6/14/2013
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Pavement overlays planned for late summer on highway projects in Payette and Gem Counties
BOISE - A 17-mile stretch of Idaho 52 and Idaho 16 in Payette and Gem County will be resurfaced starting in late July, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The project is expected to take two months to complete.
Approximately 12 miles of Idaho 52 will be resurfaced using a resurfacing method called a Stress Absorbing Fiberglass Layer with Emulsified Asphalt (SAFLEA), followed by several inches of new Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA). Four additional miles of Idaho 52, and one mile of Idaho 16, will follow suit with an HMA application as well.
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A SAFLEA treatment is a seal coat with a coating of chopped glass fibers between the oil and gravel aggregates to enhance durability and reduce cracking.
Crews also will perform several hundred feet of guardrail upgrades near canal and irrigation structures, improve a half-dozen pedestrian ramps to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, and upgrade a trio of traffic signals near Emmett to video detection units. The three intersections are at Washington Avenue, South Johns Avenue and Substation Road.
The Hamilton’s Corner intersection on Idaho 52 will be upgraded to improve visibility for drivers, with beacons affixed to the existing signs.
Idaho Sand & Gravel, of Nampa, is the apparent low bidder on this $4.2 million project.