The arrestor system near the bottom of Teton Pass was utilized this week for the 4th time since its construction in 2017. Coincidentally, Wyoming Department of Transportation crews were in the area with representatives from the Utah Department of Transportation to tour the site when the engineers got to see the system in action. Shortly before 11:00 AM Tuesday, Curtis Olsen of Rigby, Idaho, was driving a flat bed tandem axle truck carrying pallets when he continued past WYDOT vehicles doing about 55 mph and entered the arrestor. Olsen had stopped in the parking area at the top of the pass to inspect his brakes and then continued down the mountain. That’s when he realized his brakes were gone. The driver entered the arrestor, and his truck was successfully stopped without injury. WYDOT is currently reviewing how the arrestor performed – a second arrester system for the pass is in the planning stages.
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