Access restricted on some forest service roads; others closed

COEUR d'ALENE - Due to road damage, the Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District has restricted access on Forest Service Road 209 between milepost 21 and 22, near Picnic Creek (about 2 miles north of Honeysuckle Campground).

The road has sustained excessive water damage from runoff and is not passable at the site. Travel is restricted in the area to protect the public from unsafe road conditions.

Forest Service Road 209 is also currently inaccessible from the direction of Fernan Saddle due to snow on the roadway.

Other road closures in effect due to soft roadbeds and extensive road damage are Road 202 (Searchlight-Marie Creek) closed at milepost 2.4, Road 1575 (Beauty-Cedar Creek) closed from milepost 1 to the end of the road, and Road 805 (West Fork Eagle Creek) from milepost 1 to the road's end.

Visitors to the forest are encouraged to continue to contact the Idaho Panhandle National Forests' Silver Valley office at 783-2363, and Fernan Office at 664-2318 for the most current information on forest and road conditions.