Wyoming Department of Transportation

Drivers should plan now for the storm, as travel will likely be difficult or impossible if current predictions hold true.

As of 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, the Wyoming Department of Transportation estimated a re-opening of westbound lanes between 8 and 10 p.m.

The program gives permission to select individuals or businesses to travel past a closure gate to get to their destination.

WYDOT reports that crashes on I-80 are about four times more frequent during winter than during the summer months.

Other travelers should expect black ice.

Slick roads and foggy conditions were being reported in the Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs areas.

In Natrona County, 75 percent of the passenger occupants in vehicle fatalities were not wearing seat belts.

Once selected, troopers attend academy training.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will close the Union Pacific Railroad crossing at Howe Road south of Laramie next week, so that crews can repair the crossing.

During the 2016 St. Patrick's Day holiday, 60 vehicle fatalities were the results of drunk driving, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This summer, construction crews will close the southbound bridge for reconstruction and have both northbound and southbound traffic move on the northbound bridge.

In Wyoming, drivers are considered alcohol-impaired if they have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.