Winter Wonderland

A plow driver on I-25 shows crews fighting a major drift that was forming under an interchange just north of Chugwater at milepost 65.

WYDOT crews in Laramie County took advantage of low winds at night to clean up some drifting on WYO 215 with a rotary plow. Winds often blow the drifts back as quick as crews can plow them, so a break in the weather can help crews get ahead of future storms.

A plow works to break through a major drift on WYO 789/US 287 southeast of Lander between Sweetwater Station and Muddy Gap. The Muddy Gap area between Lander, Rawlins and Casper has been a particularly challenging area of the state this winter for WYDOT crews.

WYDOT crews in both plows and rotaries are forced to work around a stuck driver who illegally passed the road closure gates at WYO 28 over South Pass. Stuck vehicles cause delays for crews trying to reopen the road. WYDOT has seen an increase in gate runners this winter season.

WYDOT plow operator Gary Lance stands with his arm stretched upward to show the severity of the drifting on I-80 between Rock Springs and Rawlins. Crews had to use rotaries and other heavy equipment to even make a dent in the drifting. FYI, Lance is not a short guy...

A WYDOT rotary plow clears drifting on I-80 near mile post 149. Drifts like this one caused extended closures on I-80 as crews spent weeks battling strong winds and snow.