1/19/2011
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Section of Idaho 21 closed since Friday for avalanche activity reopens
BOISE - The 12-mile stretch of Idaho 21 between the Grandjean Junction and Banner Summit reopened today (Wednesday, Jan. 19) at 12:25 p.m., after being closed since 11 a.m. Jan. 14 as an avalanche precaution for travelers' safety, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Crews had been working to clear 10 slides that had come down on the roadway
over the weekend.
For the latest highway and weather conditions on the state highway system, call
Idaho Traveler Services at 5-1-1. For online updates, visit the website at
511.idaho.gov. Telephone and Web reports are available 24 hours a day and are
updated as conditions change.