The Idaho Transportation Department has scheduled a series of tests in May and June near the Clearwater Memorial Bridge on US-12 in Lewiston. The tests will help develop plans to widen and repair the bridge, with work currently scheduled in 2023. This weekend a hole will be drilled into the southeast corner … Read more
Traffic will be detoured Thursday, May 30 for motorists heading eastbound on Interstate 84 from Burley toward Pocatello as crews work to complete girder placement on the newly constructed bridge. This is part of the Salt Lake Interchange replacement project, underway since May of last year. Construction is scheduled to finish by … Read more
Weather permitting, sealcoat work is expected to begin Wednesday, May 29 on Idaho Highway 46 near Buhl (MP 85 – 91). This is the final stage of the US-30 to Ken Curtis Bridge paving project which occurred last year. Sealcoating is a roadway surface treatment that takes place during the summer months … Read more
Memorial Day weekend is nearly upon us, and ITD is issuing the follow travel advisory to inform those planning to drive from the Boise area of conditions on and along the area highways. Construction Impacts Interstate 84 There are two projects active on I-84 to the east and west of the Boise area. Bridge rehabilitation … Read more
Work began Monday, May 20 to repair two slides that fell in April 2017 on ID-57 just north of Priest River. Repairs are expected to take about one month, during which the highway will be reduced to one lane with a temporary signal present to guide alternating traffic. On the west side … Read more
Overlooked and underappreciated, those that collect trash along Idaho’s highways give more than they receive. But among the discarded plastic, paper, and aluminum Adopt-A-Highway volunteers Mike Harkins and Gretchen Sherlin have found their own reward. The couple moved to Mountain Home two years ago, and soon began their charity. Clad in orange and wielding pokers, … Read more
Interstate 84 will be closed between the Karcher/Midland and Northside interchanges from 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 to 5 a.m. Thursday, May 23 to remove power lines above the highway. A detour route will be in place. Motorists will exit I-84 at the interchanges and follow a detour along Karcher Road. Flaggers … Read more
Picture of bridge at Little Hangman Creek. Four bridges and three culverts from Grangeville to the Canadian border are scheduled for replacement over the next three years, beginning with Butcher Creek on Idaho Highway 13 near Grangeville. Construction on Butcher Creek will start in late May and be completed around August, with … Read more
Work is ongoing to resurface 13 miles of US-95 north of the Time Zone Bridge. Construction began last week and is expected to wrap up in August. The highway is reduced to one lane with alternating traffic controlled by flaggers. Drivers should expect up to 15-minute delays. Various pull outs on US-95 … Read more
Next week, contractors will start making improvements to US-95 in Moscow in advance of a large paving project this summer. Beginning Monday, May 13, pedestrian facilities at Rodeo Drive and Pintail Lane will be brought up to current standards. Shoulder closures will be in place along with pedestrian and bicycle detours. In … Read more