8/17/2007
Chinden/Cloverdale intersection will close Monday (Aug. 20) for paving
BOISE - The intersection of Chinden Boulevard and Cloverdale Road will be closed Monday (Aug. 20) from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. as part of the Chinden widening project, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
No turns will be allowed from Chinden onto Cloverdale, or from Cloverdale onto Chinden.
Chinden will remain open to two-way traffic. Eastbound Chinden traffic can access Cloverdale Road via a detour on Discovery Way, to Lasalle Street, then Explorer Drive to Cloverdale. Access to the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Cloverdale entrance/Explorer Drive intersection will remain open to northbound Cloverdale traffic. The closure will allow crews to construct a base layer of paving. An additional one-day intersection closure is expected at a later date for final paving.
Beginning Tuesday morning (Aug. 21), the HP main entrance will temporarily close. The entrance is scheduled to reopen mid-day Wednesday (Aug. 22). The closure will allow crews to apply a base layer of pavement on the Chinden eastbound lanes. Motorists can access HP from either the Five Mile or Cloverdale entrances. All night and weekend traffic must use the Cloverdale entrance on the west side of the HP campus.
Throughout the Chinden work zone, one lane of traffic is maintained in each direction during daytime hours. Periodic nighttime lane closures can be expected between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Access to businesses and residences will be maintained.
Joplin Road is closed from the Chinden/Cloverdale intersection to Ancell Lane. Motorists can access Joplin at its eastern intersection with Chinden (near Mountain View Drive). Following completion of drainage work and pipe installation, the City of Boise will install underground sewer lines in the same area. After sewer work is complete, the Ada County Highway District plans to resurface Joplin Road.
The Chinden project will add bicycle lanes to both sides of the roadway. Curb, gutter and sidewalk will be installed along the south side of the road. By the project's completion, pedestrian and bicycle facilities will extend from Eagle Road to the Joplin Road/Mountain View Drive intersection. In addition, a new half-mile-long frontage road will provide access to homes on the north side of Chinden between the west end of Joplin and HP. As a result, the Chinden/Joplin intersection is being reconfigured.
To expedite the project, crews are working an aggressive schedule, including some night and weekend hours. Central Paving Inc. of Boise is the contractor on this $5.5 million project.
This is the third phase of work to widen Chinden Boulevard. When completed, Chinden will be two lanes in each direction and a center turn lane from Eagle Road through Garden City. The entire project is expected to be finished in late 2007.
For current driving conditions on Idaho highways, call 5-1-1 or visit 511.idaho.gov.
No turns will be allowed from Chinden onto Cloverdale, or from Cloverdale onto Chinden.
Chinden will remain open to two-way traffic. Eastbound Chinden traffic can access Cloverdale Road via a detour on Discovery Way, to Lasalle Street, then Explorer Drive to Cloverdale. Access to the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Cloverdale entrance/Explorer Drive intersection will remain open to northbound Cloverdale traffic. The closure will allow crews to construct a base layer of paving. An additional one-day intersection closure is expected at a later date for final paving.
Beginning Tuesday morning (Aug. 21), the HP main entrance will temporarily close. The entrance is scheduled to reopen mid-day Wednesday (Aug. 22). The closure will allow crews to apply a base layer of pavement on the Chinden eastbound lanes. Motorists can access HP from either the Five Mile or Cloverdale entrances. All night and weekend traffic must use the Cloverdale entrance on the west side of the HP campus.
Throughout the Chinden work zone, one lane of traffic is maintained in each direction during daytime hours. Periodic nighttime lane closures can be expected between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Access to businesses and residences will be maintained.
Joplin Road is closed from the Chinden/Cloverdale intersection to Ancell Lane. Motorists can access Joplin at its eastern intersection with Chinden (near Mountain View Drive). Following completion of drainage work and pipe installation, the City of Boise will install underground sewer lines in the same area. After sewer work is complete, the Ada County Highway District plans to resurface Joplin Road.
The Chinden project will add bicycle lanes to both sides of the roadway. Curb, gutter and sidewalk will be installed along the south side of the road. By the project's completion, pedestrian and bicycle facilities will extend from Eagle Road to the Joplin Road/Mountain View Drive intersection. In addition, a new half-mile-long frontage road will provide access to homes on the north side of Chinden between the west end of Joplin and HP. As a result, the Chinden/Joplin intersection is being reconfigured.
To expedite the project, crews are working an aggressive schedule, including some night and weekend hours. Central Paving Inc. of Boise is the contractor on this $5.5 million project.
This is the third phase of work to widen Chinden Boulevard. When completed, Chinden will be two lanes in each direction and a center turn lane from Eagle Road through Garden City. The entire project is expected to be finished in late 2007.
For current driving conditions on Idaho highways, call 5-1-1 or visit 511.idaho.gov.