11/23/2010
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Motorists near Garrity and I-84 in Nampa should expect weekend closures, detour
BOISE - Motorists using eastbound I-84 and Garrity Boulevard should expect detours near the I-84 Garrity Interchange this weekend, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
All closures and detours are weather dependent.
SATURDAY NIGHT (NOV. 27)
- Weather permitting, I-84 eastbound will be closed between the Franklin and Garrity interchanges Saturday night (Nov. 27) from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. while crews remove the Garrity bridge and prepare to shift eastbound traffic to the north into the median. Traffic will be detoured exiting I-84 at Franklin Boulevard and re-entering I-84 from Garrity Boulevard.
The eastbound bridge is the final bridge to be removed and replaced at the Garrity Interchange. Once it is replaced, the interchange will have a single bridge that accommodates three lanes in each direction on I-84. An additional benefit will be the removal of the bridge piers in the roadway at Garrity Boulevard.
Please access ITD's Facebook page here for the detour map.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT (NOV. 27 AND 28)
- Weather permitting, Garrity Boulevard will be closed Saturday night (Nov. 27) and Sunday night (Nov. 28) at the I-84 Garrity Interchange while crews remove the I-84 eastbound bridge over Garrity Boulevard.
Access to I-84 on- and off-ramps will remain open during the overnight closures (10 p.m. to 5 a.m.). However, vehicles will not be able to travel beneath the I-84 Garrity Interchange bridge. Motorists planning to use Garrity Boulevard are encouraged to use Stamm Lane, Robinson Road and Franklin Road as alternate routes.
The project is expected to be completed by summer 2011. There will be three lanes in each direction over the bridge, eventually connecting with a fourth lane in each direction east of the interchange.
Concrete Placing Co. Inc., of Boise, is the contractor on this $15 million project.
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.