10/3/2007
Blasting work will create brief closures on Interstate 84 and Franklin Interchange (Exit 29)
BOISE - The Caldwell Franklin Road Interchange (Exit 29) and Interstate 84 east- and westbound lanes near the interchange will be closed for blasting work from 8 to 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) announced.
Warning signs will be posted for eastbound traffic on I-84 before the Exit 27 off-ramp and for westbound I-84 traffic before Exit 33. Franklin Road and Muller Lane also will be closed and traffic delayed for up to 30 minutes between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. due to the proximity of the blasting work.
The blasting, expected to last five to 10 minutes, will break up rock to create space for pier footings, the median and the westbound on-ramp.
The blasting work is part of the Franklin Interchange reconstruction in Caldwell. The project 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.
Warning signs will be posted for eastbound traffic on I-84 before the Exit 27 off-ramp and for westbound I-84 traffic before Exit 33. Franklin Road and Muller Lane also will be closed and traffic delayed for up to 30 minutes between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. due to the proximity of the blasting work.
The blasting, expected to last five to 10 minutes, will break up rock to create space for pier footings, the median and the westbound on-ramp.
The blasting work is part of the Franklin Interchange reconstruction in Caldwell. The project 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.