6/4/2014
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
I-84 lanes from Oregon border to Black Canyon to be resurfaced starting June 16
BOISE – The lanes of Interstate 84 from the Oregon state line to the Black Canyon Interchange at Exit 13 will be resurfaced beginning June 16, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The work will result in a smoother driving surface for motorists. The work is expected to last through late October or early November.
Crews will first build crossovers at both ends of the project to move traffic off the freeway surface to enable repairs. Click here to see a map of the location.
In this mill-and-inlay pavement rehabilitation on both sides of the freeway — westbound lanes will be done first, followed by the eastbound lanes — crews will mill out about three inches of pavement in the right lanes. It will then be sealed with a fiberglass pavement reinforcing fabric to prevent existing cracks from spreading upward to the new surface.
The entire roadway will be sealed with a SALSA (Stress Absorbing Layer of Straight Asphalt) to help keep the new pavement flexible. Then, the entire roadway will receive three inches of new Hot Mixed Asphalt (HMA) pavement. A section of I-84 eastbound from the Snake River Bridge to milepost 0.9 will be reconstructed to repair soft-base conditions under the existing pavement.
The ramps at Exit 3 (Fruitland) and at Exit 9 (New Plymouth) also will be overlaid.
Western Construction, of Boise, is the contractor on this $9.6 million project.