9/7/2012
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Repair work on damaged 850 West Road Underpass slated next week
BURLEY - Repair work is scheduled next week on the 850 West Road Underpass just west of Burley. The underpass has been closed since being damaged when struck by an excavator that had its arm extended too high in Dec. 2011, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Click here for a picture of the damage.
Work under the structure will take place Monday through Thursday (Sept. 10-13), following a 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule. One lane on Westbound Interstate 84 near milepost 205 will be closed intermittently in that location.
Damaged bridge girders will be removed and replaced Sept. 18-19, and the Interstate will be closed at night for that work. The two-night overnight closure will require a detour using Idaho 27 and Idaho 25 from Exit 208 to Exit 201. Those exact dates will be announced in a future ITD news release.
Cannon Builders, of Blackfoot, is contracted to do the $142,000 repair work on the underpass. The repairs will be paid for by the excavator-owner’s insurance. The underpass will remain closed until work is completed in mid-November.