9/11/2009
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: Gov. Otter to lead groundbreaking ceremony Monday, Sept. 14 for Twin Falls Alternate Route Stage 2 project
TWIN FALLS - Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter will lead a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m. to start construction of Stage 2 of the Twin Falls Alternate Route Project.
The $26.6 million federal stimulus project will speed commerce through the area and improve local shopping opportunities by providing an alternate route for motorists and commercial traffic traveling past Twin Falls.
Gov. Otter and other event participants will be available following the groundbreaking to address media questions.
Location of
groundbreaking:
4100 North 2660 East
East of Rock Creek
South of Pole Line Road, about 2.5 miles west of Washington Street.
4 miles east of Filer. Watch for ceremony signs.
B
roll video available on Sept. 13: Video clips
of the project area will be available after 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, for use
on the Sept. 14 morning news shows. Download from the following FTP site: ftp://ftp1.idaho.gov.
Log on with the user name itdcommu and use the password W39gy7D2.
For those who do not have FTP software,
the video can be retrieved from http://itd.idaho.gov/news
Video
clips, photos, audio clips of Sept. 14 ceremony:
Video clips, photos and audio clips of the ceremony will be available on Sept.
14 after 1 p.m.
Download from the following FTP site: ftp://ftp1.idaho.gov.
Log on with the user name itdcommu
and use the password W39gy7D2.
For those who do not have FTP software, the video, photos and audio can be
retrieved from http://itd.idaho.gov/news
Radio: Audio clips from the Sept. 14
ceremony will be e-mailed directly to radio stations statewide following the
ceremony.