6/19/2014
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Adams County overlays on Idaho 55 and on U.S. 95 from Alpine Store to Council start July 7
BOISE - A 40-mile pavement preventive-maintenance project on U.S. 95 and Idaho 55 will start July 7, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. Work is expected to end in late September or early October.
The work includes an 11.5-mile section of U.S. 95 from Alpine Store to Council, a 24.8-mile stretch of U.S. 95 from Council to New Meadows, and a 3.7-mile stretch of Idaho 55, from the turnoff to Packer John Cabin State Park to New Meadows.
The project will involve milling off one-half inch of the old roadway surface in various locations to prepare for a new driving surface, repairing asphalt soft-spots, repairing and installing guardrail and delineation, and installing trench drain in specific areas along the highway.
A pilot car will be used to guide traffic, and crews will work seven days per week to finish on time.
Knife River Corp. Northwest, of Boise, is the contractor on this $6.7 million project.