The Idaho Transportation Department will begin roadside work Nov. 13 to repair the Elijah Drain culvert beneath State Highway 45 (12th Avenue) near West Dewey Avenue. SH-45 will remain open throughout construction. Traffic impacts are not expected until mid-December when crews start working along the shoulder. Drivers should expect short lane shifts … Read more
Drivers on State Highway 55 should expect short delays Wednesday as the Idaho Transportation Department installs a new digital message sign in Round Valley. A crane will be on site beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing through the afternoon to set the overhead sign structure at milepost 102 just south of Cascade … Read more
At approximately 8:45 p.m. Thursday October 30, an empty milk tanker traveling on Interstate 15 near Blackfoot, Idaho went off the road and struck a pillar of the Riverton Road Overpass. The crash nearly obliterated the cab of the Kenworth semitruck with the engine tumbling yards down the median. The northernmost supporting pier nearest to … Read more
The Idaho Transportation Department has shifted lanes to offer travelers one southbound lane and two northbound lanes separated by a median on Interstate 15 between Blackfoot Exit 89 and Exit 93. Traffic had previously been crossed over to the northbound lanes with little separation between oncoming traffic following a collision last week … Read more
The Idaho Transportation Department advises motorists to prepare for nighttime closures over the next month on Franklin Road between Star and McDermott roads as crews place eight steel girders for the future State Highway 16 and Franklin Road Interchange. The girders are horizontal support beams for the bridge, estimated to weigh approximately … Read more
Staff with the Idaho Transportation Department have been assessing damage to the Riverton Road Bridge over Interstate 15 following a major crash last night that has caused all traffic to be detoured to U.S. Highway 91 between Exit 89 and Exit 93. Crews are working to temporarily shore up the bridge to … Read more
State Highway 16 will be fully closed south of State Highway 44 the weekend of Nov. 7-10 as the Idaho Transportation Department installs a drainage structure underneath the highway. SH-16 will be closed between SH-44 and US-20/26. Traffic will be detoured to Star and Linder Roads. Closures will begin at 9 p.m. … Read more
COEUR D’ALENE – Drivers should plan for delays this Sunday on eastbound Interstate 90 between Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene as crews complete striping in the work zone to expand the freeway to four lanes. Work will begin around 7 a.m., with traffic reduced to one lane and the speed limit lowered … Read more
Ada County Highway District and Boise County Road and Bridge snowplow drivers heading into their first winter got to prepare for dealing with snow the season, thanks to ITD’s snowplow simulator. When ACHD reached out to ask if their crews could train on the simulator, District 3 didn’t hesitate. A handful of employees loaded up … Read more
The Idaho Transportation Department advises motorists of an upcoming closure of the eastbound off-ramp on Interstate 90 at Cataldo scheduled to begin Monday. The closure is part of the ongoing bridge replacement project and is expected to last at least three weeks, depending on weather and construction progress. During this time, eastbound drivers will not be … Read more