11/10/2010
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Traffic switches to new alignment on the U.S. 95, Wyoming Avenue to Idaho 53 project
COEUR D'ALENE - Traffic on U.S. 95, from Wyoming Avenue to Idaho 53, has been switched to the new two-lane southbound alignment, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The highway is now a four-lane divided highway from Interstate 90 to Ohio Match Road.
A new local road on the west side of the highway, from Bentz Road to Lancaster Road, also has opened to traffic. The new road, called Warren Street, provides access to Tobler Marina, Gargoyle Granite, Little Tree Storage, Curwen's Body & Paint and Joe's Sandblasting. Access onto U.S. 95 from Bentz Road has been permanently closed.
Lancaster Road and Boekel Road are fully opened to traffic. A traffic signal at Lancaster will be constructed next spring.
The highway and new local access road also will receive an additional layer of pavement next year, which will complete the project.
The speed limit on this section of U.S. 95 is 55 miles per hour.
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.
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.