4/11/2014
CLARIFICATION: Resurfacing of Gilbert Grade on Idaho 7 will begin Monday
EDITOR'S NOTE: Updates to include work taking place Monday through Friday.
LEWISTON - The resurfacing of a section of Idaho 7 near Orofino will begin Monday (April 14) and continue through the middle of May, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The Gilbert Grade section of the highway will be worked on from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Idaho 7 will be reduced to one lane of travel at several locations between milepost 36.78 and milepost 48.8.
Drivers should expect delays of up to 15 minutes in the 12-mile corridor. Flaggers will guide vehicles through the construction area.
Wood's Crushing & Hauling, Inc., of Sandpoint, Idaho, was awarded the $661,500 contract.