2/28/2013
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Work begins Monday (March 4) on bridge-joint repairs for Sand Hollow, Parma interchange bridges
BOISE - Bridge joints will be repaired on two bridges in southwest Idaho in a project beginning Monday (March 4), the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The work is expected to last through March 20.
Repairs will be required on the Sand Hollow Interchange, at Exit 17 west of Caldwell. Failing bridge joints also will be repaired on the Parma/Notus Interchange, at Exit 26 near Caldwell. A bad joint at a third location, the Idaho 55 bridge in Marsing, was repaired last fall.
Over the top of these bridges, one lane will remain open and temporary traffic signals will be used to guide traffic during the work.
Drivers are asked to watch for workers and equipment, and to exercise patience. There may be long delays, so motorists may want to avoid these interchanges if possible.
At the Notus/Parma Interchange, the existing metal joints will be removed and concrete will be excavated 18 inches on either side of the joint, retaining the embedded reinforcing bar. New metal joints will then be positioned and concrete placed and cured. Lastly, a neoprene joint seal will be slid into place.
At the Sand Hollow Interchange, the joints are on the two outside piers. Work here will be similar to that at Exit 26, except that concrete excavation and placement only extends six inches on either side of each joint.
RSCI, of Meridian, is the contractor on these $94,000 repairs.