CASPER, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Darin Westby as director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
Prior to joining WYDOT as interim director, Westby spent 22 years with the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, serving as director of the agency from 2016 to 2023. Westby earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming and holds a Civil Professional Engineering license and a certificate in public management.
“I have found that WYDOT has very important programs and a great team of amazing people,” Westby said.
“Our first goal will be to strengthen WYDOT’s workforce by eliminating the staggering number of vacancies, which should lighten the burden of our existing passionate, but overworked team. The second goal will be to shore up the stateside funding streams to ensure we are maximizing our ability to meet today’s transportation and infrastructure challenges.”
