2/19/2008
Weight and speed restrictions to be placed on Idaho 200 beginning today (Feb. 19)
COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho 200 in Bonner County will have speed and weight restrictions in place beginning today (Feb. 19), the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The highway is beginning to show stress from a severe freeze/thaw cycle in recent weeks.
Restrictions on Idaho 200 will be from the U.S. 95 Junction to the Idaho/Montana state line (milepost 30.0 to milepost 63.11). The weight restriction is 16,000 pounds per axle, and the speed limit is reduced to 30 mph. The restriction will be in place until further notice.
The weight and speed limit restrictions do not apply to emergency vehicles and school buses.
For current highway and weather conditions throughout the state, access the Idaho Traveler Services Web site at 511.idaho.gov or call 5-1-1 from phones within Idaho. Reports are updated twice daily or whenever conditions change on Idaho highways.