Teton Pass Arrestor used again, no injuries

The WYO 22 Teton Pass arrestor system was utilized for the 4th time since its construction in 2017.  Wyoming Department of Transportation crews were in the area with representatives from the Utah Department of Transportation to tour the site when the engineers received a front row view of the arrestor at work. 

Curtis Olsen of Rigby, Idaho, was driving a flat bed tandem axle truck carrying pallets when he continued past WYDOT vehicles at around 55 mph and entered the arrestor at about 10:57 a.m. Olsen had stopped in the parking area to inspect his breaks and then continued down the mountain, 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. 

“As with previous uses of the vehicle arrestor system, we will review how it functioned, including talking with the driver,” WYDOT District Engineer Keith Compton said. 

WYDOT truck arrestor system, near milepost 7 on the south side of the roadway, was constructed to replace the previous run-away truck ramp where vehicles had to cross over the opposing lane of oncoming traffic to use the ramp. The Teton truck arrestor system was opened in March of 2017. This is the 4th time it has been used to date.