The Idaho Transportation Department is expected to begin repairs next Wednesday (July 31) on Interstate 84 east of Jerome to improve roadway conditions for motorists. Work will occur between milepost 166 and 174 on both eastbound and westbound lanes. While crews are onsite, directional traffic will be reduced to one lane. Repairs … Read more
The Idaho Transportation Department has scheduled an overnight closure for the westbound I-84 off-ramp at the Karcher/Midland Interchange on Friday, July 26. The planned closure will allow crews to pave the ramp as part of ongoing improvements to widen I-84 from Nampa to Caldwell. The off-ramp will be closed from 10 p.m. … Read more
Idaho Transportation Department maintenance workers will repair US-95 near the Lincoln Avenue/Walnut Avenue intersection for the next two weeks. Work will start Monday, July 29 at the US-95 interchange with Northwest Boulevard. Drivers leaving the downtown area on Northwest Boulevard will not be able to take the northbound ramp to US-95 for … Read more
From Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 2 crews will walk the arch of the Perrine Bridge as part of a routine inspection. An unmanned aerial vehicle (commonly known as a drone or UAV) will also be deployed to examine the structure. This will be the first time the Idaho Transportation Department … Read more
Sealcoats to preserve existing pavement on several highways across North-Central Idaho will begin Thursday, July 25. All work will be done by September. Flaggers will direct traffic to run on one lane of loose gravel through these work zones. All lanes will be open at night when crews are not working. The … Read more
Repairs to the Greer Bridge will start Monday, July 22, with temporary signals impacting both Idaho Highway 11 and US-12 traffic until construction is complete in late September. One lane at a time will be open over the bridge, and drivers may experience up to 15-minute delays. This summer the driving surface will … Read more
ITD Director Brian Ness presented to the Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives on July 11 regarding the importance of research and innovation in maximizing transportation budgets. It was likely the most significant national stage for an ITD Director since Darrell Manning was the national American Association of State Highway … Read more
Construction is underway on Idaho Highway 53, reducing the highway to one lane with flaggers on scene as crews widen the shoulders between US-95 and Ramsey Road. Lane closures are expected during the day for approximately two weeks, and trees west of US-95 will also be removed to accommodate a new alignment … Read more
Construction starts Monday, July 22 to add turn lanes to Idaho Highway 9 near Deary and Harvard this summer. Both right- and left-turn lanes will be built on ID-6 to access ID-9 in Harvard, as well on ID-8 to access ID-9 in Deary. Work will last until late September, with flaggers stationed … Read more
Traffic on US-95 will be reduced to one lane as repairs to a slide near Naples start Monday, July 15. Temporary signals and flaggers will control traffic over the next two months as crews excavate the existing slope and place rocks to improve drainage and stabilize the hill. Work this week will … Read more