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Unique partnership celebrated at Northgate groundbreaking Sept. 14,
work starts Spring 2018

A crowd of more than 100 people were on hand in Pocatello as a group of six partners including ITD broke ground on one of the largest public-private partnerships in the state.

In the Northgate Interchange Project, the cities of Chubbuck and Pocatello, Bannock County and private developers will work together to improve mobility and provide economic opportunities to residents of East Idaho.

Under the agreement, ITD will partner with Millennial Development Partners to build an $8.4 million interchange on I-15. The projects other partners will work to develop connecting roads and other infrastructure that would eventually house 10,000 homes, a 1 million square foot IT park, retail stores and restaurants in a master planned community called Northgate.

“This project kicks off a visionary transformation in the Portneuf Valley that will echo for generations,” said project developer Buck Swaney.

In August, the Idaho Transportation Board signed an agreement committing $5 million towards the construction of an interchange that would connect Chubbuck and north Pocatello to I-15. As part of the agreement, Millennial Development Partners would contribute $3.4 million to the costs of the interchange.

“This is a project that really helps us achieve our mission,” said District 5 Engineer Greydon Wright. “It improves safety by reducing congestion and improving the service levels of nearby interchanges. It improves mobility by increased connectivity in for Chubbuck and North Pocatello. It creates economic opportunity by opening this section of Bannock County for development.”

ITD is currently selecting a design team for the interchange and is expected to begin construction in the summer 2018. This will allow partner agencies to make significant progress on the connecting roads before work begins on the interchange.
“This project presents a fantastic opportunity for not only Pocatello and Chubbuck, but also all of East Idaho to grow and thrive into the future,” said Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad.