Eastbound I-90 at Lookout Pass reopens

Eastbound Interstate 90 reopened in the area of the Idaho/Montana state line at 3 p.m. today after being closed since Monday afternoon for avalanche danger from Mullan to St. Regis, Mont.

The Idaho Transportation Department announced that this was the first closure for avalanche threat in this area of Interstate 90 since Jan. 27, 2008.

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