Wyoming automates speed limit road signs on I-80

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has launched a pilot program that “partially automates” speed limit signs to improve road safety in bad weather.

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

According to WYDOT, the system is only partially automated because police officers or other personnel can still manually adjust the system of variable speed limits in the event of an accident or other emergency.

This will also help adjust speed limits more quickly during rapidly changing weather conditions.

“The automation still has a human component,” said Vince Garcia, WYDOT Intelligent Transportation Systems program manager. “Speed limit changes prompted by the program can be adjusted or even vetoed by a boots on the ground employee like a trooper or highway maintainer.”

If the pilot program is successful, WYDOT plans to roll it out to other highway places.