7/9/2009
Public invited to comment on U.S. 95 at July 16 meeting
BOISE - Two identical public workshops will be held in Parma on Thursday, July 16, to gather comments on the U.S. 95 corridor, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The workshops will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and from 6 to 7 p.m. at Anderson Hall, 305 E. Bates Ave., in Parma.
Presentations will begin at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to explain the study process and goals. Participants will then be invited to discuss issues, concerns and ideas.
The transportation department is studying U.S. 95 from Idaho's border with Oregon in Owyhee County to Pinehurst at the Adams-Idaho County line. The study will result in a corridor plan that identifies important improvement projects over the next 20 years.
Within the southwest region of the state, the highway covers 203 miles from Pinehurst in Adams County to the Oregon state line south of Marsing in Owyhee County. Recreational travelers and local traffic share the road with long-haul trucks, straining the roadway capacity as surface transportation demand continues to grow.
For more information on the U.S. 95 Corridor Study, visit www.itd.idaho.gov and click on Projects near the top middle of the page, then click on Southwest Idaho on the left side of the next page, then U.S. 95 Corridor Study (under corridor studies).
The workshops will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and from 6 to 7 p.m. at Anderson Hall, 305 E. Bates Ave., in Parma.
Presentations will begin at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to explain the study process and goals. Participants will then be invited to discuss issues, concerns and ideas.
The transportation department is studying U.S. 95 from Idaho's border with Oregon in Owyhee County to Pinehurst at the Adams-Idaho County line. The study will result in a corridor plan that identifies important improvement projects over the next 20 years.
Within the southwest region of the state, the highway covers 203 miles from Pinehurst in Adams County to the Oregon state line south of Marsing in Owyhee County. Recreational travelers and local traffic share the road with long-haul trucks, straining the roadway capacity as surface transportation demand continues to grow.
For more information on the U.S. 95 Corridor Study, visit www.itd.idaho.gov and click on Projects near the top middle of the page, then click on Southwest Idaho on the left side of the next page, then U.S. 95 Corridor Study (under corridor studies).