{"id":1470355,"date":"2024-06-10T00:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T04:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1470355"},"modified":"2024-06-10T00:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T04:25:00","slug":"teton-pass-collapse-in-landslide-could-spark-worker-shortage-in-jackson-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/teton-pass-collapse-in-landslide-could-spark-worker-shortage-in-jackson-hole\/1470355\/","title":{"rendered":"Teton Pass Collapse In\u00a0Landslide Could Spark Worker Shortage In Jackson Hole\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teton Pass Collapse In\u00a0Landslide Could Spark Worker Shortage In Jackson Hole\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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On Saturday morning, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WY DOT) shared a Facebook post<\/a> from Governor Mark Gordon. The post included footage of a landslide that swallowed a section of Teton Pass, which connects\u00a0Jackson Hole with the communities around Victor, Idaho.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This morning I met with state officials from the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Office of Homeland Security to coordinate a response to the catastrophic landslide that has closed Teton Pass,” Gov.\u00a0Gordon wrote in the post on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Drone video of the \u201ccatastrophic failure\u201d of Wyoming Highway 22 over Teton Pass…<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcf9 Wyoming Highway Patrolpic.twitter.com\/WNbiWQj3eW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Volcaholic \ud83c\udf0b (@volcaholic1) June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

The governor said, “WYDOT geologists and engineers will be on site today to conduct an assessment and develop a long-term solution to rebuild the roadway,” adding, “At this point, we do not have an estimated timeline for the road to reopen.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is wild! \u201cCatastrophic failure of Teton Pass between Jackson Hole and Victor Idaho. It is a key artery for commuters and commerce. Going to be a rough summer for employees and businesses\u201d pic.twitter.com\/vVEMJwy88D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Heidi Hatch KUTV (@tvheidihatch) June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

“The buzz is it will be closed for several weeks or months,”\u00a0Teton County Commission Chairman Luther Propst told local media outlet\u00a0WyoFile<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With the closure of Teton Pass, a once convenient 35-minute journey now stretches to a grueling 1 hour and 35 minutes, or even longer if there are any detours. This is a big blow to the\u00a0low-skilled workers of\u00a0J-Hole who rely on this route due to the unaffordable living costs in the resort town. The new detour will only compound the challenges for these workers – and who knows – some may quit over the new commute.<\/p>\n

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Propst noted,\u00a0“The county’s looking at camping options at the fairgrounds” for Idaho commuters who work in Jackson Hole.<\/p>\n

Here’s what X users are saying…<\/p>\n

Not good. A lot of people who work in Jackson Hole live in Victor. This is the one direct route between the two. The only alternative is 90 minutes one way. Hope they can rebuild this quickly. #USArmyCorpsOfEngineers<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/0R5iMmH00h<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NickKalm (@NickKalm) June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank goodness no casualties. But this is very bad for the Jackson Hole economy. Many service workers live on the other side of the pass. \ud83e\udd1e\ud83c\udffb https:\/\/t.co\/KkeO7c476m<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael McKee (@mckonomy) June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Epic disaster for Jackson Hole and those who commute (for low wages) and deliver to Jackson over Teton Pass. This could be years away from being rebuilt. https:\/\/t.co\/MrtfsRa8h6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 caren (@carengoodrich) June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

That’s because the billionaires make the rules in Jackson hole. Ignorance of the law is no excuse council Woman. FYI Jackson hole is a communist hell hole people who work there have to live 30 plus miles away because of the cost of living https:\/\/t.co\/N8LPgPUmu5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 WyoNjcat (@NancyWirtanen) June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Could J-Hole elites experience a worker shortage? Maybe Biden could send them some illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 06\/09\/2024 – 20:25<\/span><\/p>\n

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