2/27/2009
Reconstruction of Rex Leland Highway begins in March
WENDELL - A major route in southern Gooding County will be closed to through traffic beginning the second week of March, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Reconstruction of about one mile of 1950 East Road, known as the Rex Leland Highway, includes the rebuilding of two lateral canal crossings and changing the road profile to increase sight distance. The road is the main route south from Wendell to the Bob Barton Highway and south toward Buhl.
The section of road will be closed for several phases of construction. Traffic will be detoured a mile-and-a-half west to 1800 East Road between 3400 South and 3200 South roads. The traffic detour is expected to begin March 16 and last through the end of construction, which is expected to be the end of May.
Western Construction Inc. of Boise is the contractor for the federally funded $1.1 million project sponsored by the Wendell Highway District.
Reconstruction of about one mile of 1950 East Road, known as the Rex Leland Highway, includes the rebuilding of two lateral canal crossings and changing the road profile to increase sight distance. The road is the main route south from Wendell to the Bob Barton Highway and south toward Buhl.
The section of road will be closed for several phases of construction. Traffic will be detoured a mile-and-a-half west to 1800 East Road between 3400 South and 3200 South roads. The traffic detour is expected to begin March 16 and last through the end of construction, which is expected to be the end of May.
Western Construction Inc. of Boise is the contractor for the federally funded $1.1 million project sponsored by the Wendell Highway District.