2/27/2008
Work will create I-84 lane restriction near Franklin Interchange (Exit 29)
BOISE - The right lane of westbound Interstate 84 near the Franklin Road Interchange will be closed for excavation work from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Motorists will be able to enter and exit westbound I-84 from Franklin Road.
The lane closure will allow crews to set a temporary barrier on the outside shoulder. The barrier will separate traffic from the work zone where crews are excavating for a new sign structure near the westbound off-ramp. The excavation work is part of the Franklin Interchange reconstruction project in Caldwell. 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 on schedule to be complete in the fall of 2008.
For current driving conditions on Idaho highways, dial 5-1-1 or visit 511.idaho.gov.
Motorists will be able to enter and exit westbound I-84 from Franklin Road.
The lane closure will allow crews to set a temporary barrier on the outside shoulder. The barrier will separate traffic from the work zone where crews are excavating for a new sign structure near the westbound off-ramp. The excavation work is part of the Franklin Interchange reconstruction project in Caldwell. 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 on schedule to be complete in the fall of 2008.
For current driving conditions on Idaho highways, dial 5-1-1 or visit 511.idaho.gov.