8/31/2005
U.S. 93 improvement project begins Tuesday (Sept. 6)
SHOSHONE - Lanes will be reduced on U.S. 93 from the Perrine Bridge to the Interstate 84 junction (mileposts 50-53) beginning Tuesday (Sept. 6) for a resurfacing project, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Traffic will reduced from four lanes to two, with one lane open in each direction. Delays of 10-15 minutes can be expected. Speeds limits will be reduced from 60 mph to 50 mph. Vehicles are limited to a maximum width of 16 feet through the work zone.
Crews will be work on an accelerated schedule of 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week to minimize impacts on traffic.
Left turns onto and off of Golf Course Road and Devils Corral Road (near milepost 51) will be prohibited, though right turns will be permitted. Motorists will have U-turn capabilities approximately two miles north of Golf Course Road.
The stretch of roadway will be rehabilitated using a process called Cement Recycled Asphalt Base Stabilization (CRABS). In this procedure, crews grind the existing roadway surface down to the gravel base while adding cement and compacting it. The surface then is covered with a new layer of pavement.
The $1.9 million project, expected to be completed by Sept. 17, will create a safer, smoother road surface. Western Construction, Inc. of Boise is the project contractor.