Idaho - Hwy 55 Road Construction
I'm looking for information on Hwy 55 beyond what the Idaho 511 road condition website can tell me. The local news says a section by Smith's Ferry is under repair due to landslides and is down to one ...
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ReneeG wrote:IdaD wrote:
55 on any summer weekend is awful, and on a holiday weekend I wouldn't bother. Take 95 if you're going to McCall, or if you're headed up to Garden Valley or Stanley take 21 through Idaho City. I'm not sure about the status of construction or landslides.
We plan our travel early or late and have not had any problems. Going around through New Meadows will add 1.5 to 2 hours to this trip. Since the weather is drying up for at least a coue of days, that should help as far as keeping the hillsides intact. Our destination is Sugarloaf CG.
Yeah if you're going to Cascade you just don't have any choice. I hate how busy it gets in the summer along the 55 corridor. I try to go in other directions on busier weekends to avoid crowds. Luckily there are tons of options that still see pretty limited use not too far away.
