5/5/2010
Expect detours and lane restriction near the I-84 Garrity Interchange overnight Sunday (May 9)
BOISE - Garrity Boulevard will be closed overnight Sunday (May 9) at the I-84 Garrity
Interchange while the Idaho Transportation Department
places new bridge girders over Garrity Boulevard.
Access to I-84 on- and off- ramps will remain open during the
overnight closure (10 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday). However, vehicles will not be able to travel beneath the I-84 Garrity Interchange
bridge. Motorists planning to use Garrity Boulevard are encouraged to use Stamm
Lane, Robinson Road, and Franklin Road as alternate routes.
Click here for a map of the detour route.
I-84 eastbound will also be reduced to one lane between the Robinson Road Overpass and the
Franklin Interchange overnight for the bridge work. Both lanes will be open for the Monday
morning commute and during the day.
The new bridge girders will be placed in the existing median
section of I-84 over Garrity Boulevard. The girders are a crucial part of the
new bridge deck that will allow a third lane to be added to I-84. The project
is expected to be completed by summer 2011. There will be three lanes in each
direction over the bridge, eventually connecting with a fourth lane in each
direction east of the interchange.
Concrete Placing Co. Inc. of Boise is the contractor on this $15 million project.
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.