3/3/2011
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
REMINDER: I-84 eastbound detour starts Friday night (March 4) between Cole and Broadway
The detour will end at
5 a.m. Monday (March 7).
During the detour, eastbound traffic must stay in the
right-hand lane and exit early to access the Orchard, Vista or Broadway ramps.
Eastbound through traffic will not have access to the ramps.
A detour route to each interchange including the Boise
Airport (Vista) will begin after the Cole/Overland Interchange. Click here
for a detour map. If a detour is missed, plan an additional 15-20 minutes for a typical trip.
The speed limit will be 55 mph for eastbound through traffic
and 35 mph for the detour route. Eastbound through traffic will have at least
one lane open at all times. Ramp traffic will be reduced to one lane.
Flaggers will direct detour traffic off and back onto
eastbound I-84 at the Orchard and Broadway interchanges. Motorists getting on
eastbound I-84 at Orchard, Vista or Broadway will share the 35 mph detour lane.
All work is weather dependent.
The old eastbound lanes will be reconstructed over the
spring and summer. Motorists can expect ongoing traffic changes and lane
restrictions in March.
When the project is complete this summer, I-84 will be eight
lanes wide between the Cole and Broadway interchanges.
Concrete Placing Company Inc., of Boise, is the contractor for the $35.9 million
project.