Avista Moves Chilco-Athol Gas Line
An Avista construction worker is helping move six miles of natural gas pipeline as part of the Highway 95 reconstruction from Chilco to Athol. Dan Kolbet shot this photo about a half mile south of Silverwood. You can see a slide show of the project by clicking on the story link below.
If you’ve traveled along Highway 95 in North Idaho by Silverwood recently, you may have seen Avista natural gas crews working alongside the busy highway. We wanted to let you know what they are up to. Our crews are relocating and increasing capacity for six miles of natural gas pipeline to accommodate a newly constructed highway. The Idaho Department of Transportation is reconstructing a portion of Highway 95 from approximately Chilco to Athol. The highway will expand from two to four lanes, which is great for safety and traffic, but means Avista’s existing 3-inch natural gas pipeline needs to move to a new right-of-way on the east side of the road. Avista is expanding the capacity of the pipeline from 3 to 6 inches too/ Dan Kolbet , Avista news release. More here.
Question: How often do you travel the Chilco-to-Athol stretch of Highway 95? Any near accidents?
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