other facilities. The sites can be along the interstates, the secondary highways and in the cities.
WYDOT is also ensuring the map’s alternative fuels sites are accurate by enabling users to submit corrections, additions or deletions. When a person clicks on the alternative fuel icon, they will see the address of the site and a link where they can submit changes or offer additional sites.
Other additions to the 511 map WYDOT added earlier this year included a real-time weather radar, long-term weather watches and warnings and short-term weather advisories from the National Weather Service.
The traveling public also relies on the Wyoming Travel Information website for the most current information, statistics from WYDOT’s ITS/GIS indicated. In 2016, the website broke a record with more than 1 billion hits, which included views of the map and other parts of the website.
“Each year we see the demand for travel information grow,” Garcia said. “People rely on this information, so they can make good travel decisions. Year after year our website views grow, and we’re continually breaking records for views.”
