8/27/2010
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Idaho 78 resurfacing from Murphy south to begin Sept. 2
BOISE - A resurfacing
project on rural Idaho 78, from Murphy south for about eight miles, is expected
to begin Sept. 2, the Idaho
Transportation Department advises. The
project is expected to finish by late September.
Crews plan to begin paving Sept. 2, then resume
Sept. 7 after the Labor Day weekend holiday. The surface of the two-lane road
will receive a 1.8-inch thin-lift overlay, to extend the life of the roadway
and provide a smoother ride for motorists.
During the overlay, traffic will be restricted to one lane. Flaggers will guide
traffic. The speed limit will be reduced to 45 mph.
This stretch of roadway was last improved with a CRABS (Cement Recycled Asphalt
Base Stabilization) resurfacing project in 1997.
Central Paving Co., of Boise, is the contractor on this $958,000 project.