9/7/2010
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
REMINDER: I-84 to close Friday and Saturday nights (Sept. 10 and 11) between Meridian and Garrity
MERIDIAN - All
lanes of I-84 will be closed between the Meridian and Garrity interchanges
overnight Friday and Saturday nights
(Sept. 10 and 11) during work on the future Ten Mile Interchange.
The
Idaho Transportation Department will detour traffic to Franklin Road both
nights, between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. A map of the detour is posted at ITD's Facebook page here.
Westbound
motorists will exit at the Meridian Interchange and re-enter I-84 at the
Garrity Interchange. The detour route will be Main Street to Franklin Road to
Idaho Center Boulevard.
Eastbound
motorists will exit at the Garrity Interchange and re-enter I-84 at the
Meridian Interchange. The detour route will be Idaho Center Boulevard to
Franklin Road to Meridian Road.
The
overnight detours will allow crews to begin removing the falsework. Falsework is a
temporary support system on which the main work is built during construction.
Updated
information will be posted to 511.idaho.gov and the 5-1-1 phone line.
The
I-84, Ten Mile Interchange will help reduce congestion at the Meridian and
Garrity interchanges as well as local roads. The $33.8 million project is
expected to be completed in the summer of 2011.
ITD and the
Idaho State Police advise 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.