3/25/2010
UPDATE: Eastbound I-84 will be closed Friday and Saturday nights (March 26-27) for Ten Mile Interchange construction
BOISE - To accommodate a large number of eastbound interstate travelers leaving the Idaho Center at around 10 p.m. (the time the closure was originally slated for), the
Idaho Transportation Department has delayed the time of the Friday night (March
26) eastbound I-84 closure until 11 p.m.
On Friday night, all eastbound I-84 lanes will be closed between the Garrity
and Meridian interchanges from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.
On Saturday (March 27) starting at 10 p.m., all eastbound lanes will again be closed in the same area. The closure will end at 7 a.m.
Flaggers will
direct motorists to exit at Garrity, travel north on Idaho Center Boulevard,
east on Franklin and south on Meridian Road to re-enter eastbound I-84. Click here for a map of the detour.
"There
may be close to 9,000 people getting out of an event at the Idaho Center at 10
p.m. Friday, so we pushed our closure start time back to 11 p.m. to accommodate
the mass of eastbound interstate travelers at that time," said ITD project
manager Tom Haynes. "We plan our closures to impact the fewest number of
motorists, and regularly work with surrounding destinations, like the Idaho
Center, to achieve that."
During the
closure, crews will construct a 200-foot-wide temporary bridge across I-84 at
Ten Mile Road. The temporary bridge, called falsework, will support the future
Ten Mile Interchange bridge during construction.
The interchange
will help relieve congestion at the Garrity Interchange and local roads in
Meridian. The Ten Mile Interchange is expected to be complete in Summer 2011.
ITD and the
Idaho State Police caution motorists to slow down and pay attention when
driving in work zones, where increased speeding fines and other penalties
apply. Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and dial 5-1-1 or visit
511.idaho.gov for information on the state highway or interstate system.