(Video) Mudslide mitigation on Teton Pass
The Wyoming Department of Transportation released the following video regarding repairs to Teton Pass (Highway 22) following a mud slide. The slide occurred just a few days before the road collapsed three miles away, causing a three week closure of…
Independent Notes: Miraculous road repairs, successful traditions with community celebrations.
This week a few notes from local events that are worth mentioning. First, standing up on Teton Pass last week and looking over that pass that had to be re-constructed in such a short time to keep commerce open…
Teton Pass to open at “midday” on Friday
The morning commute through the Snake River canyon will likely be congested for one more day. The Wyoming Department of Transportation said on Thursday that Teton Pass will “reopen midday Friday with an interim detour around the Big Fill landslide…
Teton Pass scheduled to reopen this Friday
• Temporary road is paved, currently installing safety features After being closed for three weeks due to what was described as a “catastrophic failure,” Teton Pass is scheduled to reopen this Friday with a temporary road in place. Bob Hammond,…
WYDOT hopes to re-open Teton Pass by end of next week
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is hoping to re-open Teton Pass by the end of next week. WYDOT said contractors began hauling crushed base and asphalt to the detour site on Friday, June 21. Officials hope to have the…
Temporary detour nears completion on Teton Pass
• WYDOT still directing traffic through Alpine Provided by WYDOT Wyoming Department of Transportation crews, along with Evans Construction, are nearing completion of the dirt work to construct a temporary detour around the impacted slide area on Teton Pass,…
(Photo Gallery) – WYDOT witnesses WYO 22 from crack to collapse
The following images were provided by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT). They show the progression of the damage that occurred on WYO Highway 22 over the Teton Pass as the road fell apart over this past weekend. Also included…
Teton Pass closed due to mudslide
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has closed WYO 22, Teton Pass as of 4:18 a.m. this morning due to a mudslide. The mudslide came down at milepost 15, near the scale house, breaching both lanes of travel. Crews…
WYDOT agreement with Google aims to prevent stranded motorists
CHEYENNE (WNE) — When snow, high winds and other severe weather conditions require the Wyoming Department of Transportation to close Interstate 80 — one of the nation’s primary east-west highways — conditions on secondary roads are often even more dangerous….
WYDOT mulling camera installation
• Jackson’s request to use state infrastructure to track license plates is a ‘first,’ WYDOT said. By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Whether Jackson can install more license plate cameras to fight crime…