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Concern the MP 498 slide could go again |
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April 13, 2017 |
The slide area near mile 498 at Mountain Meadows
Road on Highway 95 remains active, and with the
possibility of additional rain and thunderstorms
this afternoon, further slide activity could
take place at any time, possibly resulting in a
third highway shutdown.
Boundary County Sheriff Dave Kramer met this
morning with Idaho Transportation Department
maintenance supervisor George Schutes to make
plans to keep traffic moving, and they
established the following three detour routes
for non-commercial traffic; Trail Creek to Green
Pastures to Mountain Meadows or Deep Creek Loop
to Lookout View to Pleasant Valley Rd to Hwy 95
or Deep Creek Loop to Lions Den to West Side to
Riverside.
Should the hill slide again and close the
highway, commercial traffic will be rerouted
around Highway 200 in Ponderay to Bull Lake Road
(Highway 56) to Troy, Montana, and Highway 2 to
Three Mile Junction.
If the highway or any of the county roads end up
becoming closed the Sheriff's Office will issue
the information on NIXLE as well has social
media. We encourage all county residents or
people who travel through Boundary County to
sign up for this service. To do so you can
either go to the NIXLE website,
http://www.nixle.com,
or simply text 888777 with the zip code 83805 in
the subject area.
In addition, NewsBF personnel will be keeping an
ear open and, if the hill goes again, well get
word out within moments, both on this website,
on our Facebook page and via emergency email
alerts. |
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