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MileCheck Highway Report: Wyoming, October 2026

What Wyoming's department of transportation (DOT) feed showed in October 2026. Part of the national MileCheck Highway Report, October 2026.

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How we got these numbers: These are unique alerts published by Wyoming's department of transportation (DOT) feed, from a daily copy taken Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, 2026. Each alert is counted once. An alert posted and removed between two daily copies is not counted. Not all states report the same data, so compare each place with its own earlier months.
8crash alerts in October
2closure alerts
0roadwork alerts

Crashes

Wyoming's road feed carried 8 crash alerts in October.

Routes with the most crash alerts
  • US-85 — 2
  • I-80 — 2
  • US-30 — 1

Closures and roadwork

2 closures and 0 roadwork records were on Wyoming's feed in October, out of 33 alerts of all types.

Routes with the most alerts in Wyoming
  • I-80 — 5
  • I-25 — 4
  • US-16 — 4
  • WY-59 — 3
  • WY-22 — 2

Compared with earlier months

Unique alerts on Wyoming's feed in each full month MileCheck has.

By month
  • September — 24 alerts: 6 crashes, 5 closures, 0 roadwork
  • October — 33 alerts: 8 crashes, 2 closures, 0 roadwork

Winter closures

Roads that usually close for winter
  • WY-130, Snowy Range Scenic Byway — Usually closes mid to late November (Nov. 10 to 26 in 2020 to 2025). Reopens in spring. Source
  • WY-70, Battle Pass — Usually closes late in the fall and reopens late May. Source
  • US-212, Cooke City to Pilot Creek — These 9 miles close to cars in winter and are usually open mid-May to early November. The Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (WY-296) stays open all year from WY-120 to Pilot Creek. Source · Forest Service source
  • US-212, Beartooth Highway — Usually closes mid-October and reopens the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. Source

Timing comes from each agency's own page. Exact dates depend on snow. We update this list each month through winter.

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