WYO 130 over the Snowy Range closed for the season

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Snowy Range Road (WYO 130) over the high country of the Snowy Range has closed for the season.

The exact closure is between mile marker 48 above Ryan Park on the west and mile marker 36 near Green Rock on the east.

The road first closed on Oct. 20 and has remained under an extended closure due to hazardous winter conditions, large snowdrifts, and poor visibility.

WYDOT decided to close the road for the season this week after additional winter storms caused conditions to deteriorate further. 

WYO 70, the other seasonally closed road in Southeast Wyoming, remains open after being placed under an extended closure from Oct. 20-25.

WYO 130 over the Snowy Range and WYO 70 over Battle Pass close annually in late autumn when relatively low traffic and deep snow accumulations render plowing operations impractical. Last year, WYO 130 closed for the season on Nov. 3, 2018.

In past years, WYO 130 has closed on Nov. 13 in 2011, Dec. 7 in 2012, Nov. 4 in 2013, Nov. 15 in 2014, Nov. 11 in 2015, Nov. 28 in 2016, and Nov. 20 in 2017.

WYO 130 has a target opening date of Memorial Day weekend, and crews from Laramie and Saratoga will work to reopen the road in the spring.

WYO 130 and WYO 70 are two of several high-elevation mountain roads in Wyoming with seasonal closures. WYO 130 tops out at more than 10,800 feet, and WYO 70 crosses the Continental Divide at the 9,955-foot Battle Pass.

For information about this news release, contact WYDOT District 1 public information specialist Matt Murphy at (307) 745-2142.