2/26/2008
Speed limit restrictions to be placed on Idaho 3 beginning Thursday (Feb. 28th)
MEDIA NOTE: The following corrects an earlier news release. Please disregard the previous version. Thank you.
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COEUR d'ALENE Additional speed and weight restrictions will be added to Idaho 3 in Benewah County beginning Thursday (Feb. 28), the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The highway is beginning to show stress from a severe winter freeze/thaw cycle.
Restrictions on Idaho 3 will be from the St. Joe River Road at St. Maries to the junction of Idaho 97 (mileposts 84-96). Legal load limits will continue, however, the speed limit is reduced to 30 mph.
Weight restrictions of 14,0000 pounds per axle and speed restrictions of 30 mph are also in place on the following state highways:
Idaho 3, from the junction of Idaho 97 to Interstate 90 (mileposts 96-117)
Idaho 57, from Priest River to Nordman (mileposts 0-37)
Idaho 200, from the junction of US-95 to the Montana State Line (mileposts 30-63)
The restrictions will be in place until further notice.
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 511 from phones within Idaho. Reports are updated twice daily or whenever conditions change on Idaho highways.