8/12/2011
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
REMINDER: Idaho 51 paving from Grasmere north to begin Monday
OWYHEE COUNTY - About 21 miles of rural Idaho 51 from Grasmere north will be resurfaced in a project that is expected to begin Monday (Aug. 15), the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The project will likely extend into late fall.
The resurfacing will go from milepost 34 to 55 at Broken Wagon Flat Road. A cold in-place recycling technique will be used on part of the route, during which crews break up a layer of old pavement and add additional oil to restore flexibility. The highway surface is then shaped and compacted, and overlayed with a top layer of new pavement. This is primarily used on medium- or low-volume roads. A standard overlay will be used on the section from Grasmere north for the first 14 miles.
That paving begins on Monday, and the cold in-place recycle is expected to begin on Aug. 22.
The speed limit will be reduced to 45 mph in the work area.
Idaho Sand & Gravel Co., of Nampa, is the contractor on this $3.4 million project.