3/19/2013
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
U.S. 95 to be resurfaced from Manns Creek to Alpine Store this summer
BOISE - Sections of U.S. 95 totaling 31.1 miles, from Manns Creek to Shoepeg Road and Cambridge to the Alpine Store, will be resurfaced in a project this summer to extend the life of the road and improve traction for drivers.
The resurfacing will take place starting in June, from milepost 87.5 to 108.9, and from 113.7 to 123.4. The route travels through Washington and Adams counties.
Click here to see a map of the project location.
The work is part overlay and part CRABS (Cement Recycled Asphalt Base Stabilization). CRABS is an in-depth resurfacing method. The existing roadway is pulverized down to the gravel base, then cement added to the pulverized material and finally a new layer of asphalt pavement placed on top.
More than 6,000 feet of guardrail will be replaced to meet current standards. The project also will include some improvements to bridge decks and the current drainage systems at Monroe Creek (milepost 88.3) on the southern end of the project area and 18 miles farther north at Keithly Creek (milepost 106.5).
Knife River Corp. Northwest, of Boise, is the contractor on this $6 million project.