Wyoming Department of Transportation

And, and I, I believe, my theory is that it'll deposit snow like a snow fence.

And, well, WYDOT actually came to the dedication, and, uh, Cathy, who's the head of the snow fence department there, said that they would monitor it and see how active it is.

But she says, you know, this is a great idea and a great purpose for it.

So, you know, I'm hoping maybe years down the road, you know, we can have, you know, replace the wooden ones that are deteriorating.

I, like I told you before, I will propose actions to the people.

The people will act back to me and tell me yay or nay, 'cause we've lost that throughout our hi- the history of Wyoming.

Next, what I will do is I will re-look at every one of the committees, WYDOT, Department of Transportation, Game and Fish.

Everybody's gonna get a look through, but I'm gonna also do something nobody ever asks a government employee, "How could we improve your impart- your department? How could we make your department more compatible with the people in Wyoming?" That's what we have to do.

Um, but it benefits everyone, again, if for no other reason than insurance and compliance.

Um, but what I was particularly supportive of, because all along sending communications to WYDOT i, in Cheyenne, this is not a trucking only.

I drove it myself.

I had four-wheelers passing me illegally on a, a double yellow blind curve, only to jump in front of me.

I mean, what, what a challenge it is for out-of-staters that are flatlanders coming, and you get a mountain pass in one of the most aggressive in the country.

It's serious business.

So I appreciate the director and all, uh, leadership at WYDOT for coming up with- Uh, a solution that isn't, uh, maybe cumbersome, burdensome.

It doesn't exclude anyone.

And, uh, all in all, I'll tell you, there's lots of private meetings happen.

I can tell you, since I've been elected, I have met privately with WYDOT, Game and Fish, uh, state parks, you know, the list goes on and on, probably 30 or 40 agencies.

Uh, I've met with legislators from six other states.

Uh, you know, I don't know how you do all of it exactly publicly.

There were two people, a driver and a passenger, and they're okay.

Um, but the bridge is not.

[laughs] It's gonna be a long time before it gets fixed because there were two projects ahead of it that WYDOT had already approved.

So before they can start accepting bids, they've got to wrap up those other projects.

In the weeks following the July crash, eight more people were injured and another died in the same mile stretch on the pass.

Starting tomorrow, the Wyoming Department of Transportation is requiring the drivers of any large vehicles to be certified through a new online safety program before descending one of the nation's steepest mountain passes.

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Stick around.

We're gonna talk to Stephanie and Jordan from WYDOT, and what they've got cooked up for Teton Pass to try to make it safer.

Jen Coker will be here, and Kate Meadows.

It's all coming up.

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I was, [laughs] was expecting, I don't know what I was expecting.

Um, Jordan and Stephanie are with Wyoming Department of Transportation, WYDOT.

I think you're both, uh, rep- repping region three, zone three, whatever it is, right?

For KHL News, I'm Evan Robinson Johnson.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced yesterday it will soon launch its program to make Teton Pass safer.

Starting October 1st, drivers with RVs, towing trailers, or weighing more than 10,000 pounds will need to self-certify to navigate mountain driving.

Violators could be cited and fined.