Winter Storm Closes Long Stretches Of Interstates 80, 25

As of 7 am on Feb. 22, almost all of Interstate 25 in Wyoming was closed, as was much of Interstate 80.

That's according to the WYDOT Road and Travel website. According to the post, all of i-25 in Wyoming was closed other than a few miles between Cheyenne and the Colorado state line. The post listed the estimated opening time as between 3 and 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23.

I-80, meanwhile, was closed in both directions between Point of Rocks just east of Rock Springs and Laramie. It was also closed westbound from Cheyenne to Laramie and eastbound from the Utah state line to Point of Rocks. The website listed the opening time for areas east of Point of Rocks as "unknown." For the rest of I-80, the post said the estimated opening time was 7-9 hours from 5;30 a.m.

The state has been rocked by a major winter storm that is expected to continue through much of Thursday, with impacts still possibly being felt into Friday.

Here is the forecast travel impacts from Dayweather Inc.

Travel Forecast Map

2022's Deadliest Wyoming County by Traffic Deaths

While car crashes can occur anywhere, some roads in Wyoming are more dangerous than others.

According to Wyoming Highway Patrol data, there were 117 fatal crashes in the Cowboy State in 2022 resulting in 133 deaths.

Of those fatal crashes, the majority (13.68%) occurred in Laramie County -- two in January, one in February, one in March, two in April, one in June, two in July, three in August, two in September, one in November, and one in December.

Sweetwater County saw the second most fatal crashes last year, 12, while Fremont and Lincoln counties each saw 10.

Albany and Park counties each recorded eight, and Campbell, Converse, and Natrona counties each tallied seven.

The deadliest 2022 crash in Laramie County took place on June 17 when two semis collided on Interstate 80 east of Cheyenne and immediately became engulfed in flames killing both drivers and a passenger.

Laramie County also saw two fatal crashes involving motorcyclists, two fatal crashes involving juveniles, and a fatal crash involving a pedestrian last year.

Below is the Wyoming Highway Patrol narrative of every fatal crash that occurred in Laramie County in 2022.

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