Section of highway to be reduced to one lane on Monday

RATHDRUM - Drivers are advised to expect as long as 15-minute delays on a section of Highway 41 in the Rathdrum area for maintenance work starting Monday, the Idaho Transportation Department said.

Highway 41 between milepost 14 and milepost 18.1 near the interchange of Highways 41 and 54 will be reduced to one lane for work that includes culvert maintenance and clearing vegetation from the highway's shoulders.

The lane reduction will be between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. The work will be done Monday through Thursday each week.

Flagging staff will direct motorists through the area. The work is scheduled to finish May 8.