7/19/2010
U.S. 95 paving project through downtown Sandpoint to begin Tuesday night (July 20)
COEUR D'ALENE - State and contractor crews will be doing asphalt patching repairs on U.S. 95 through downtown Sandpoint beginning Tuesday night (July 20), the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The work is being done as part of the department's ongoing state highway maintenance.
The project
is expected to take three nights, with the following schedule:
Tuesday, July 20
- Fifth
Avenue, from Oak to Pine streets
- Pine to
First Avenue
- Superior
Avenue to First
Wednesday, July 21
- First/Superior to Cedar Street
- Cedar Street to Fifth
Thursday,
July 22
- Complete lanes on all segments
Work will be done at night to lessen the impact
to motorists and nearby businesses. Crews will be working 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. Flaggers will guide motorists through the
work zone area.
The city of Sandpoint will be replacing and
resetting manhole covers as needed.
Interstate Concrete and Asphalt, of Coeur d'Alene,
has been contracted to work on the $150,000 maintenance project, in addition
to state forces.
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.