8/23/2007
UPDATE: Blasting work will create lane closures near Interstate 84/Franklin Interchange (Exit 29)
CALDWELL - The Interstate 84 westbound right lane near the Franklin Road Interchange (Exit 29) will be closed from 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24, until 12 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) announced. The lane closure is necessary for blasting preparation work.
Also, east and westbound I-84 near the Franklin Road Interchange (Exit 29) will be closed and traffic delayed for about 15 minutes between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, for blasting work. Warning signs will be posted for eastbound traffic on I-84 before the Exit 27 off-ramp and for westbound traffic before Exit 33. Muller Lane and Franklin Road also will be closed and traffic delayed for about 15 minutes between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. due to the proximity of the blasting work.
The blasting work, which is expected to last five to 10 minutes, will be done on the Franklin Interchange westbound on-ramp to allow the ramp to be reconstructed to grade.
The paving and blasting work are part of the Franklin Interchange reconstruction project. It will lengthen and widen all four interchange ramps at their intersection with Franklin Road. The project includes building a new overpass with two through lanes in each direction and dual left turn lanes in each direction.
The project also will widen Franklin Road from two to five lanes on both sides of the new interchange overpass. The improved road will have a curb, gutter, sidewalk, bicycle lanes and shoulder.
Construction is scheduled to be finished in the fall of 2008.
For current driving conditions on Idaho highways, call 5-1-1 or visit 511.idaho.gov.
Also, east and westbound I-84 near the Franklin Road Interchange (Exit 29) will be closed and traffic delayed for about 15 minutes between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, for blasting work. Warning signs will be posted for eastbound traffic on I-84 before the Exit 27 off-ramp and for westbound traffic before Exit 33. Muller Lane and Franklin Road also will be closed and traffic delayed for about 15 minutes between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. due to the proximity of the blasting work.
The blasting work, which is expected to last five to 10 minutes, will be done on the Franklin Interchange westbound on-ramp to allow the ramp to be reconstructed to grade.
The paving and blasting work are part of the Franklin Interchange reconstruction project. It will lengthen and widen all four interchange ramps at their intersection with Franklin Road. The project includes building a new overpass with two through lanes in each direction and dual left turn lanes in each direction.
The project also will widen Franklin Road from two to five lanes on both sides of the new interchange overpass. The improved road will have a curb, gutter, sidewalk, bicycle lanes and shoulder.
Construction is scheduled to be finished in the fall of 2008.
For current driving conditions on Idaho highways, call 5-1-1 or visit 511.idaho.gov.