Post Falls closes N. Greensferry Road after vehicle strikes power pole

Post Falls officials closed N. Greensferry Road after a vehicle collided with a power pole, leaving downed power lines in the roadway and forcing an emergency shutdown of the corridor between East 12th Avenue and East Horsehaven Avenue. City crews and utility crews responded to the scene to secure the area and assess the damage.

The city issued the emergency closure Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17, 2026, in a news release. Officials did not provide a specific clock time for the crash in the release, and the materials provided with the announcement did not say whether anyone was injured or whether nearby homes or businesses experienced power outages.

Traffic management for the closure routes motorists onto North Cecil Road. Drivers can use N. Cecil Road to reach E. 12th Ave. to the south and E. Horsehaven Ave. to the north while the closed segment of N. Greensferry remains blocked, according to the city notice. No estimated time for reopening was included in the announcement, and crews on site were working with utility personnel to address the downed lines.

A social media alert circulated as officials announced the shutdown. An X post read: “Emergency Road Closure: N. Greensferry Rd. between E. 12th Ave & E. Horsehaven Ave is closed due to a vehicle vs. power pole collision causing downed power” (post text supplied is truncated). A separate Facebook snippet referenced a different Greensferry closure, between E. Mullan Ave and E. Polston Ave on 1/20 starting at 8:30 p.m., but that item names different cross streets and a different date and is not linked to the Feb. 17 incident based on the available information.

City crews and utility crews were identified in the city’s announcement as the primary on‑scene responders; the specific utility company name was not provided in the release. Post Falls officials have not published a timeline for pole replacement or a formal incident report in the materials released so far. Residents and commuters using N. Greensferry Road between E. 12th Ave. and E. Horsehaven Ave. should follow the N. Cecil Road detour and monitor Post Falls city channels for updates on road reopening and any public-safety advisories.