4/15/2013
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Traffic pattern in Star to change starting April 24 for safety and traffic flow
BOISE - At the city’s request for safety and traffic movement, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will change the traffic pattern on a short
section of Idaho 44 in the city of Star from two lanes each way to one
lane each way with a center turn lane, starting April 24.
A contractor will obliterate the old lane markers from Star Road to Seneca Springs, a distance of about eight-tenths of a mile, on April 23. ITD crews will re-stripe the roadway in the new configuration the following day. The end of the project will tie into the existing two-way left turnbay at the east end of town.
Click here for a map of the location.
The city’s request is a highway-safety measure prompted by concerns that the two-lane pattern results in motorists driving faster than the posted 25 mph as they race to get to the front of the traffic line before the roadway narrows from two lanes to one.
“We believe this will create a good balance between pedestrian safety and vehicle flow,” said Star Mayor Nathan Mitchell.