7/16/2010
Work on widening I-84 from Franklin to Garrity will cause overnight restrictions next week
BOISE - Work has begun on widening
Interstate 84 to three lanes in Nampa, and next week traffic will be
reduced to one lane in each direction overnight between the Franklin Boulevard
Interchange and 11th Avenue.
Beginning Sunday night (July 18), the Idaho Transportation Department said traffic on I-84 will be reduced to one lane in that area from 10 p.m.
until 5 a.m. The lane reduction will continue through Friday (July 23) and will
allow crews to clear the median, perform pipe work and prepare for widening
activities.
The project also includes replacement of the Union Pacific Railroad and Phyllis
Canal bridges. Bridge projects at Garrity and 11th are already under way to
accommodate the additional lanes on I-84.
When these improvements are complete, I-84 between the Franklin and Garrity
interchanges will be widened to three lanes in each direction, with an
additional auxiliary lane for eastbound traffic. The auxiliary lane will allow
motorists to enter I-84 at Franklin, remain in the lane farthest to the right, and
exit at Garrity - never having to merge with interstate traffic.
Construction is expected to be complete by early summer 2012.
Concrete Placing Company, of Boise, is
the contractor on this $22.2 million project.