10/5/2011
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
UPDATE: Westbound I-84 detour overnight Friday (Oct. 7) between Franklin and Garrity in Nampa
NAMPA - On Friday (Oct. 7), a one-night detour between the Franklin and Garrity interchanges will be in place for westbound Interstate 84 traffic, from 11 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. (Please note time change - the detour time has been shifted by one hour to accommodate westbound event traffic at the Idaho Horse Park.)
The detour will allow crews to install new overhead sign structures.
Click here to access the detour map.
· Westbound I-84 traffic must exit at Garrity.
· Flaggers will direct motorists through a detour route south of I-84, following Garrity Boulevard to Franklin Boulevard. Motorists can re-enter I-84 at the Franklin westbound on-ramp.
· Westbound motorists will not be able to enter the interstate at Garrity Boulevard. Eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in the work zone area.
In late October, a one-night interstate detour will be required for eastbound traffic for the same type of work. The closures are weather-dependent, so travelers are encouraged to check 511.Idaho.gov or dial 5-1-1 for updated information.
The I-84 Franklin eastbound on-ramp remains closed until early 2012, when the project to widen I-84 between the Franklin and Garrity interchanges is complete.
Motorists may experience other intermittent nighttime lane reductions on I-84. All lanes remain open during the day.
Once these interstate improvements are complete, I-84 between Franklin and Garrity will be widened to three lanes in each direction, with an additional auxiliary lane for eastbound traffic. The auxiliary lane will allow motorists to enter I-84 at Franklin, remain in the farthest right lane, and exit at Garrity - never having to merge with interstate traffic.
Concrete Placing Company, of Boise, is the contractor on this $22.2 million project.