Wyoming Rest Stops to Reopen for Tourist Season
As people are traveling more in 2021 after not so much in the previous year due to the pandemic, there will certainly be more people on the roads and more of a demand for needed stops along the way of their journey. Now, travelers in Wyoming will be able to make use of reopened rest stops that were previously shut down.
Governor Mark Gordon recently directed the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Office of Tourism to open nine rest stops that had been previously closed across the state. A secured temporary federal funding source will be tapped into so that the rest areas can reopen. The nine rest areas had been closed since June 2020 due to a lack of budget.
Governor Mark Gordon has directed the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and Wyoming Office of Tourism (WOT) to partner to temporarily reopen and operate nine previously closed rest areas for at least the duration of the 2021 tourist season.
“With the summer season just around the corner, I’m glad we will be able to reopen these facilities to travelers,” Governor Gordon said. “We are glad to have this chance to find a temporary solution.”
WYDOT and WOT along with the Governor’s office will work together to secure a temporary federal funding source to allow the nine rest areas throughout the state to reopen.
(Cheyenne, WY) â  Governor Mark Gordon has directed the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and Wyoming Office of Tourism (WOT) to partner to temporarily reopen and operate nine previously closed rest areas for at least the duration of the 2021 tourist season.
âWith the summer season just around the corner, Iâm glad we will be able to reopen these facilities to travelers,â Governor Gordon said. âWe are glad to have this chance to find a temporary solution.â
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WYDOT and WOT along with the Governor’s office will work together to secure a temporary federal funding source to allow the nine rest areas throughout the state to reopen.
9 Wyoming rest areas to reopen for 2021 tourist season in time for Memorial Day weekend By Brendan LaChance on May 6, 2021
(Wyoming Office of Tourism)
CASPER, Wyo. Nine Wyoming rest areas which were closed in June 2020 as a cost-saving measure will re-open ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the Wyoming Office of Tourism said on Thursday.
Governor Mark Gordon has directed the Wyoming Department of Transportation and the Wyoming Office of Tourism to temporarily re-open the following rest areas for at least the duration of the 2021 tourist season:
Lusk on US 18
Sundance on I-25
Chugwater on I-25
“With the summer season just around the corner, I’m glad we will be able to reopen these facilities to travelers,” Gordon said in the announcement. “We are glad to have this chance to find a temporary solution.”
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon is making summer travel a little easier during this upcoming summer season.
He has directed the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and Wyoming Office of Tourism (WOT) to partner to temporarily reopen and operate nine previously closed rest areas for at least the duration of the 2021 tourist season.
In the announcement, Governor Gordon was quoted as saying “With the summer season just around the corner, I’m glad we will be able to reopen these facilities to travelers.”
Governor Gordon said. “We are glad to have this chance to find a temporary solution.”