Interstate 15 Traffic Blockage South of Blackfoot – Southbound Lane

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Idaho State Police

District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 2

Pocatello, Idaho 83204

(208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885

For Immediate Release: 9/21/2017 at 1:24 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

*****UPDATE*****UPDATE*****UPDATE*****

All lanes of traffic are now clear. Traffic remains slow in both the northbound and southbound lanes in the area.

*****END OF UPDATE*****END OF UPDATE*****

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Idaho State Police is on scene of a motorist assist in the construction zone on Interstate 15 at milepost 86.5, in the southbound lane. Southbound traffic has come to a standstill and is currently being diverted off Interstate 15 at the south Blackfoot exchange at milepost 89. Northbound traffic has also slowed in the area.

Recovery equipment is en route, but there is not yet a time estimate for the removal of the blocking vehicle. An update will be issued when the situation has been resolved.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho