RIGBY - Public outreach meetings to receive input on the design of a new interchange on U.S. 20 at Thornton are scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 29) and again on Sept. 19, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.

Public outreach meetings on the project are scheduled as follows:

- Business Owner Workshop – Madison High School library (2300 University Blvd. in Rexburg) on Aug. 29, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m.

- General Public Open House – South Fork Elementary School (327 North 4100 East in Jefferson County east of Rigby) on Sept. 19, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m.

This project will construct a full interchange near 4700 South or Smith Road in Madison County, complementing the county’s planned 5000 South project to improve traffic flow in south Madison County. Estimated construction cost of the new interchange is $14 million.The project will improve safety by replacing the last at-grade intersection between Idaho Falls and Rexburg with the new interchange.

The project was originally scheduled for construction in 2007 but delayed due to funding constraints. The project is now scheduled to begin in 2015.