Calling all young Idaho artists! The 2026 Aviation Art Contest, presented by the Idaho Division of Aeronautics, is now open. Students from ages 5 to 18 are invited to submit artwork for the theme: Around the World in a Plane. Take off on a global adventure! Imagine you’re flying in an airplane that visits famous … Read more
The eastbound Interstate 84 off-ramp at Exit 208 will close at 6 p.m. on Monday until 8 a.m. Tuesday. The closure will allow contractors to install new horizontal support beams called girders over the nearby canal. To access Burley, westbound drivers will be detoured using Exit 211 and directed back to I-84 to reach Exit … Read more
IDAHO — Multiple road closures across Idaho are currently in effect due to extreme winds and thunderstorms. Widespread incidents are causing traffic impacts such as downed trees, power lines, toppled semi-trucks, and more. Idaho Transportation Department crews across the state are working around the clock to be able to get roads open safely. ITD strongly … Read more
Sunday night at 7 p.m. the old northbound Interstate 15 on-ramp at the Northgate Interchange will be closed to facilitate opening a newly constructed on-ramp. The closure will continue until 6 a.m. on Monday morning. Traffic will be detoured to the Pocatello Creek interchange. For the most up to date travel information, drivers should check 511.idaho.gov … Read more
In a continual effort to minimize snowplow strikes and increase safety, the Idaho Transportation Department is installing and testing upgraded lighting packages this winter. When encountering ITD snowplows on the road, drivers through eastern Idaho may see Two higher-mounted over-cab strobe lights Four larger, sturdier wing lights mounted atop and at the side of … Read more
BOISE – The Idaho Transportation Department’s Office of Highway Safety is partnering with law enforcement agencies across the state for a holiday impaired driving mobilization beginning today, December 10 and running through January 2. The effort comes during one of the busiest travel seasons of the year, when impaired driving crashes historically rise. Extra enforcement will be … Read more
A major rockslide happened overnight on State Highway 21 which has closed the highway between Sourdough and Banner Summit. Crews are at the site of the slide assessing conditions and damage and preparing a plan for cleanup. At this time the expected duration of the closure is not known. Drivers should use Idaho 511 as … Read more
The Idaho Transportation Department will shift eastbound Interstate 84 traffic and begin intermittent closures of 10th Avenue in Caldwell on Monday, Dec. 15 as crews demolish the final side of the 10th Avenue bridge. On Sunday, Dec. 14, eastbound I-84 traffic will shift onto the newly paved lanes in the center of I-84 between the … Read more
The Idaho Transportation Department will shift traffic at the State Highway 16 and State Highway 44 intersection overnight, starting tomorrow evening. Drivers can expect nighttime flagging and reduced speeds from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. as crews move traffic into a new configuration. The shift will allow two lanes of traffic in each direction along … Read more
The Idaho Transportation Department will close State Highway 55 (Karcher Road) between Montana Avenue and Indiana Avenue this weekend. The closure will begin Friday at 10 p.m. with the highway reopening Monday at 5 a.m. This closure will allow crews to replace irrigation infrastructure just west of the SH-55 and Indiana Avenue intersection. This work … Read more
