Idaho Highway 8 will be resurfaced from Bovill east toward Elk River over the next two months, with work set to begin Tuesday, August 4. Resurfacing seven miles of the highway from its intersection with Idaho Highway 3 and Ruby Creek will provide a smoother ride for drivers. Crews will work 5 … Read more
Dependent on the weather, controlled blasting will occur tomorrow afternoon (Friday, July 31) in the median of Interstate 84 between Twin Falls and Jerome. For safety, traffic will not be allowed through the area while this activity is underway. Carefully controlled blasting is required to loosen the hard rock in the median. … Read more
Starting the evening of Aug. 2, ITD maintenance crews will make repairs to the Interstate 84 bridge over 10th Ave in Caldwell to extend the life of the structure and provide a smoother driving surface. Given the high volume of traffic on this section of I-84, work will only be done from … Read more
On Tuesday and Wednesday evening of this week (July 28 and 29) controlled blasting will occur in the median of Interstate 84 between Twin Falls and Jerome. For safety, traffic will not be allowed through the area while this activity is underway. Carefully controlled blasting is required to loosen the hard rock … Read more
july 24 update Over the last week crews were able to drill and blast some of the biggest boulders that have kept the temporary road around the base of the slide on US-95 south of Riggins closed since July 10. With these boulders now much smaller, the route may reopen as early as Monday, July … Read more
Due to potential adverse weather, controlled blasting that was scheduled to occur this evening (Thursday, July 23) in the median of Interstate 84 between Twin Falls and Jerome has been delayed. For safety, this activity cannot take place if there is a possibility of lightning in the area. The next expected days … Read more
Public comment to help guide ITD’s Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) program with its multi-year methodology is being sought through August 24. The DBE program works to provide a level playing field for minority-owned or under-represented businesses in the design and construction of federally funded transportation projects. Due to Covid-19, two virtual meetings will be held … Read more
Tomorrow evening (Thursday, July 23) controlled blasting will occur in the median of Interstate 84 between Twin Falls and Jerome. For safety, traffic will not be allowed through the area while this activity is underway. Carefully controlled blasting is required to loosen the hard rock in the median. Work will not begin … Read more
Normally, bridges moving is not something an engineer wants to see, but this weekend construction crews slid the first of two new bridges at the Blacks Creek Interchange with Interstate 84 sixty feet into place – where it will stay for decades to come. The slide-in-place maneuver was designed to reduce impacts to the heavily-traveled … Read more
Crews will begin sealcoating portions of US-12 and US-95 starting Wednesday, July 22 to protect the roadway surface and provide greater traction for motorists. This work is expected to extend into early August. The work will take place in a 30-mile stretch of US-12, from Spalding Bridge to the west end of … Read more