9/21/2011
Hazardous waste shipment to close U.S. 20 temporarily west of Idaho Falls early Friday (Sept. 23)
RIGBY - A shipment of hazardous waste from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will close U.S. 20 temporarily west of Idaho Falls early Friday (Sept. 23), the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
From 2 a.m. to 2:45 a.m., crews will close the highway 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 this stretch of highway during the closure.
INL will transport the hazardous waste from the Idaho National Technical Engineering Complex to MFC.
INL periodically transports hazardous waste between facilities on U.S. 20/26.