Chasm in Teton Pass road severs link between Idaho and Jackson as governor signs order declaring an emergency
, authorities said Saturday, leaving a gaping chasm in the highway and severing a well-traveled commuter link between small towns in eastern Idaho and the tourist destination of Jackson.
The section that failed first drew attention on Thursday when a crack and drop in the road contributed to the crash of a motorcycle. Crews then noticed that the damage to the pavement had become more pronounced. Workers trying to figure out a detour around that section left for the night, “and by 5am, this morning, WYDOT had discovered that the road had completely failed”, Harsha said on Saturday.
The transportation department said via social media that the road “catastrophically failed” at milepost 12.8.
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