2/4/2011
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Overnight detour planned for Garrity near I-84 interchange in Nampa Wednesday (Feb. 9)
Access to I-84 on-
and off- ramps will remain open during the overnight
closure (10 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday). 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 new bridge
girders will be placed in the eastbound section of I-84 over Garrity Boulevard.
The steel girders are a crucial part of the new bridge that will allow crews to
begin forming the concrete bridge deck. The eastbound bridge is the final
bridge to be replaced at the Garrity Interchange. Once it is replaced, there
will be three lanes in each direction over the bridge, eventually connecting
with a fourth lane in each direction east of the interchange. The project is
expected to be completed by summer 2011.
Concrete Placing Co.
Inc., of Boise, is the contractor on this $15 million project.
For Incident Response
service on I-84 or the Connector (I-184) in the Treasure Valley, please call
Idaho State Police Dispatch at 846-7500 or *ISP. Incident Response can assist
motorists with flat tires, dead batteries, vehicles out of gas, radiator
re-fills, calling a tow truck, or use of a cell phone.
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.