I-15 closed north of Idaho Falls due to poor visibility
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IDAHO FALLS Interstate 15 north of Idaho Falls is closed due to low visibility from blowing dust, according to Idaho State Police.
The interstate is closed at the U.S. Highway 20 interchange in Idaho Falls to Idaho Highway 33 near Roberts. The closure began shortly around 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
A high wind warning is in effect across most of eastern Idaho. Winds from 35 to 45 mph with gusts around 60 mph are expected throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts up to 70 mph are predicted across the Arco Desert and the INL north and east toward Idaho Falls and Rexburg.
I-15 back open, multiple outages and downed power lines reported in Idaho Falls
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IDAHO FALLS Interstate 15 is back open and electricity is being restored following multiple downed power lines and outages Monday night.
The city of Idaho Falls received the first report of a problem around 11:10 p.m. on the 1400 block of Lindsay Boulevard. A driver reported that a power pole was on fire and a power line across I-15 had the potential of falling. The Idaho Falls Fire Department and Idaho State Police responded to the area. The power line came down across the interstate, near Teton Stage Lines, and ISP shut down I-15.
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IDAHO FALLS – A combination of environmental factors led to sparks flying, flames burning and power outages in Idaho Falls Monday night, according to officials.
Idaho Falls saw the first outage around 11 p.m. with a power pole catching fire and lines falling across Interstate 15. Idaho Falls Power spokesman Bud Cranor told EastIdahoNews.com crews believe this and subsequent outages resulted from environmental conditions rather than a mechanical failure. The outages also impacted Rocky Mountain Power customers in Bonneville and Jefferson Counties.
“Power outages are always going to happen,” Cranor said. “We just try to do our best to try to mitigate them as much as we can.”
Idaho State Police (ISP) responded to a transformer explosion on Interstate 15 north of Idaho Falls, near Milepost 119. The explosion occurred early on Tuesday morning. A transformer is an electrical device that transfers power from an electrical circuit to another, sometimes multiple. When a transformer is loaded with too much electricity at once, an explosion can occur. Transformers are designed to shut down when an energy spike is detected,.
Cement truck slides off highway
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A cement truck slides off of US 26 on Feb. 16, 2021 due to black ice.
BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) - Black ice caused a cement truck to tip over near 81st and US 26 in Bonneville County Tuesday morning.
The accident happened around 9 a.m.
The driver of the truck was not injured, they said.
Area roads have black ice be careful. ISP is currently on a cement truck rollover US26 and 81st N. pic.twitter.com/lPrJqStVTD Idaho State Police (@ISPeasternIdaho) February 16, 2021
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