Full Notification

UPDATE 5/8/2018 5:10pm - This special message is relayed on behalf of WYDOT. Teton Pass is now open to all traffic in both directions.

Teton County Emergency Management only forwards state highway closures through Nixle under special circumstances.Visit https://wyoroad.info/511/511NotifyAnnouncement.html to sign up for 511 Notify text messages for all road closures on Teton Pass and other State highways if this information is important to you and your commute.

ORIGINAL MESSAGE 5/8/2018 12:27pm - This special message is relayed on behalf of WYDOT. Visit www.wyoroad.info for the latest info and reopening info. 

Teton Pass will close at 3:30 p.m. for avalanche work
Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be closing WYO 22 Teton Pass at 3:30 p.m. today for avalanche work, which will include heli-bombing.
Heli-bombing is a form of avalanche mitigation involving the placing of explosive charges, by helicopter, in strategic locations to bring down controlled avalanches. Crews are planning to drop about 6 charges at major slide areas.
“There has been some major movement in different areas on the pass and a few big slides already up there. We can’t wait any longer,” Maintenance Foreman Bruce Daigle said.
The closure duration could last only about 30 minutes, if everything goes smoothly. However, if the controlled avalanches sweep over the road--and depending on how wet and heavy the snow is--the closure could last hours into the evening.
WYDOT will notify the public of the closure on our 511 text alerts, as well as when the road is open. Sign up for 511 text alerts here: http://www.wyoroad.info/511/511NotifyAnnouncement.html.
WYDOT would like to remind drivers to slow down when driving in winter conditions, be alert and cautious of roadside workers and obey all traffic control devices.
For more information on closures and weather conditions, please visit http://www.wyoroad.info.
For immediate release
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For more information concerning WYDOT activities, contact Stephanie Harsha, Public Involvement Specialist, WYDOT District 3, (307) 352-3065.