10/20/2008
Public input sought on Idaho 55 in Valley County
BOISE - Two identical public workshops will be held at McCall-Donnelly High School (401 N. Mission St.) in McCall on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m., the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) announced.
At the workshops, participants will have an opportunity to help identify needed improvements for Idaho 55 as part of a corridor study. Workshops will focus on Idaho 55 in Valley County. The study limits extend from New Meadows to Marsing. The study will result in a plan that will guide policies and projects important to the development of this major highway over the next 20 years.
As part of the study, ITD will analyze safety, traffic, access management, and environmental issues corridor-wide and county-by-county. The study will be based on community input, engineering analysis, and city, county, and agency planning goals.
Idaho 55 is the only link between the Treasure Valley and popular destinations such as Payette Lake and Cascade Reservoir. The six counties along Idaho 55 have varying needs; ITD has planned workshops for each county.
ITD will be conducting similar workshops in Cascade in Spring 2009 and other communities along Idaho 55. For more information, visit www.itd.idaho.gov and click on Projects, Southwest Idaho, then Idaho 55 Corridor Study.
At the workshops, participants will have an opportunity to help identify needed improvements for Idaho 55 as part of a corridor study. Workshops will focus on Idaho 55 in Valley County. The study limits extend from New Meadows to Marsing. The study will result in a plan that will guide policies and projects important to the development of this major highway over the next 20 years.
As part of the study, ITD will analyze safety, traffic, access management, and environmental issues corridor-wide and county-by-county. The study will be based on community input, engineering analysis, and city, county, and agency planning goals.
Idaho 55 is the only link between the Treasure Valley and popular destinations such as Payette Lake and Cascade Reservoir. The six counties along Idaho 55 have varying needs; ITD has planned workshops for each county.
ITD will be conducting similar workshops in Cascade in Spring 2009 and other communities along Idaho 55. For more information, visit www.itd.idaho.gov and click on Projects, Southwest Idaho, then Idaho 55 Corridor Study.