In a preemptive strike, the Montana Department of Transportation, Wyoming Department of Transportation and Yellowstone Park have closed the Beartooth Highway BEFORE the snow that is expected. US Highway 212 between the Long Lake barricade, near the Top of the World store, and the Montana/Wyoming state line closed for the season on Thursday due to a forecast of Ice and snow and expected hazardous driving conditions. This section of the Beartooth Highway was scheduled to close on October 12th. Meanwhile, travel east from Yellowstone’s Northeast Entrance via Cooke City, Montana, to Chief Joseph Scenic Byway is anticipated to be possible until early November.
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