8/18/2009
Nuclear fuel shipment to close U.S. 20 temporarily west of Idaho Falls early Wednesday (Aug. 19)
RIGBY ‑ The Idaho Transportation Department advises that a shipment of nuclear fuel from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will close U.S. 20 temporarily west of Idaho Falls early Wednesday (Aug. 19).
Crews will close the highway from 3:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday to facilitate the shipment.
U.S. 20 will be closed from the entrance of the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) west of Idaho Falls to the INL access road at the U.S. 20/26 junction.
Motorists should avoid the highway during the Wednesday closure.
INL will transport the nuclear fuel, which is not activated and not radioactive, to the Test Reactor Area.
For closure/construction information on state highways, visit the Idaho Traveler Services Web site at 511.idaho.gov, or dial 5‑1‑1 from phones within Idaho. Outside Idaho, dial toll‑free (888) 432‑7623. Reports are updated as conditions change.