7/15/2010
REMINDER: Garrity Boulevard to close at bridge overnight Friday and Saturday (July 16 & 17)
BOISE - Garrity
Boulevard will be closed Friday night
(July 16) and Saturday night (July 17) at the I-84 Garrity Interchange
while the Idaho Transportation Department removes the I-84 westbound bridge
over Garrity Boulevard.
Additionally, I-84 westbound will be reduced to one lane between the Robinson
Road Overpass and the 11th Avenue Overpass. Traffic will be moved to the inside
travel lane for the safety of workers and the public during the bridge
demolition.
Access to I-84
on- and off-ramps will remain open during the overnight closures (10 p.m. to 5
a.m.). 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.
Check ITD's Facebook page here for the detour map.
The westbound bridge is one
of two bridges that will be removed and replaced at the Garrity Interchange.
They will be replaced with a single bridge to accommodate three lanes in each
direction on I-84. An additional benefit will be the removal of the bridge
piers in the roadway at Garrity Boulevard.
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.