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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.
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State agencies, nonprofits and the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes are teaming up to try and get $17 million in federal funding for wildlife crossings on Highway 26/287 east of Dubois. The hope is to reduce collisions between vehicles and wildlife along an especially dangerous stretch from milepost 58 through 67.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Cheyenne this week to see progress on Highway 30. In an exclusive interview with Wyoming Public Radio, Buttigieg said that the nation is in the midst of a roadway fatality crisis.
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A section of the highway over Teton Pass catastrophically failed on June 8, disconnecting the tourist destination of Jackson from a sizable chunk of its workforce. For some businesses, the impacts have been manageable so far. For others, the way forward is a bit unclear.
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WYDOT said it hopes to complete a rebuild of the collapsed section of the Teton Pass roadway by November at an emergency Wyoming Transportation Commission meeting on June 11. In the meantime, a $430,000 contract was approved to build a detour that’s expected to be completed in two weeks, weather permitting.
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation said it’s confident a safe, temporary two-lane detour around the slide can be built using nearby fill material. The agency said strict weight and width restrictions are likely and hopes to have the short-term fix open to the public in a few weeks.
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The commuter bus between Driggs, Idaho and Jackson will follow an alternate route and schedule that adds over an hour to commutes starting Monday morning. Gov. Mark Gordon has issued an emergency declaration to garner federal support.