8/12/2008
Paving and sealcoating projects to begin on state highways in northern Idaho
COEUR d'ALENE - Contractor's crews will begin and paving in the five northern counties on Wednesday (Aug. 13), the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The work is part of the department's ongoing maintenance of the state highway system.
Work will be performed at various locations on the following dates:
- Aug. 13 - 18: U.S. 95, from milepost 527 (six miles north of the U.S.-95/Idaho 1 junction) to the Canada border.
- Aug. 20: U.S. 2, from Three Mile junction to Montana.
- Aug. 21 - 25: Idaho 200, Clark Fork to Montana.
- Aug. 26: Idaho 3, junction Idaho 3/Idaho 97 to Interstate 90.
- Aug. 27: Interstate 90, from milepost 30.9 (Fourth of July Creek) to milepost 40.11 (Exit 40 at Cataldo).
- Aug. 28 - 29: Fog sealing on above road sections
Seal coating is a process designed to prolong the life of the roadway surface. A thin layer of asphalt is laid down, followed by a layer of rock chips. Once the liquid asphalt has set up, any excess rock chips that have not adhered are removed. Fog sealing is a thin layer of asphalt that will be sprayed over the completed, which will seal in the rock chips.
Additionally, crews will be working at the following locations on I-90 to remove a layer of the old roadway surface and replace it with new pavement:
- Aug. 13 - 14: I-90 westbound from Exit 34 (Rose Lake) to milepost 30.9 (Fourth of July Creek), two-foot wide section of the centerline.
- Aug. 18 - 30: I-90 milepost 39.9 east- and westbound driving lanes on the Coeur d'Alene River Bridge.