Idaho

Transportation Department

2/7/2011

Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov

REMINDER: Bridge girder placement to close Garrity Wednesday night
BOISE - Garrity Boulevard will be closed overnight Wednesday night (Feb. 9) at the I-84 Garrity Interchange while the Idaho Transportation Department places new bridge girders over Garrity Boulevard.

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.