CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 16 -- The Wyoming Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to inform drivers that WYDOT crews will be performing some maintenance on the avalanche infrastructure in the Hoback Canyon tomorrow, February 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work will cause intermediate delays for traffic of up to 15 minutes at a time, as helicopter operations land and take off.
Crews will be utilizing helicopter operations in the Stinking Springs area of Hoback Canyon to do some general maintenance of the avalanche infrastructure known as the O'Bellx units. These units use explosions to trigger smaller, controlled avalanches to prevent dangerous, uncontr...