Idaho Transportation Department looking for a specialist to help contain oil leak in lake Coeur d'Alene
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A specialized contractor is being sought to stop oil leaking from sunken construction equipment at Higgens Point, as reporte...
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A specialized contractor is being sought to stop oil leaking from sunken construction equipment at Higgens Point, as reported by our news partners, the Coeur d'Alene Press. The Idaho Transportation Department is working with the Department of Environmental Quality "to implement a quick and minimally invasive solution to capture and contain the leak," wrote Megan Jahns, ITD spokeswoman in Coeur d'Alene. She said they expect to have proposals to review in about two weeks. ITD said it was notified of product coming to the surface in the general vicinity of the relic equipment Dec.