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As part of ongoing construction to repair bridges on Interstate 90 and overpasses in Post Falls, crews will close two ramps at Spokane Street this weekend and next week to apply a sealing treatment to protect the driving surface.

The westbound on-ramp will be closed the weekend of Friday, June 7 but will be open for the morning commute on Monday, June 10. Following that closure, the eastbound off-ramp will be closed Monday night (June 10) through Friday night (June 14). Nighttime closures are planned from approximately 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

Conditions on I-90 near the Huetter and Atlas bridges are expected to revert back to normal by the end of this week but work will continue on overpasses at night until early July.

Another project to reduce rutting from the Washington-Idaho border to the Northwest Boulevard exit in CDA will begin in July and last until September.

Information on the bridge maintenance project can be found at itdprojects.org/i90bridgespf, and information on the resurfacing project can be found at itdprojects.org/i90statelineresurfacing.

The public is invited to an open house on Tuesday, June 11 to learn about plans to widen and repair the Clearwater Memorial Bridge.

The open house will be at the Red Lion Hotel (621 21st Street) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Community members will have an opportunity to learn about the project, which is scheduled to start construction in 2023.

“The existing structure was built in 1951, and some of its components are nearing the end of their service life,” ITD project manager Curtis Arnzen said. “ITD is making major plans to improve the bridge to ensure that it will serve the region for many years into the future.”

Plans include widening the shoulders and sidewalks over the structure, as well as creating a wider median to divide lanes.

For more information and to comment online after the meeting, visit itdprojects.org/us12memorialbridge.

Maintenance on Veterans Memorial Bridge over Bennett Bay is scheduled to begin today, June 3, with work requiring lanes to be reduced for the next month.

The driving surface of the bridge will be sealed to repair and protect the bridge deck. Over the next several weeks, the interstate will be reduced to one lane in each direction.

This bridge is one of several structures on or over Interstate 90 undergoing maintenance. To learn more about the project, visit itdprojects.org/i90bridgessv.

More information about other construction projects in the CDA area can be found at itdprojects.org with traffic impacts posted to 511.idaho.gov.

Update as of June 3, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.:

A temporary signal will be in place by the end of the week at US-95 and Kathleen Avenue in Coeur d’Alene.

While the signal is being installed, drivers can expect intermittent lane closures on the highway and Kathleen Avenue. Once in place, the temporary signal will allow all normal movements.

At this time a permanent structure will be included with other scheduled highway improvements.

Original post:

The signal at US-95 and Kathleen Avenue was removed after a driver ran into it Sunday morning and will likely not be replaced for a few months. 

Traffic on the highway is currently free flowing with stop signs on Kathleen Avenue. Right turns off and onto the highway are the only turns allowed.

Drivers are not able to make left turns or cross the highway at the intersection. Instead, drivers are advised to use Government Way and Ramsey Road to access the nearest signals on US-95 at Dalton and Neider avenues. View a map of the area.

Traffic will likely remain in this configuration for a few months. ITD is investigating the structural integrity of the signal’s bases and exploring intermediate options to replace the structure. Signal replacements of this kind typically take time to fix as these structures are often custom-built and expensive to keep on hand. 

A permanent fix will likely be incorporated into construction already planned for the next two summers on US-95 in CDA. Learn more about that work by visiting itdprojects.org/us95intersections.