NAMPA - If the 11th Avenue Bridge over
Interstate 84 in Nampa is part of your morning commute, you will need to find an alternate route starting tomorrow morning (Tuesday, May 11), The bridge will close at 6 a.m. and will remain closed
for approximately four months.
During
the closure, traffic will be detoured north to Birch Lane, and south to Idaho
Center Boulevard/ Garrity Boulevard, (Franklin Boulevard and Garrity intersect
with 11th south of I-84). Click here for a detour map.
Once the
bridge is closed, crews will dismantle the guardrail, which will be salvaged
for future use by the City of Nampa. On Friday (May 14) crews will then
demolish the bridge overnight, requiring all I-84 lanes between Garrity and
Franklin interchanges to close from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. Flaggers will direct
interstate travelers to follow detours
For westbound motorists:
exit the interstate at Garrity, travel north on Idaho Center Boulevard, west on
Birch, and south on Franklin to the interchange to re-enter the interstate
For eastbound motorists:
exit the interstate at the Franklin interchange and use the same detour route
in the opposite direction.
Reconstruction
of the bridge is required to accommodate future lanes on I-84. Beginning later
this spring, a project will add one lane in each direction on I-84 between
Franklin and Garrity.
Motorists are asked to use caution when
traveling through work zones. ITD reminds motorists to dial 5-1-1 or go to the
Traveler Services Web site, 511.idaho.gov, to check for updates on highway
projects and conditions on the state highway system.
Reconstruction
of the 11th Avenue Bridge and I-84 widening are among several interstate
improvements projects occurring in an 18-mile stretch of I-84, funded by the
GARVEE Transportation Program. The program uses proceeds from Grant
Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds.