7/26/2013
Open house at outlet mall Wednesday allows public to discuss Gowen Road Interchange replacement project
BOISE – The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will hold a public open house Wednesday (July 31) to provide information on the replacement of the Gowen Road Interchange on Interstate 84 east of Boise. In addition, online public meetings will be held to gather input.
The open house will be at the Boise Outlet Mall (6806 S. Eisenman Road in Boise). Attendees will have the opportunity to see the proposed interchange design and speak with ITD project managers and staff. The event is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Radio Stations: Click here for a sound bite regarding the Gowen meeting.
In addition to Wednesday’s open house, the transportation department is offering an online public meeting. Information and materials from the open house will be available beginning Aug. 1 at:
www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/garvee/D3/I84_Orchard_to_Isaacs/onlineMeeting/gowen.asp
Online live question-and-answer chat sessions with the project manager will be held Thursday (Aug. 1) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday (Aug. 8), from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Those interested in signing up for a question-and-answer session can do so starting Aug. 1 by visiting the project webpage.
Through a statewide evaluation process, the Meridian, Broadway and Gowen interchange replacement projects and widening of I-84 between Broadway and Gowen were chosen based on project readiness, pavement and structure conditions, congestion and safety factors. Construction is expected to begin in early 2014 and anticipated to be complete by fall 2015 on all three interchanges.
“When the projects are finished, I-84 will be completely widened from Franklin Road in Nampa to Gowen Road in Boise. These improvements will relieve congestion and enhance safety and traffic flow from one end of the Treasure Valley to the other,” said Amy Schroeder, ITD’s GARVEE Program Manager. “Rebuilding these three major interchanges has the potential to impact every driver in the region, so we want to inform and involve as many people as possible.”