9/8/2008
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Pavement rehabilitation project on Idaho 52 near Oregon state line gets under way Thursday (Sept. 11)
BOISE - A 2.3-mile pavement rehabilitation project on Idaho 52, from the Oregon state line near Payette to the junction of U.S. 95, will begin Thursday (Sept. 11), The Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The project also will add ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant pedestrian ramps at intersections, and an old guardrail at the Snake River bridge will be upgraded.
Motorists should expect traffic flaggers. Two-way traffic will be maintained during the project, and business and residential access also will be maintained.
The pavement will be rehabilitated using the CRABS (Cement Recycled Asphalt Base Stabilization) process. CRABS involves pulverizing the top 12 inches of the roadway through the gravel base, then adding cement to the old asphalt and base mixture, compacting it, and laying it back down as a base for the new highway. This process extends the life of the roadway.
Paving is expected to take place Oct. 3-20.
Idaho Sand & Gravel of Nampa is the contractor on this $1.7 million project, which is expected to be completed in late October.