Mountain Home, ID : I-84 blocked in both directions after crashes between Boise, Mountain Home on Thursday, 26th December, 2019

Icy conditions led Interstate 84 to be temporarily blocked in both directions after crashes between Boise and Mountain Home Thursday morning.

Idaho State Police’s dispatch center confirmed just after 9 a.m. eastbound traffic on the highway was blocked at milepost 69, not far from the Orchard and Mayfield exit. Westbound traffic was halted at milepost 74 near Simco Road, according to dispatch.

The crashes follow a warning from the Idaho State Police on Thursday morning of slick conditions on the interstate.

Police urged drivers to use caution when driving the interstate. There were multiple slide-offs and crashes on the highway between the East Boise port of entry at milepost 66 and Mountain Home, according to the Idaho State Police.

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