Leading Idaho funds Rigby Airport Taxiway

Leading Idaho funds Rigby Airport Taxiway

The latest small community airport in Idaho to benefit from Governor Brad Little’s Leading Idaho initiative is the Rigby Airport. The $373,000 improvements included a new taxiway. Leading Idaho enables the Division of Aeronautics to make these worthwhile projects possible financially. The Rigby Airport’s economic impact includes 66 jobs, $5.4M in GDP, and $11.5M in … Read more

Department of Transportation | Nighttime emergency work on the Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste Bridge begins June 26

Department of Transportation | Changes coming to GoAkamai.org website

Nighttime emergency work on the Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste Bridge begins June 26 Posted on Jun 22, 2023 in Highways News, Main, News LĪHUʻE – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) will begin nightly emergency bridge repair work this week. Emergency deck repairs will affect Kūhiō Highway between the southern point of the Mayor Bryan … Read more

Prepare for takeoff! Hoodoo Meadows to become next backcountry airport

Idaho Backcountry Airports Map & Hoodoo Meadows

Hoodoo Meadows Airstrip, located in Lemhi County in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, will become part of the Idaho Transportation Department’s Division of Aeronautics (Aero) stable of backcountry airstrips this summer, bringing the number of remote airstrips throughout the state to 32. (See chart, right). Idaho’s main aviation user groups — Idaho Aviation Association (IAA) & … Read more

Department of Transportation | Nightly full closures of Kuhio Highway for Hanalei Bridge repairs start June 27

Department of Transportation | Changes coming to GoAkamai.org website

Nightly full closures of Kuhio Highway for Hanalei Bridge repairs start June 27 Posted on Jun 21, 2023 in Highways News, Main, News LĪHUʻE – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces nightly full closures of Kūhiō Highway (Route 560) between Hanalei Plantation Road and Ohiki Road for the Hanalei Bridge Repair Project starting Tuesday, … Read more

US-95 Granite North project wins National Recognition Award

US-95 Granite North project wins National Recognition Award

The US-95 Granite North project recently won a National Recognition Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) in their 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards. The award recognized both design and construction achievements. The award was announced March 23 and was presented to ITD project manager Steven Bakker (pictured below) in Washington, DC on June 13. It … Read more

Department of Transportation | New traffic signal at Piilani Highway and Okolani Drive/Mikioi Place in flashing mode beginning Friday, June 23

Department of Transportation | Third cruise line signs port agreement with State of Hawaii

New traffic signal at Piilani Highway and Okolani Drive/Mikioi Place in flashing mode beginning Friday, June 23 Posted on Jun 20, 2023 in Highways News, Main, News KAHULUI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Maui highway users that the newly installed traffic signals at Piʻilani Highway (Route 31) and its intersection with Okolani … Read more