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Expect Highway 95 delays as slide area still
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March 24, 2017 |
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| Photo courtesy
Nicole Winkelseth |
| Workers put
jersey barriers in place today to help
stem the flow of mud still oozing onto
Highway 95 near Mile 498. |
The Idaho
Transportation Department advised the Boundary
County Sheriff's Office late this morning that they will reduce
travel on Highway 95 near Mountain Meadows Road
to one lane until the hillside which slid onto
the highway last weekend can be deemed stable.
Motorists traveling through the are have
reported delays of as much as 45-minutes through
the slide area today.
Still fully saturated, the hillside in question
is still at high risk of additional mudslide.
ITD has placed additional, cement barriers to
try to slow down any further slides before they
reach the highway.
ITD personnel will maintain 24 hour per day
traffic control in that area.
Highway 95 will remain open unless further
slides occur, but expect delays in traffic flow
due to only one lane being utilized, and please
be cautious while using Highway 95 in that area,
not only for potential debris on the highway,
but for the safety of the ITD workers in the
area.
For more information regarding the above, or any
other state highway closures, contact the
Bonners Ferry ITD office at (208) 276-3531, or
the Regional ITD office at (888) 575-2666. |
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