BLACKFOOT – Beginning Monday the Idaho Transportation Department will begin work on pavement preservation projects in the Blackfoot area on Interstate 15 and US Highway 91. Motorists should plan for single lane closures and reduced speed limits in the work zones. Interstate 15 will receive a micro-surfacing treatment north of the Blackfoot … Read more
BOISE— Safe driving goes beyond the steering wheel; it extends to your whole vehicle and trailer when you hit the road. That’s why the Idaho Transportation Department’s Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is recognizing National Secure Your Load Day on June 6, 2023. It is every driver’s responsibility to ensure all cargo is safely secured. … Read more
Yesterday (June 5) a long-awaited project to improve safety on State Highway 53 near Hauser was awarded a $36 million grant, which could move construction up several years. The project includes closing three at-grade railroad crossings and building a new interchange at Pleasant View Road and SH-53. About 46 train movements are … Read more
Two construction projects will start later this month on U.S. Highway 95 near Copeland. The first project begins Monday, June 12, and will sealcoat about 10 miles north of the State Highway 1 Junction. Work will take about three weeks, with only one lane of the highway open during the day while … Read more
AMERICAN FALLS – The Idaho Transportation Department has restarted work on I-86 bridges near American Falls. This work necessitates the American Falls Interchange 40 westbound on-ramp to be closed until mid-July. Westbound traffic from American Falls and State Highway 39 is being detoured to Exit 36. ITD asks all motorists to remember … Read more
This summer 11 signals on U.S. Highway 95 in Coeur d’Alene and Hayden will be upgraded, with work set to start tonight. Construction will occur Sunday night through Thursday night between 8 p.m./9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Weekend work is possible and will generally start later at night to minimize impacts. The project will focus … Read more
ELK CITY– Fuel is once again available for purchase in Elk City. Signs in Grangeville and Darby that were placed in April notifying motorists about the lack of fuel services in Elk City will be removed. To get continual updates about weather-related road conditions, road work, commercial vehicle restrictions, road closures, and … Read more
IDAHO FALLS- Bridge repairs are underway on U.S. Highway 20 in Idaho Falls at the bridge over Riverside Drive. Eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane for approximately one week while crews repair the expansion joints. The speed limit will be reduced to 35 mph. The lane closure will remain in … Read more
Star Road Detour North BOISE — The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will temporarily close Star Road in June as part of ongoing construction on U.S. Highway 20/26, (Chinden West), weather permitting. Work will include paving and intersection improvements and requires two separate closures. In early June, Star Road between US-20/26 and State Highway 44 … Read more
Beginning in early June, the westbound Interstate 84 off-ramp at Franklin Road (Exit 29) in Caldwell will temporarily close, weather permitting. Traffic will be detoured to the 10th Street exit and back onto US-20/26 by way of I-84. This closure will allow construction crews to safely expedite reconstruction of the westbound off-ramp … Read more