Emergency stabilization on US 26/89/191 near Moran is set for October

Emergency stabilization work along US Highway 26/89/191 near Moran is set to begin in October 2026 and last about 12 weeks, according to a county support letter and background materials for a federal grant request Letter of Support for GRTE PROTECT Grant 2026.

For wildlife and water, the thing to watch is the October through December window. The packet describes 6 to 8 weeks of “primary in-river work” once flows recede, with the final schedule dependent on river conditions, weather, and safety. Emergency riverbank work can reduce the chance of sudden road failure, but it also concentrates disturbance into a sensitive fall and early-winter period along the Snake River and Buffalo Fork riparian corridor, when river edges and adjacent cottonwood bottoms are already a bottleneck for many species moving through the park.