3/8/2010
Black Canyon to Sand Hollow resurfacing west of Caldwell on I-84 to begin this spring/summer
BOISE - A pavement resurfacing and repair project is expected to begin this spring or early summer on I-84 west of Caldwell. The Idaho Transportation Department project, funded through stimulus savings, will treat the roadway surface beginning west of the Black Canyon Interchange and extending for five miles to east of the Sand Hollow Interchange.
Several badly damaged concrete slabs in that stretch will be removed and replaced. Repairs also will include resealing pavement joints, repairing pavement cracks and chips, grinding portions off of the existing pavement surface and completing guardrail safety improvements.
During the project, one interstate lane will be closed. The project is expected to take up to six months to complete.
A highly competitive construction environment lead to significant savings on the eight original projects funded by the federal stimulus program ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act). This is one of nine smaller projects financed through those initial bid savings.
Multiple Concrete Enterprises of Ogden, Utah, is the contractor on the $6.9 million project.