**Update** I84 Is Closed of Black Canyon Road

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642

(208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 01/19/2015 08:57 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

***Update***

Due to extreme slick conditions and multiple crashes, I84 will be closed in both directions.

Motorists traveling westbound will exit at 17, the Sand Hollow Exit. Motorists will travel through New Plymouth, Fruitland, and into Ontario. Motorists are not to get back onto the interstate in Idaho.

Oregon Department of Transportation has eastbound I84 closed at Ontario.

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At this time Idaho State Police is responding to reports of several crashes on both sides of I84 around mile maker 14, near Black Canyon Road, and continuing west to the border of Oregon.

Motorists are encouraged to use caution when traveling and avoid the area if possible.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho