1/13/2011
Public invited to review, comment on north-central Idaho highway corridor plans
LEWISTON - The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking public comment on draft corridor plans for 16 highways in north-central Idaho. The plans include potential construction and maintenance projects for each highway during the next 10 years.
The department will accept comments on the draft plans until Jan. 28.
The highway corridors are arranged into five corridor studies, or plans:
* U.S. 95 from Adams County to the Goff Bridge north of Riggins;
* U.S. 95 from the Goff Bridge to Benewah County;
* U.S. 12 from the Washington state line to the Clearwater National Forest east of Kooskia;
* Idaho 8 from the Washington State line to Troy; and
* 14 other state highway corridors in north-central Idaho grouped under a Low Volume/Narrow Roadways category.
District 2 Senior Planner Ken Helm said the department received 175 responses to written surveys and spoke with about 200 people at public meetings during the past year.
"Because the budget is so tight, we need to be very careful when choosing which projects receive funding," Helm said. "We made a big effort to coordinate with agencies, local jurisdictions and the public during the planning process."
The process included a technical analysis of existing conditions, traffic, environmental factors and economic forecasts. Potential projects include passing and vehicle climbing lanes, shoulder and guardrail improvements, drainage control and rockfall control.
All five draft plans are available for viewing online. To view the draft plan for the U.S. 95, Adams County to Goff Bridge corridor, please visit:
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/US_95/CorridorPlan/US95AdamsToGoffDraftCorridoPlan.pdf.
To view the draft plan for the U.S. 95, Goff Bridge to the Benewah County Line corridor, please visit:
www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/Goff_Benewah/CorridorPlan/US95GoffToBenewahDraftCorridorPlan.pdf
To view the draft plan for the U.S. 12, Lewiston to Forest Service Boundary corridor, please visit:
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/US12/CooridorPlan/US12DraftCorridorPlan.pdf
To view the Idaho 8, Moscow to Troy corridor draft plan, please visit:
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/Idaho8/CooridorPlan/Idaho8DraftCorridorPlan.pdf
To view the draft plans for low volume/narrow roadways corridors, please visit:
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/Low_Volume/CooridorPlan/LVNRDraftCorridorPlan.pdf
To request a printed copy of any draft corridor plans, ask questions or submit comments, contact Ken Helm by e-mail at D2CorridorContact@itd.idaho.gov or by phone at (208) 799-5090.
Those interested in sending in comments using traditional mail can download comment forms by clicking on: draft corridor study comment form.
The comment forms should be mailed to the address listed at the bottom of the second sheet.
Comments are due by Jan. 28.
The department will accept comments on the draft plans until Jan. 28.
The highway corridors are arranged into five corridor studies, or plans:
* U.S. 95 from Adams County to the Goff Bridge north of Riggins;
* U.S. 95 from the Goff Bridge to Benewah County;
* U.S. 12 from the Washington state line to the Clearwater National Forest east of Kooskia;
* Idaho 8 from the Washington State line to Troy; and
* 14 other state highway corridors in north-central Idaho grouped under a Low Volume/Narrow Roadways category.
District 2 Senior Planner Ken Helm said the department received 175 responses to written surveys and spoke with about 200 people at public meetings during the past year.
"Because the budget is so tight, we need to be very careful when choosing which projects receive funding," Helm said. "We made a big effort to coordinate with agencies, local jurisdictions and the public during the planning process."
The process included a technical analysis of existing conditions, traffic, environmental factors and economic forecasts. Potential projects include passing and vehicle climbing lanes, shoulder and guardrail improvements, drainage control and rockfall control.
All five draft plans are available for viewing online. To view the draft plan for the U.S. 95, Adams County to Goff Bridge corridor, please visit:
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/US_95/CorridorPlan/US95AdamsToGoffDraftCorridoPlan.pdf.
To view the draft plan for the U.S. 95, Goff Bridge to the Benewah County Line corridor, please visit:
www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/Goff_Benewah/CorridorPlan/US95GoffToBenewahDraftCorridorPlan.pdf
To view the draft plan for the U.S. 12, Lewiston to Forest Service Boundary corridor, please visit:
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/US12/CooridorPlan/US12DraftCorridorPlan.pdf
To view the Idaho 8, Moscow to Troy corridor draft plan, please visit:
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/Idaho8/CooridorPlan/Idaho8DraftCorridorPlan.pdf
To view the draft plans for low volume/narrow roadways corridors, please visit:
http://www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D2/D2CorridorStudies/docs/Low_Volume/CooridorPlan/LVNRDraftCorridorPlan.pdf
To request a printed copy of any draft corridor plans, ask questions or submit comments, contact Ken Helm by e-mail at D2CorridorContact@itd.idaho.gov or by phone at (208) 799-5090.
Those interested in sending in comments using traditional mail can download comment forms by clicking on: draft corridor study comment form.
The comment forms should be mailed to the address listed at the bottom of the second sheet.
Comments are due by Jan. 28.