7/8/2013
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Idaho 21 resurfacing project to resume in mid-July
LOWMAN - A resurfacing project covering 20.4 miles of Idaho 21 in Boise County that began last July and was suspended until the return of consistently hot, dry weather this year, will resume Monday (July 15), the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The project is expected to finish in late August.
The
project runs from Mores Creek Summit to Clear Creek Bridge near Lowman. Crews completed paving and guardrail upgrades and stabilized slopes in the area last year before a winter shutdown.
Work this summer will add a Stress-Absorbing Fiberglass Layer with Emulsified Asphalt
(SAFLEA) on two adjoining sections of Idaho 21 (milepost 52 to 60 and
60 to 73), with slope stabilization and upgraded guardrail at existing
locations.
Click here for a map of the project area.
A SAFLEA road treatment is a seal coat with a layer
of glass fibers between the oil and the gravel aggregates to
enhance durability and reduce cracking.
One lane of travel will
remain open, with flaggers and pilot cars guiding traffic.
Crews will work from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and
will work until noon on Fridays. No work is allowed on the weekends.
Knife River Corp, of Boise, is the contractor on this $3.9 million project.