8/9/2013
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Crews prepare Idaho 44 and new Idaho 16 alignment for paving
BOISE – Crews are preparing Idaho 44 (State Street) and the new alignment of Idaho 16 for paving to begin at the end of August. The work is in preparation for the intersection to open this fall, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. At that time, crews will begin the reconstruction of U.S. 20/26 (Chinden Boulevard).
Additionally, utility crews will move or replace infrastructure outside of the future roadway.
Concrete guardrails separate traffic from construction activities, although motorists are strongly encouraged to drive with caution through construction zones. The speed limit is 45 mph through the Idaho 16 construction zones.
The 2.5-mile extension of Idaho 16 over the Boise River, from Idaho 44 to US 20/26, will provide another critical north-south link in western Ada, southern Gem and eastern Canyon counties, serving the communities of Middleton, Star, Eagle, Emmett and Meridian.
Motorists can expect to use the Idaho 16 extension between Idaho 44 and U.S. 20/26 in late summer 2014.
Concrete Placing Co., of Boise, and Idaho Sand & Gravel, of Nampa, are the prime contractors on these projects. Knife River Construction, of Boise, and Nampa Paving are two of the main subcontractors. The total construction cost is $38.94 million.