8/17/2010
Traffic to be switched to new alignment on the U.S. 95, Wyoming Avenue to Idaho 53 project
West Lancaster Road will be closed and
Lancaster between U.S. 95 and Government Way will be re-opened. East- and westbound Boekel Road also will be re-opened.
Crews have finished the
two-lane northbound section and median. Construction on the southbound lanes will begin Monday (Aug. 23).
The speed limit will be reduced to 45
miles per hour at all times through the length of the project corridor.
The contractor for this $6 million project is Interstate Concrete and Asphalt, of Coeur d'Alene. The project is funded with savings from federal highway stimulus projects bid earlier this year. The project is expected to be finished by this October.
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.