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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon said Saturday he had met with the transportation department and Wyoming Office of Homeland Security officials to coordinate a response to the “catastrophic landslide.”
Teton Pass is a high mountain pass in the western United States, located at the southern end of the Teton Range in western Wyoming, between Wilson and Victor, Idaho.At an elevation of 8,431 feet (2,570 m) above sea level, the pass provides access from the Jackson Hole valley in Wyoming to the Teton Valley of eastern Idaho, including the access route to Grand Targhee Resort through Driggs, Idaho.
A large crack had appeared across both lanes Thursday, the Wyoming Department of Transportation said at the time. The crack had dropped vertically roughly 8 inches in some places, causing unsafe ...
Wyoming Department of Transportation About three weeks after a landslide prompted officials to close a major highway near Grand Teton National Park, a detour has opened to public traffic ...
The department is responsible for planning and implementation of road improvement projects, conducting road maintenance, managing driver licenses and motor vehicle programs, supporting airports and aviation, and coordination among its divisions, including the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Wyoming Department of Transportation employees put up a new ...
The transportation department said via social media that the road “catastrophically failed” at milepost 12.8. It was not immediately clear how long it will take to reopen the road, a vital artery for people who live across the border in Idaho and work in pricey Jackson, which is also close to the popular Grand Teton National Park.
Despite this, and the U.S. highway number, and also connecting to state highway 296, it is not maintained by the Wyoming Department of Transportation or even the U.S. Forest Service, with WYDOT stating it does not meet standards for Wyoming state highways.
The initial crack appeared Thursday morning across both lanes of travel, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) said in a post on Facebook at the time.