4/9/2010
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
UPDATE: Orchard Interchange nears completion; new lanes to open Tuesday (April 13)
Crews have been working all day on striping the new
interchange. Crews will switch
traffic on Monday morning and complete striping and signal timing by 5 p.m. on
Tuesday.
Motorists can expect delays during the transition on Monday
and Tuesday.
This work is weather dependent.
Minor construction activities will continue throughout
April. The speed limit is 25 mph on Orchard Street.
The Idaho
Transportation Department began reconstructing the interchange in April 2009.
ITD added turn lanes, sidewalks and bicycle lanes, expanded the on- and
off-ramps and extended a soundwall along I-84.
Roadways around
the interchange were also realigned and improved.
McAlvain Group
of Companies was the contractor for this $15.1 million project. Construction
was funded with GARVEE (Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle) bonds.