EAGLE – The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will repave the west side of the Chinden Boulevard/Eagle Road intersection overnight, starting tonight and continuing through Sunday night, June 25. Drivers should take alternate routes to avoid long delays especially for westbound and eastbound drivers. The intersection work is part of an ongoing project to repave Eagle Road, (State Highway 55), between I-84 and SH 44.
Work at the Chinden intersection will begin at 10 p.m. and end at the following times:
Weekday mornings: 6 a.m.
Saturday morning: 7 a.m.
Sunday morning: 8 a.m.
The remaining work on Eagle Road will begin at 10 p.m. and end at the following times:
Weekday mornings: 6 a.m.
Saturday mornings: 8 a.m.
Sunday mornings: 9 a.m.
Access to side streets on Eagle Road will be blocked during work hours where crews are working. Detours routes will be in place.
Crews will continue to repave the southbound lanes of Eagle Road over the next several weeks. More information will be shared at a later date about future closures when crews repave the intersections at McMillan Road, Ustick Road and Fairview Avenue.
All construction is expected to be completed by fall 2023.
For the latest closure locations, text EagleRoad to 1-866-483-8422 or visit itdprojects.org/eagleroadrepairs to sign up for email updates.
BOISE — The public is invited to learn more about preliminary design plans for US-20/26 between Middleton Road and Star Road at a meeting hosted by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Thursday, June 15 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., at the Star Fire Protection District, 11665 W. State Street, Ste. B, Star, ID.
This project will widen the highway and improve intersections to enhance safety and mobility for all users of the transportation system, including nearby residents, businesses, commuters, and freight carriers.
The meeting will be an open house, with no formal agenda. Members of the project team will be available to answer questions. The public is encouraged to attend and provide comments on the proposed design.
Anyone unable to attend in person, can also participate online between June 16 and June 29 by clicking on the following link: itdprojects.org/projects/chindenwest.
The design of this project is being funded with Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation (TECM) funds as part of the Leading Idaho TECM Program. The program allows ITD to accelerate project timelines to address rapid growth and build critical infrastructure today that would otherwise take many years to fund and build. Funding for the next phase of work will be determined when the project progresses to that stage.
Star Road Detour NorthBOISE — 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 (SH-44) will be closed for approximately one week. The road will only be open to local traffic and emergency service responders (police, fire, and paramedics). Signage will direct motorists to use State Highway 16 (SH-16) between US-20/26 and SH-44 instead of Star Road. Star Road Detour South
In mid-June, a southbound detour will be in place between US-20/26 and McMillan Road with all work anticipated to be complete in early July. Again, the road will only be open to local traffic and emergency responders. Signage will direct motorists to use Can Ada Road and McMillan Road instead of Star Road.
Drivers should pay attention to all posted signs and message boards near this work zone.
For more information on ITD’s work to improve US-20/26 between I-84 in Caldwell and Eagle Road in Meridian please visit the project website at itdprojects.org/projects/chindenwest
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 to reduce impacts to the traveling public and businesses later in the project.
A signed route will guide motorists through the detour and back onto US-20/26 by way of I-84 during the closure, which is anticipated to be in place until late July.
Please slow down, pay attention, and watch for posted signs and crews in the work zone.
Work on US-20/26 between I-84 and Middleton Road will continue through 2024.
The Idaho Transportation Department is joining states across the country for National Work Zone Awareness Week. The national and state campaigns this week are designed to raise awareness and educate the public about the safety measures we can all take in work zones, and how we are all responsible for work zone safety.
From 2017 to 2021, Idaho saw 3,119 crashes in work zones resulting in 36 deaths, stressing the need for this year’s theme: “You play a role in work zone safety. Work with us.”
This special week includes a schedule of activities; everyone is encouraged to go orange for safety on Wednesday and observe a moment of silence on Friday for those who have died in work zones.
“Work zone safety is drivers and highway workers cooperating together to slow down and improve safety,” said Dan McElhinney, Chief Deputy and Chief Operations Officer for ITD. “ITD employees and contractors design traffic control with signs, cones, beacons or reduced speed limits to help guide vehicles through these hazard zones, knowing we really appreciate drivers being engaged without distractions for success. Let’s all get home safely every day.”
Work zone crashes are preventable. The top three causes of crashes from 2017 to 2021 were following too closely, distracted or inattentive driving and failing to yield.
Drivers should:
Plan ahead – Check 511.idaho.gov before you go to plan your route. Expect delays, leave early or take an alternate route if possible.
Slow down– drive the posted speed limits.
Pay attention– both to workers directing you and surrounding traffic.
The Idaho Transportation Department will resume repaving work on Eagle Road this month between Interstate 84 and State Highway 44. Portions of Eagle Road will be detoured at night starting Monday, April 17. All work is weather dependent.
This year, crews will repair the road surface on Eagle Road and several intersections between I-84 and SH-44, including McMillan Road, Ustick Road, and Fairview Avenue. This is the second season of a two-year project.
During the week of April 10, crews will begin preparation work and one lane will be closed on Eagle Road at night. Starting April 17, all lanes of Eagle Road will be detoured each night where crews are working.
Between Franklin Rd. and Chinden Blvd.:
Traffic will be detoured to Locust Grove Road or Cloverdale Road
Between Chinden Blvd. and SH-44:
Traffic will be shifted to one side of Eagle Road
At the McMillan, Ustick, and Fairview Intersections:
Traffic will be detoured to Locust Grove Road or Cloverdale Road
Overnight closures and detours will begin at 10 p.m. and end at 6 a.m. on weekdays. Weekend opening times will vary between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. depending on traffic volumes. All lanes will be open during the day. For the latest closure information, text EagleRoad to 1-866-483-8422 or visit itdprojects.org/eagleroadrepairs.
“We have a lot of ground to cover this construction season, so we ask that drivers slow down and be cautious where crews are working,” said Jeff Ryan, ITD Design/Construction Engineer. “Nighttime closures will help keep crews safe and keep all lanes open during the daytime commute.”
Temporary steel plates will be placed on Eagle Road to cover manholes until the project is complete. Please drive with caution.
Last season, crews repaved the roadway near I-84 and Island Woods Drive. All construction is expected to be completed in fall 2023.
Idaho Materials & Construction is the contractor for this $18 million project.
The Idaho Transportation Department will close State Highway 21 north and south of Lowman tonight at 6 p.m. as a major storm system brings heavy snow, high winds and avalanche danger to the region.
The highway frequently closes between Lowman and Stanley from Grandjean to Banner Summit, but another section will also close south of Lowman from milepost 70 to milepost 48 near Idaho City.
“This storm could deliver up to two feet of fresh snow, and with wind gusts near 25 miles per hour, we are expecting next to no visibility and drifting, making it too dangerous to travel,” Field Operations Manager Eric Copeland said. “For those reasons, we are closing both sections of SH-21 this time.”
Based on forecasted weather, the highway could reopen sometime on Saturday, March 11. Drivers should check 511.idaho.gov and ITD’s Twitter account for updates before traveling.
BOISE – The Idaho Transportation Department is aware of the poor pavement condition on Broadway Avenue in Boise and is working to address the issue. Winter weather has accelerated the roadway surface separating from the pavement underneath, resulting in many large, shallow potholes.
ITD is working to address the pothole problem on an ongoing temporary basis, as well as with a permanent repair planned for this summer. The temporary repairs consist of filling the holes with “cold patch” material, but that has proven challenging as the potholes are shallow enough that the material quickly becomes displaced. None the less, maintenance crews will continue to target those potholes that will hold the patch material.
Permanent repairs will be performed once weather allows later this year. ITD is accepting bids to repave Broadway Avenue from I-84 to Beacon/East Park Boulevard. The project is scheduled to kick off this summer and will ultimately provide drivers with a new, smooth roadway surface.
ITD appreciates the public’s patience and is working diligently to start repaving Broadway Avenue as soon as possible.
BOISE – Repairs to the Interstate 84 Galloway Road overpass in Canyon County will begin in late February and will include overnight interstate detours for westbound motorists.
The overpass, located between State Highway 44 (Exit 25) and Sand Hollow/Oasis Road (Exit 17), will be fully closed during this work to repair damages due to a large truck hitting the structure.
During some overnight work, westbound I-84 traffic will be detoured off the interstate at SH-44 and up Old Highway 30 to the Sand Hollow/Oasis Road interchange and then back onto I-84.
Advanced notification of those detours will be posted on I-84 near the work zone and on 511.idaho.gov and on the 511 app.
“Safety is our highest priority,” said Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Project Manager Justin Wolf. “Please watch for flaggers and other crews working in the area and follow all posted signs.”
NAMPA – The Idaho Transportation Department will host an informal drop-in meeting near the State Highway 16 construction zone on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Project staff will be on hand to answer questions from 3-6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express at 4104 E. Flamingo Avenue in Nampa.
ITD is extending State Highway 16 between U.S. Highway 20/U.S. Highway 26 and I-84, west of McDermott Road. Drop-in meetings have been held every three months during construction, which began in 2022.
The meeting will be an open house, with no formal agenda. Members of the project team will be available to answer questions. The public is encouraged to attend and provide comments on the proposed design.
