8/24/2010
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Weekend detour will delay westbound I-84 traffic between Cole, Broadway interchanges
BOISE - For westbound motorists on I-84
through Boise, the route will change significantly this weekend as a traffic
shift takes effect. Idaho Transportation Department crews have been preparing
for several weeks for the upcoming shift as the next stage of widening is set
to begin.
This weekend (Friday, Aug. 27 through
Monday, Aug. 30), speed reductions will be in place for drivers entering
and exiting the interstate at Broadway, Vista or Orchard traveling westbound.
From 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday,
westbound motorists who wish to exit at Vista or Orchard must follow a detour
route that begins at the Broadway Interchange.
A map and details are shown on ITD's home page at itd.idaho.gov, and ITD also
has posted the map and information on the department's Facebook page here.
Motorists will exit and re-enter I-84
at Broadway and continue in a dedicated lane. The speed limit for the detour
route will be 35 mph.
"We're asking drivers to help us
this weekend by finding a route around westbound I-84," said ITD Resident
Engineer Daris Bruce. "If you need to use the interstate, remember to exit
at Broadway instead of waiting until Vista or Orchard. Missing the exit could
add 10 to 15 minutes to a typical trip."
Motorists getting on I-84 westbound at Broadway or Vista will share the 35 mph
detour lane. The route also will take motorists off and back onto I-84
westbound at the Orchard Interchange.
Westbound through traffic will be shifted toward the middle of the interstate,
onto new pavement on the eastbound side of I-84.
The old westbound lanes will
be completely reconstructed over the fall and winter.
When the project is complete in summer
2011, I-84 will be eight lanes wide between the Cole and Broadway interchanges.
Concrete Placing Company Inc., of Boise, is the contractor for the $35.9
million project.