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• Board begins crafting heavy truck rules

  May 9, 2013 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Controversial legislation to let extra-heavy, extra-long trucks on Idaho roads is now law, but it’s unlikely new routes will be designated for the heavier trucks in North Idaho … 12

• Extra-heavy rigs to lumber on Idaho highways

  March 23, 2013 in Idaho on Page A8 BOISE – Extra-heavy trucks could roll on North Idaho highways under controversial legislation that passed the Idaho House on Friday and headed to the governor’s desk. The extra-heavy trucks – … 1

• Panel passes heavy-load bill

  March 19, 2013 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Legislation to open nonfreeway routes in Idaho to extra-heavy trucks passed a state House committee over the objections of the two North Idaho lawmakers. The bill now moves … 2

• Sandpoint byway wins award

  January 27, 2013 in Idaho on Page B3 SANDPOINT – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Idaho has selected the U.S. Highway 95 realignment project in North Idaho as the winner of the 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards …

• Sand Creek Byway has restored ‘small town’ feeling

  September 30, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B1 It’s shoulder season in Sandpoint. The summer crowds have dispersed and skiers have a couple of months to wait until the slopes open. But there is a bustle in town … 2

• Massive concrete girders take shape at Spokane business

  June 25, 2012 in City on Page A1 Some of the largest pre-stressed concrete girders in the U.S. have been coming out of a manufacturing yard in Spokane in recent weeks. The 186-foot-long girders are being used for … 2

• North Idaho police warn bypass trespassers

    June 4, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 The Sand Creek Byway’s anticipated opening date isn’t until June 29, but some impatient drivers and pedestrians are slipping behind barriers and orange construction cones to try out U.S. Highway … 8

• Widening, interchanges will ease access problems

  May 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 Visitors to Silverwood Theme Park often find the last thrill ride of the day is pulling out of the parking lot back onto Highway 95. For drivers leaving the park …

• Getting There: Highway 95 upgrade slated for major work

  February 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 A long-term effort to widen and improve U.S. Highway 95 north of Coeur d’Alene will take a major step forward this year. Two important segments will undergo construction in the …

• Second megaload’s future uncertain

  July 19, 2011 in Idaho, Region The smaller, first shipment by Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil crossed the Idaho/Montana border Monday night but — with a day left before the oil company’s permits with the Idaho Transportation Department expire …

• ExxonMobil equipment goes through Moscow

  July 17, 2011 in Idaho, Region on Page B7 MOSCOW – The first of two oversized loads of ExxonMobil refinery equipment set to leave the Port of Lewiston over a five-day span has started moving in North Idaho. The … 1

• Oil equipment makes its way north on Hwy. 95

  July 16, 2011 in Idaho MOSCOW, Idaho — Some protesters were surprised when they showed up to the Pie Hole to find out Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil’s first oversized shipment of refinery equipment had already rolled through … 1

• ITD fines increase for water violations

  July 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – The Idaho Transportation Department has agreed to pay more than $1 million in fines for Clean Water Act violations related to construction on Highway 95 south of Coeur …

• ITD agrees to more than $1M in EPA fines

  July 14, 2011 in Idaho The Idaho Transportation Department has agreed to pay more than $1 million in fines for Clean Water Act violations related to construction on Highway 95 south of Coeur d’Alene, including … 4

• Megaloads security beefed up

  July 13, 2011 in City on Page A6 LEWISTON – ExxonMobil has hired off-duty police in Lewiston to provide extra security for its refinery equipment during an environmental conference taking place near the Idaho-Montana border. Company spokesman Pius …

• Half-sized megaloads may travel Interstate 90

  March 24, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Some of the controversial, oversized loads of oil refinery equipment headed to Canada may be moved through Kootenai and Shoshone counties in the near future. The Idaho Transportation Department began …

• Two injured in crash at Cougar Gulch

  January 29, 2011 in Idaho, News Two people were injured today when their vehicles collided on Highway 95 at Cougar Gulch. The Idaho State Patrol said John M. Shepard, 57, was northbound on the highway in …

• Driver injured in crash with snowplow

  December 13, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A8 A Hayden woman was injured after colliding with a snowplow on U.S. Highway 95 on Sunday.

• Driver dies when semi crashes on U.S. 95

  December 7, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 A 56-year-old Hayden man died Monday when his semi-tractor and tanker trailer crashed on U.S. Highway 95.

• Driver killed in slide-off crash on Highway 95

  November 26, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A8 A Bonners Ferry woman is dead and a young boy seriously injured after being thrown from their SUV as it crashed down an embankment Thursday morning. The accident occurred about …

• Icy roads a factor in rollover crash

  November 26, 2010 in Idaho on Page A8 Icy roads contributed to a rollover auto accident Thursday in North Idaho that sent five people to a Sandpoint hospital, authorities said. 1

• Woman dies after crash at intersection

  November 21, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page B1 A Coeur d’Alene woman died Saturday morning at Kootenai Medical Center after the car she was riding in hit a semitruck that ran a red light.

• Driver cited in crash on U.S. 95 near CdA

  November 21, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page B1 A three-car accident Friday on Highway 95 south of Coeur d’Alene closed the road for a couple of hours and sent one woman to a hospital.

• Crews repaving highway at night

  July 20, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Nighttime drivers going through Sandpoint will encounter street paving tonight through Thursday night. The Idaho Transportation Department and contract crews are installing asphalt patches on the U.S. Highway 95 route …

• Fireworks stand burns in Worley

  June 18, 2010 in News Worley residents got a free impromptu fireworks display Friday night after a child ignited a firework that caused a fireworks stand to go up in flames. 1

• Garwood-to-Sagle project in highway plans this year

  January 17, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – If the Idaho Transportation Board’s much-scaled-back bonding proposal for the coming year wins legislative support, bonds would pay for $14 million worth of additional work on the Garwood-to-Sagle …

• Driver arrested for DUI in Highway 95 crash

  August 30, 2009 in Idaho, News A Coeur d’Alene dwdriver was arrested for driving under the influence following a Saturday night collision involving four vehicles.

• State finds money to close gap in new North Idaho freeway

  July 24, 2009 in Idaho The big Garwood-to-Sagle freeway project on U.S. Highway 95 in North Idaho won’t have a two-lane bottleneck at its south end after all, the Idaho Transportation Board decided Thursday.

• Lower bids benefit drivers

  June 22, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho is saving tens of millions of dollars because its big federal stimulus-funded highway projects – including the Dover Bridge in North Idaho – are coming in far …

• Garwood-to-Sagle freeway comes with a bottleneck

  June 19, 2009 in Idaho on Page A11 BOISE – When the Garwood-to-Sagle freeway project on U.S. Highway 95 in North Idaho is completed, it may have a two-mile, two-lane bottleneck at its southern end before it reaches …

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