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7/16/2010

Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov

Southwest Idaho highway construction report for July 16-23

BOISE - The following projects are part of the GARVEE Transportation Program in southwest Idaho, which uses funds from Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) bonds to expedite highway projects.

 

BOISE - Interstate 84, Vista Avenue Interchange Reconstruction*

Work is under way to rebuild the Vista Avenue Interchange to reduce congestion and accommodate future I-84 lanes.

 

Vista Avenue at the bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction overnight tonight (Friday, July 16). Flaggers will direct traffic from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday while crews re-wire the signal at the Vista Avenue/Airport Way/ Wright Street intersection.

 

One lane will be closed in both directions on Vista Ave. at 10 p.m. Thursday (July 22). All lanes across the bridge will be closed from 11:30 p.m. Thursday to 5:30 a.m. Friday. Flaggers will direct traffic at the on- and off-ramps while crews activate the new traffic signal at the center of the interchange.

 

The speed limit on I-84 is 55 mph and shoulders are restricted in the project area. The speed limit on Vista Avenue is 25 mph. ITD advises motorists to be cautious of trucks and equipment.

 

Construction on the $17.8 million project is expected to be complete in late summer 2010.

 

* Design for the project was funded by GARVEE, but project construction is funded through the federal stimulus program, created to generate jobs and help boost Idaho's economy while upgrading our foundation for future economic growth.

 

BOISE - Interstate 84, Cole Road to Broadway Avenue widening

ITD is rebuilding and widening east- and westbound I-84 between the Cole and Broadway interchanges in Boise. When complete, the interstate will have four lanes in each direction.

 

Between the Cole and Broadway interchanges, one east- and westbound lane will continue to have intermittent lane closures overnight (10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on week nights, and 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekends) through July 31.

 

Crews will pour concrete in the median during the closures.

 

This $35.9 million project is expected to be complete in summer 2011.

 

MERIDIAN - Interstate 84, Ten Mile Interchange construction

Work continues on a project to construct a new interchange with on- and off-ramps at Ten Mile Road. The project includes an extension of Tasa Road to connect with Overland Road.

 

Ten Mile Road is closed between Franklin and Overland roads during construction.

 

The $33.8 million project is expected to be complete in summer 2011.

 

NAMPA - Franklin to 11th interstate widening

Work has begun on widening Interstate 84 to three lanes from Nampa's Franklin Boulevard to Garrity Boulevard.
 
Beginning Sunday night (July 18), traffic on I-84 will be reduced to one lane in each direction between the Franklin Interchange and 11th Avenue 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 furthest right, and exit at Garrity - never having to merge with interstate traffic.


Construction is expected to be complete by early summer 2012.

 

Concrete Placing Co. Inc., of Boise is the contractor on this $22.2 million project.

 

NAMPA - 11th Avenue Bridge

Work is progressing on the 11th Avenue bridge over I-84 in Nampa.

 

Crews poured the first section of concrete deck early today (Friday, July 16) for the new bridge. The early morning work was needed to allow the concrete to harden while temperatures were cool.

 

A second deck pour is scheduled for early Monday morning (July 19). That pour, for the center portion of the bridge deck, will start at 5 a.m. and will not impact traffic.

 

The 11th Avenue Bridge closed to all traffic in May and will remain closed until late summer. Reconstruction of the bridge is required to allow the addition of one lane in each direction on I-84 between Franklin Boulevard and Garrity Boulevard. That project began this week and is scheduled to be complete by early summer 2012.

 

The bridge reconstruction and I-84 widening projects are among several interstate improvements occurring in an 18-mile stretch of I-84, funded by the GARVEE Transportation Program. The program uses proceeds from Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds.

 

McAlvain Civil Constructors the contractor on the $4.1 million 11th Avenue Bridge project.

 

NAMPA - Interstate 84, Garrity Interchange Bridge reconstruction

Construction on the I-84 Garrity Interchange improvement project continues. The project will replace two bridges on I-84 at the Garrity Interchange with a single bridge that will accommodate three lanes in each direction on the interstate.

 

Work also includes reconstructing the interstate about a mile east of the interchange to tie into the widening of I-84 between the Garrity and Meridian interchanges, and removing the bridge piers in the roadway at Garrity Boulevard.

 

This project is part of ITD's plans to improve I-84 between the Franklin and Garrity interchanges in Nampa.

 

Heres the weekly update on construction and traffic at the I-84 Garrity Interchange. The main changes and configurations for traffic include:

- Garrity Boulevard will be closed overnight (10 p.m. to 5 a.m.) Friday and Saturday for the removal of the westbound bridge at the I-84 Garrity Interchange.

 

Next Week, July 20 24, Snake River Stampede (Rodeo)

- Flagging every night session of the event, but not the Saturday matinee session. Traffic is expected to grow from about 7,000 vehicles per day to 8,500 vehicles per day as the event culminates.

 

The completed improvements will include three lanes in each direction from the Franklin to Garrity interchanges, and eventually four lanes in each direction from the Garrity to Meridian interchanges.

 

The project is being constructed in three stages:

 

Currently Under Way

Step 1 - Build the median section of the bridge between the existing bridges. Traffic will remain on existing bridges, with two lanes open in each direction.

July 2010

Step 2 - Remove the existing westbound bridge and build a new westbound portion of bridge. Westbound traffic will be moved onto the new median section. Two lanes will remain open in each direction.

Tentatively starts Dec./Jan.

Step 3 - Remove the existing eastbound bridge and build a new eastbound portion of bridge. Westbound traffic will be shifted onto the new westbound portion of the bridge, and eastbound traffic onto the median section.

Completion - By summer 2011, three lanes will be open 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 the $15 million project.

 

 

Following is an update on non-GARVEE state highway construction projects in southwest Idaho.

 

ADA COUNTY

MERIDIAN - Eagle Road resurfacing

The resurfacing project on heavily traveled Eagle Road (Idaho 55) is nearing completion.

 

Crews have completed permanent pavement markings. Some occasional nighttime lane closures will be necessary in the coming weeks for installation of some permanent pavement markings and signs. In addition, some final work will be done closer to the freeway later in July.

 

Central Paving Co. Inc., of Boise, is the contractor on the $1.35 million project.

 

ADAMS COUNTY

S. OF COUNCIL - Indian Valley Road repaving

The resurfacing of about three miles of Indian Valley Road, south of Council in Adams County, is now substantially complete.

 

The 2.8-mile section from the end of pavement to the intersection with West Indian Valley Road was resurfaced to improve the driving surface and extend the life of the road.

 

Adams County is the local sponsor of the project.

 

The project is located about 10 miles south of Council off of U.S. 95.

 

Knife River Corp. Northwest, of Boise, is the contractor on the $349,000 project.

 

BOISE COUNTY

NORTH OF HORSESHOE BEND HILL SUMMIT - spot repair

Repairs to a slight depression on Idaho 55 on the north side of Horseshoe Bend Hill continue.

 

Crews will shore up an area about 400 feet long near the Horseshoe View Subdivision at milepost 60.4, which is about halfway down from the summit on the Horseshoe Bend side of the hill. The work is expected to be complete in August.

Crews have milled and removed the old asphalt, and completed deep base repair on both ends of the project. Next week (July 19-23), crews will prepare the road base for asphalt, with paving scheduled to begin the following week.

  

This section of roadway has settled about 18 inches since it was paved in the early 1980s. Crews will grind the pavement off, add about 1,500 cubic yards of road base to restore the road level, re-compact it and pave over the new surface.
 
The damaged area extends across both directions of travel.

 
The speed limit will be reduced to 45 mph through the work zone. The road will be reduced to one lane in each direction. ITD will separate the work zone from traffic with concrete guardrail.

This $22,000 project will be done by State of Idaho forces, with assistance from Western Construction for the rotomilling and Idaho Sand & Gravel on the paving. Knife River is contracted to supply the road base material for compaction.


CANYON COUNTY

CALDWELL - Franklin and 21st reconstruction

The reconstruction of the intersection of Franklin and 21st in Caldwell is nearing completion.

 

Crews are installing the poles for the traffic signal at the Franklin Road/21st Avenue intersection. Once wiring work is complete, the signal is expected to be operational late next week (July 19-23) and traffic will be allowed onto 21st Avenue, nearly two months ahead of schedule.

 

Commercial Way between Specht and Franklin is closed to through traffic. Franklin is closed while the roadway is reconstructed and realigned to match up with the new five-lane roadway constructed last summer. Motorists are detoured to 21st and Chicago streets.  Businesses on Franklin can be accessed via Chicago.

 

The Franklin-21st intersection is about one-quarter mile west of the newly reconstructed Franklin Interchange (Exit 29). The project will improve sight distance and safety on 21st and includes new asphalt pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalk and lighting.

 

The first phase of this project, about a quarter-mile section of 21st, was rebuilt last summer. The three-lane roadway was widened to five lanes.

 

Central Paving Co. of Boise is the contractor on this $1.66 million project. Central Paving also was the contractor on the first phase of the project last summer.

 

GEM COUNTY

EMMETT - Main Street resurfacing

Work is under way on a project to resurface and improve a mile of Main Street in Emmett.  The project is expected to be finished in early October.

 

This project, from the intersection of Boise Avenue to the intersection of Washington Street (Idaho 52), includes pavement rehabilitation to remove excessive rutting and cracking, with pothole repair and slope work included for proper drainage. Sidewalks also will be replaced, maintaining the current 11-foot width, along with curb and gutter work.

 

Lighting and adjustments to the traffic signal at the intersection of Main and Washington also will be included.

 

The project is complete on the south side. The contractor is currently building subgrade on the north side.

 

WF Construction & Sales LLC, of Meridian, is the contractor on this $475,000 project.


The city of Emmett is the local sponsor for this project.

 

ELMORE COUNTY

SOUTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN HOME - Road to C.J. Strike Reservoir paving

The Dam Cutoff Road carrying recreational traffic to the C.J. Strike Reservoir area in Elmore County is being paved in a project now under way.

 

Crews are now paving. Guardrail installation and restriping is scheduled for later in July, after which the road can be opened. The project is running ahead of schedule.

 

The road will be closed during construction.

 

This route is one way to get to C.J. Strike, but possibly the least-common route. However, the improvements will make it a more desirable route and will shorten the trip from Mountain Home to the dam.

 

The Strike Dam Cutoff Road currently is a two-lane unpaved rural route in rolling terrain. The project begins at the junction of Idaho 67 and extends about one-quarter mile north of the C.J. Strike Dam, from about milepost 100 to 107.

 

The paving is designed to provide a safer route and save on annual maintenance costs.

 

Western Construction Inc. of Boise is the contractor on the $1.86 million project.

 

This project is locally sponsored by the Mountain Home Highway District.

 

OWYHEE COUNTY

DUCK VALLEY State Line to Sheep Creek Road resurfacing

A pavement resurfacing project on approximately 20 miles of Idaho 51, from the Nevada State Line to Sheep Creek Road in Owyhee County, is now under way. The project is expected to take until late August to complete.

The work is about 70 miles south of Mountain Home and travels through the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.

 

On this two-lane road, the first 11.4-mile stretch will receive a thin overlay of asphalt (about 1.8 inches) and the entire 20-mile area will be seal coated.

 

A half-inch scrub coat, to mitigate cracking, also was applied to the first eight miles this week (July 12-16). Paving is expected to begin on Monday (July 19).

 

Traffic will be directed when necessary by flaggers and pilot cars.

Valley Paving & Asphalt Co., of Cottonwood, is the contractor on this $1.92 million project.

 

PAYETTE COUNTY

WEST OF CALDWELL - I-84 resurfacing, Black Canyon to Sand Hollow

The pavement resurfacing and repair project on I-84 west of Caldwell continues. The project, funded through stimulus savings, begins west of the Black Canyon Interchange and extends for five miles, to east of the Sand Hollow Interchange.

 

As it was last week, all traffic within the project area has been traveling on the westbound side of the interstate for several weeks. Crews continue replacing damaged concrete slabs, grinding concrete and installing new guardrail end terminals on eastbound I-84. In late July, crews should complete slab repair on the eastbound side and begin working in the westbound lanes.

 

During the majority of the work, only one interstate lane will be open in both directions. 

 

The speed limit is 45 mph over the median crossovers, and 55 mph between them.

 

The project is expected to be complete this fall.

 

Several badly damaged concrete slabs in that stretch will be removed and replaced. Repairs also will include resealing pavement joints, repairing pavement cracks and chips, grinding portions off of the existing pavement surface and completing guardrail safety improvements. Work will start in the eastbound lanes (through July), then turn around and come back westbound.

 

A highly competitive construction environment led to significant savings on the eight original projects funded by the federal stimulus program ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act). This is one of nine smaller projects financed through those initial bid savings.

 

Multiple Concrete Enterprises, of Ogden, Utah, is the contractor on the $6.9 million project.

 

FRUITLAND, PAYETTE - pavement resurfacing

Work is under way on several pavement rehabilitation projects encompassing about six miles of U.S. 95 from north Fruitland to north Payette as well as about one-half mile of U.S. 30 between the Snake River and Fruitland. In addition to resurfacing, pavement cracks also will be filled throughout the project area.


Standard work hours will be 7 a.m. to dusk Monday through Thursday, and to noon on Friday. No weekend work is expected. There may be some overnight (10 p.m. to 5 a.m.) work when the contractor is working on the signalized intersections at U.S. 95 and U.S. 30 (Gayway Junction) and the U.S. 95/95 Spur intersection south of Payette. The traffic signals at those intersections will be upgraded to video detection-based operating systems.

Crews are continuing to pave and mill U.S. 95 in Fruitland and into Payette. Milling through Payette will require one lane closure (in the three-lane section). Two-way traffic will be allowed to continue through the work zone. Paving in Payette is not expected to start until next week (July 12-16).  

 

Crews are halfway finished doing work at Gayway Junction, and will finish the second half overnight Monday (July 12). Work will progress to the intersection in south Payette overnight Tuesday.

 

Knife River, of Boise, is the contractor on this $2.1 million project.

 

Idaho 52, Idaho 72 Resurfacing

A resurfacing project is expected to begin in late July on about 14 miles of rural highway on Idaho 52, from Payette's east city limits to its junction with Idaho 72, and on Idaho 72, from the junction with U.S. 30 to the junction with Idaho 52. The project is expected to take about two months to complete, finishing in late September.

In addition to the thin overlay which will be applied to the roadway surface, the project also includes guardrail upgrades.

 

Traffic control is expected to consist of a pilot car and flaggers when needed.

 

Western Construction of Boise is the contractor on this nearly $2 million project.

 

 

FRUITLAND - S. Pennsylvania Avenue resurfacing

A project to resurface South Pennsylvania Avenue in Fruitland is nearing completion.

 

The project has entailed a mill and overlay (about two inches of the existing surface will be removed, and replaced with two inches of new pavement) between U.S. 95 and SW 4th Street.

 

Crews have been working on minor items such as repairing sod, adjusting and cleaning manholes and water valves, installing signs, and general clean-up this week (July 12-16). The project is anticipated to be finished this week with the exception of installing school crossing signs and school zone signs. 


South Pennsylvania Avenue is an integral part of the transportation system for Fruitland. It is the only roadway access to the Fruitland elementary and middle schools and also provides approach to the Fruitland intermediate and high schools. The avenue also serves as a northbound gateway into Fruitland.

The city of Fruitland is the local sponsor of this project, and also is participating financially.

 

Irvco Asphalt & Gravel Inc., of Fruitland, is the contractor on this $298,000 project.

 

PAYETTE U.S. 95, Payette River Bridge replacement

The project to improve the U.S. 95 bridge over the Payette River south of Payette is expected to begin Monday (July 19). Once construction has started, it is expected to take 20 months to complete, finishing in spring 2012.

Crews will replace the existing northbound truss bridge (built in 1927) located on U.S. 95 between Fruitland and Payette. The new bridge will be two feet higher off the water. It will have no overhead bracing or struts as the current one does and will be 84 feet in width, eliminating current safety concerns regarding both width and height restrictions.

The new bridge will be constructed next to, and will attach to, the existing southbound bridge. The project also includes minor roadway realignment to tie into the new bridge location.

U.S. 95 is the main route connecting northern and southern Idaho. About 18,000 vehicles use this portion of the highway daily. By 2026, the volume is expected to be more than 25,000.

Traffic will utilize the southbound bridge while the new bridge is constructed. Traffic will then be switched to the new bridge while modifications to the southbound bridge are made and it is connected to the new bridge.

JC Constructors Inc. of Meridian is the contractor for this $6.17 million project.

 

WASHINGTON COUNTY

WEISER - Snake River Bridge replacement

The project to replace the Snake River Bridge on the U.S. 95 Spur in Weiser 

is wrapping up.

 

The original bridge was built in 1903, with an additional span added in 1911. Traffic signals were added in 1949. The bridge was replaced in the 1950s - that one is being replaced in this project. Once completed, the bridge will be 16 feet wider and able to carry greater traffic volumes. The highway on both sides of the bridge also will be reconstructed.


Sletten Construction of Boise is the contractor on this $10 million project. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the month.

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.

 
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