The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is sounding the alarm as its ballooning projected budget deficit appears no closer to receiving a solution from the legislature.

WYDOT previously estimated its deficit at about $411 million, which it said had forced the department into a “preservation mode,” hampering its ability to meet the needs of Wyoming’s drivers.

Director Darin Westby told Cowboy State Daily on Thursday this figure had since increased.

“We're probably sitting at 600 million at this point after five years, six years later,” he said in a Thursday phone call. “What we've been doing with the legislature is just really trying to make sure that they are aware of the unfunded needs.”

Westby said his department is responsible for maintaining over 7,000 miles of road throug

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