9/12/2011
Hazardous waste shipment to close U.S. 20 temporarily west of Idaho Falls early Tuesday (Sept. 13)
RIGBY - A shipment of hazardous waste from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will close U.S. 20 temporarily west of Idaho Falls early Tuesday (Sept. 13), the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Crews will close the highway from 2 a.m. to 2:45 a.m. Tuesday. 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 are advised to avoid the highway during the closure.
INL will transport the hazardous waste, which is not activated or 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.