3/26/2010
ITD invites public to comment on District 2 highways
Boise - The Idaho Transportation Department will hold a series of public meetings for five corridor studies that are in progress across the department's District 2.
The purpose of the studies is to understand corridor conditions and needs and identify priority improvements to meet corridor and user needs for the next 10 years. The final recommendations from the studies will be used by the transportation department to prioritize funding to implement the improvement projects. Corridors being studied include segments of U.S. 95 from the Adams County line north to the Goff Bridge north of Riggins, U.S. 95 from the Goff Bridge north to the Benewah County line north of Potlatch, U.S. 12 from the Washington state line east to the Clearwater National Forest boundary east of Kooskia, Idaho 8 from the Washington state line east to Troy, and 14 narrow and low volume roadways in the district.
The purpose of the meetings is to gather public input regarding the current and future needs of these corridors over the next ten years. Anyone interested in the corridors may attend between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. according to the following schedule.
U.S. 95 Corridor Open Houses
- Monday, April 5, 2010 at Craigmont City Hall Council Chambers, 109 East Main St. in Craigmont
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the ITD District 2 Conference Room, 2600 Frontage Rd. in Lewiston
- Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Moscow City Hall Council Chambers, 206 East 3rd St., in Moscow
- Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Riggins City Hall Council Chambers, 126 North Main St. in Riggins
Idaho 8 Corridor Open House
- Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Moscow City Hall Council Chambers, 206 East 3rd St., in Moscow
Low Volume and Narrow Roadways Open Houses
- Monday, April 5, 2010 at Craigmont City Hall Council Chambers, 109 East Main St. in Craigmont
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the ITD District 2 Conference Room, 2600 Frontage Rd. in Lewiston
- Monday, April 12, 2010 at Deary High School, 501 1st Ave. in Deary
- Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Timberline High School, 1150 Highway 11 in Pierce
- Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Kooskia City Hall, 26 S. Main St. in Kooskia
U.S. 12 Corridor Open Houses
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the ITD District 2 Conference Room, 2600 Frontage Rd. in Lewiston
- Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Orofino Armory, 10210 U.S. 12 in Orofino
- Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Kooskia City Hall, 26 S. Main St. in Kooskia
At the meetings, transportation department representatives and other study team members will informally present information on existing corridor conditions, traffic and accident volumes, environmental conditions, highlights of input already gathered and some possible projects. Common issues already identified include unsafe intersections, access control, insufficient lane capacity and passing lane length, rockfall, congestion, drainage and wetland impacts, limited sight distance, snow and ice removal, recreational access and wildlife crashes.
Input received from these open houses will be added to input already received and will be used to help develop the list of draft recommended improvements which will be presented for public comment at a second round of open house events later this summer.
For specific information on the corridor studies, specific boundaries and studies' steps and schedule, visit the studies' web site at www.itd.idaho.gov/projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies. For direct studies information and to sign up for the studies' mailing list, please contact the Corridor Studies Manager, Ken Helm, ITD District 2 Senior Planner at 208-799-5090 / D2CorridorContact@itd.idaho.gov
The purpose of the studies is to understand corridor conditions and needs and identify priority improvements to meet corridor and user needs for the next 10 years. The final recommendations from the studies will be used by the transportation department to prioritize funding to implement the improvement projects. Corridors being studied include segments of U.S. 95 from the Adams County line north to the Goff Bridge north of Riggins, U.S. 95 from the Goff Bridge north to the Benewah County line north of Potlatch, U.S. 12 from the Washington state line east to the Clearwater National Forest boundary east of Kooskia, Idaho 8 from the Washington state line east to Troy, and 14 narrow and low volume roadways in the district.
The purpose of the meetings is to gather public input regarding the current and future needs of these corridors over the next ten years. Anyone interested in the corridors may attend between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. according to the following schedule.
U.S. 95 Corridor Open Houses
- Monday, April 5, 2010 at Craigmont City Hall Council Chambers, 109 East Main St. in Craigmont
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the ITD District 2 Conference Room, 2600 Frontage Rd. in Lewiston
- Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Moscow City Hall Council Chambers, 206 East 3rd St., in Moscow
- Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Riggins City Hall Council Chambers, 126 North Main St. in Riggins
Idaho 8 Corridor Open House
- Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Moscow City Hall Council Chambers, 206 East 3rd St., in Moscow
Low Volume and Narrow Roadways Open Houses
- Monday, April 5, 2010 at Craigmont City Hall Council Chambers, 109 East Main St. in Craigmont
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the ITD District 2 Conference Room, 2600 Frontage Rd. in Lewiston
- Monday, April 12, 2010 at Deary High School, 501 1st Ave. in Deary
- Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Timberline High School, 1150 Highway 11 in Pierce
- Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Kooskia City Hall, 26 S. Main St. in Kooskia
U.S. 12 Corridor Open Houses
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the ITD District 2 Conference Room, 2600 Frontage Rd. in Lewiston
- Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Orofino Armory, 10210 U.S. 12 in Orofino
- Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Kooskia City Hall, 26 S. Main St. in Kooskia
At the meetings, transportation department representatives and other study team members will informally present information on existing corridor conditions, traffic and accident volumes, environmental conditions, highlights of input already gathered and some possible projects. Common issues already identified include unsafe intersections, access control, insufficient lane capacity and passing lane length, rockfall, congestion, drainage and wetland impacts, limited sight distance, snow and ice removal, recreational access and wildlife crashes.
Input received from these open houses will be added to input already received and will be used to help develop the list of draft recommended improvements which will be presented for public comment at a second round of open house events later this summer.
For specific information on the corridor studies, specific boundaries and studies' steps and schedule, visit the studies' web site at www.itd.idaho.gov/projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies. For direct studies information and to sign up for the studies' mailing list, please contact the Corridor Studies Manager, Ken Helm, ITD District 2 Senior Planner at 208-799-5090 / D2CorridorContact@itd.idaho.gov