Teton Pass

Rain and a chilly forecast pushed the weekend closure back by one week.

Rushing to beat July 4 holiday traffic, crews are working around the clock, putting finishing touches on a rebuild of a steep stretch of Highway 22 that dramatically collapsed just over one year ago.

Researchers brings fine-grain detail to Teton County’s steep slopes.

Fire crews are starting to do some prescribed burning in Grand Teton National Park this week. The efforts help reduce future wildfire risk by burning dead wood and brush in the cooler late fall conditions.

WYDOT had hoped it could beat snowfall and wrap up work on Teton Pass by November. But, the full landslide repairs will now have to wait until next summer.

The Forest Service is asking for additional firefighting resources to control the blaze.

After three weeks of around the clock work, the highway over Teton Pass reopened with a temporary detour on June 28. A more permanent rebuild is in the works ahead of winter storms.

In this exclusive interview, Buttigieg talks about funding for roadways, infrastructure in national parks, electric vehicles, and the Teton Pass collapse and the schedule for its rebuild.

A landslide recently wiped out part of the highway on Teton Pass, tripling drive times for thousands of people commuting between Northwest Wyoming and Eastern Idaho. With climate change and aging infrastructure, experts say other mountain communities could see similar disasters.

The alternate route connecting Idaho and Wyoming takes nearly three hours one way. Commuters making the round trip could drive to Salt Lake City in less time.