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Forest Service closes more roads |
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April 13, 2017 |
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| Katka Face
Road washout |
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests has issued
additional road closures on multiple Forest
Service roads in Boundary and Bonner County for
public health and safety due to flooding damage
and unsafe conditions.
Warmer weather, snowmelt and heavy spring rains
are creating soft road surfaces and spring
“break up” conditions on many Idaho Panhandle
National Forests roads.
New roads closed for damage and unsafe
conditions are:
* Priest Lake: Bear Paw Road # 305
* Bonners Ferry Ranger District: Trout Creek Road # 634, Myrtle Creek
Road # 633, East Dawson Road # 2429, Katka Face
Road # 314, Baldy Road (Dawson Ridge) # 2538,
Twentymile Road # 408.
To provide for safe transportation and protect
the condition of the road system, the following
roads are closed until ground conditions
improve:
* Sandpoint Ranger District: Grouse Creek Road #280, Butler Creek Road
#230, Little Black Tail Road #630, Trout Creek
Road #232, Pack River Road #231
* Bonners Ferry Ranger District: Smith Creek Road # 281 and Tuin Road #
2269
* Priest Lake: Gleason McAbee Road #334
Residents traveling to their property on these
roads are exempt from the closures.
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is
compiling a list of road damages across the
forest. Traveling on soft roadbeds can cause
additional damage.
“Temporary restrictions are to help protect the
road surface and ensure that road drainages work
properly. We ask all forest users to please
report any major damage they may encounter while
out recreating,” said Forest Supervisor Mary
Farnsworth.
To report new road damage, please contact the
applicable ranger station. For more information
on road conditions and closures, please visit
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ipnf/home. |
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