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Traffic will be reduced to one lane or moved to ramps as improvements to 11 bridges on I-15 toward the Montana state line begin this week.

This summer, the Idaho Transportation Department will apply a sealcoat to SH-55 between Horseshoe Bend and north of Banks to preserve the highway surface.

One lane of U.S. Highway 95 north of Riggins near Fiddle Creek is open after a mudslide closed the road completely. A lane has been cleared, and drivers can expect a pilot car with alternating directions of traffic through the slide zone.

U.S. Highway 95 north of Riggins near Fiddle Creek is currently closed in both directions until further notice due to a significant mudslide. The highway is closed from milepost 200 to milepost 201.

Resurfacing operations are slated to start next week on portions of U.S. Highway 95, Washington Street and State Highway 8 in Moscow.

Last Chance Road and campground are closed until late 2025.

The new route was funded partially by Governor Little’s Leading Idaho program and was designed to be safer with a flatter grade, fewer curves and better access control.

Comments are due July 31.

Idaho saw an 18% drop in impaired driving deaths in 2024, but these crashes still caused over a third of all traffic fatalities. From July 1 to 13, 2025, expect increased patrols as ITD and law enforcement work to stop impaired drivers and save lives.