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State highways in good shape, city, county roads
getting there |
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4:50 p.m. December 20, 2017 |
By Mike Weland
As of 4:45 p.m. today, ITD had upgraded
conditions on Boundary County's state-maintained
highways; 95, 2 and 1, from "fair" to "good."
Work is progressing on getting county roads
clear so Santa will have clear places to land at
homes with too much snow by the chimney, and
Bonners Ferry is making good progress in getting
city streets back to normal.
On state highways in North Idaho, Highway 95
from about Westmond in Bonner County to I90 in
Kootenai County is still rated as fair due to
icy patches. Except for highways with
maintenance and construction, most state routes
are fair to good until you get to the Moscow
areas, where a stretch of Idaho 6 is rated
difficult due to slush, ice and fog.
State road conditions constantly change; before
traveling, especially in winter, visit
http://511.idaho.gov.
County Road and Bridge has been working to clear
downed trees and has started plowing, but no
official Boundary County release has been issued
and I have to wait for that for updates.
Bonners Ferry City Street crews have been
working to systematically get streets cleared
and snow hauled off, and have hit nearly all
city streets once, having worked the downtown
area from 1 a.m. to about 9 this morning while
ensuring streets accessing essential service,
such as the hospital, were cleared, then fanning
out to plow the rest of the streets. There is
still more to do, but City Administrator Mike
Klause said today's effort by the street
department went better than expected. |
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