Motorists traveling the popular Selway River Road should be prepared for delays of one to two hours beginning Monday, July 31, as repairs continue on a rock and debris slide area located about one mile from the road’s junction with U.S. Highway 12.
According to the Moose Creek Ranger District, the delays will occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. The work is necessary to ensure public safety while Debco, a contractor for the Kidder-Ridge Highway District, resumes repair activities associated with the landslide. The work is expected to last from six to eight weeks.
During the repair work, traffic control measures will be implemented. Actual delay times and durations will vary depending upon safety conditions.
After this phase of repair work is completed, the damaged road section will be repaved.
Repairs to this road segment have been ongoing for a year. The problems began July 15, 2022, after a torrential downpour triggered a massive rock and debris slide that covered the Selway River Road. Repairs have been slow and methodical due to the amount of rock and debris that had to be removed and concerns about slope stability.
