Road Restrictions Over Hells Canyon Dam Adjusted

BOISE, Idaho, May 29, 2014 - The road over Hells Canyon Dam will completely closed to traffic from 9:30 a.m. - noon and from 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. MDT June 2 - 5 and again June 9 - 12. These dates represent a change from those announced previously. A traffic flagger will be stationed on the Idaho side of the dam. A message board will be placed across the Oxbow Bridge on the Idaho side to provide changes or updates to the road status. The closure is necessary because of the presence of heavy equipment on the dam while workers remove stop-logs - barriers that keep water from the spill gates while the maintenance is done. Hells Canyon Dam is owned and maintained by Idaho Power. Completed in 1968, the Hells Canyon hydroelectric project generates up to 391 megawatts of electricity. It is the company's second-largest hydro facility in terms of generation capacity.