11/1/2012
New Dubois interchange opens today (Nov. 1)
RIGBY - The new Interstate 15 interchange (Exit 167) west of Dubois, which has been under construction since April 3, opens today, three weeks ahead of schedule, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The interchange bridge opened Oct. 15, but crews closed southbound I-15 on- and off-ramps for reconstruction. The transportation department will apply a seal coat to the new interchange next year.
Longer on- and off-ramps will improve truck turns, while a center turn lane and wide travel lanes on the overpass also will improve traffic safety and flow. The new interchange benefits north-south traffic on I-15 and east-west traffic on Idaho 22.
Western Construction Inc., of Boise, was the contractor for the $4.4 million project.