RIGGINS, Idaho — US-95 between New Meadows and Riggins is back open Saturday after a propane truck overturned Thursday and spilled its load. The hazardous incident shut down the highway for two days.
"First responders from multiple agencies worked both day and night to clean up thousands of gallons of propane, which is a highly flammable material, to allow the highway to safely reopen," a press release from ITD said.
Mid-day Thursday, the propane truck overturned near milepost 177, rupturing the tank.
“Depending how well recovery of the vehicle and propane goes, the highway could reopen as early as tomorrow or take until early next week,” District 3 Field Operations Manager Eric Copeland said Thursday.
The highway was closed between mileposts 161 and 180 and drivers were forced to find alternative routes, including through Oregon and Washington, to travel between New Meadows and Riggins.
A post on the Adams County Sheriff's Office Facebook page stated there was a mandatory one-mile evacuation radius around Milepost 177 near Hazard Creek on Highway 95 due to the crash and spill of hazardous materials.
