CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) 511 travel website registered about 2.2 billion site visits in 2022, the most hits in a calendar year since the department started to track them.
The website shows both forecasted and real-time weather-related road impacts as well as data directly from WYDOT weather sensors, plow operators and Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers, all combined into one convenient tool for travelers.
The top visited pages within the site in 2022 were the “Closures and Advisories” page, followed closely by the I-80 web cameras.
“Every year we try to improve the 511 tools and bring more travel information to the public,” said Vince Garcia, program manager for the Global Information Systems/Intelligent Transportation System program at WYDOT. “It’s encouraging to see that they continue to be helpful for residents, tourists and commercial vehicle drivers in our state.”
A more active winter has also led to other 511 tool milestones. When the roads are closed, the Wyoming Travel Authorization Program can help drivers get to their destination when it is deemed safe enough to do so.
