WYO 130, WYO 70 cleared in time for summer but drivers warned to be careful of spring snow storms at high elevations
A sign of summer in the Valley, even despite the unseasonable weather recently, is the opening of the Wyoming Highway 130, or Snowy Range Scenic Bypass, and Wyoming Highway 70, or Battle Pass.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) announced the opening of both seasonally-closed sections for the summer on May 23. According to a press release from WYDOT, work on the 23-mile stretch of highway between Encampment and Baggs began in early May with the use of multiple rotary plows, snowcats and other heavy equipment. Work on the 12-mile stretch of highway between Saratoga and Laramie, mea...
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