7/2/2008
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Resurfacing work on I-84 near Mountain Home to get under way Monday (July 7)
BOISE - Roadway resurfacing work to level a section of I-84 near Mountain Home is scheduled to get under way on Monday (July 7), the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Both the eastbound and westbound travel lanes of eight miles of the interstate, from Simco Road (milepost 82) to the first Mountain Home exit (milepost 90), will be milled and paved. All lanes will then be treated with an edge-line to edge-line seal coat that will protect the surface and improve traction for motorists.
During the work, the speed limit in the work zone will be reduced to 45 mph, and motorists will be limited to one lane. Of the total eight-mile stretch of roadway, the contractor will be working on two miles at a time, and the reductions will only be in effect in that rolling two-mile section.
Central Paving Co., Boise, is the contrqactor on this $1.9 million project.
The project is scheduled for completion in mid-August.
ITD and the Idaho State Police warn motorists to slow down and pay attention when driving in work zones, where increased speeding fines and other penalties apply. Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and dial 5-1-1 or visit 511.idaho.gov for information on the state highway or interstate system.