10/21/2010
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
REMINDER: I-84 to close between Meridian and Garrity both Friday and Saturday nights
MERIDIAN - Interstate
84 will be closed between the Garrity and Meridian interchanges Friday and Saturday nights (Oct. 22 and 23)
as crews remove falsework at the Ten Mile Interchange bridge, the Idaho
Transportation Department reminds drivers.
Crews are disassembling the 200-foot
wood-and-steel structure that supported the interchange during initial
construction.
Flaggers will direct motorists through
a detour route between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. both nights. A detour map is posted
at www.itd.idaho.gov
and ITD's Facebook
site.
Westbound motorists will leave I-84 at
the Meridian Interchange and take Main Street to Franklin Road to Idaho Center
Boulevard, where they will re-enter I-84 at the Garrity Interchange.
Eastbound motorists will leave I-84 at
the Garrity Interchange and take Idaho Center Boulevard to Franklin Road to
Main Street, where they will re-enter I-84 at the Meridian Interchange.
I-84 will be restricted to one lane at night
through Thursday (Oct. 21). Restrictions will continue until the falsework has
been removed.
The new Ten Mile Interchange is
scheduled to open in summer 2011. When complete, it is expected to reduce
congestion at the Meridian and Garrity interchanges and local roads in west
Meridian.
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.