7/25/2014
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
I-84 work east of Boise next week involves freeway crossovers, ramp closure
BOISE - The work starting next week on Interstate 84 east of Boise will involve a closure of the westbound on-ramp at Mayfield and a crossover of westbound freeway traffic during the project, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. Speeds will be reduced in the areas preceding the crossover.
During the work, the westbound Mayfield on-ramp will close. Westbound Mayfield traffic will be detoured eastbound I-84 to the Simco Road interchange, where drivers will need to exit and turn around to join the westbound traffic that will use the crossover near Mayfield.
Crews are preparing to start a two-week, pavement-rehabilitation project on 770 feet of cracked and rutted asphalt near milepost 70, between Mayfield and Indian Creek. Work is expected to finish in mid-August.
In the immediate area of construction, traffic will be restricted to a single lane in each direction in a two-way, two-lane configuration. Speeds will be reduced in both directions to 65 mph during construction.
This project will involve a full-depth asphalt removal with an inlay to match the existing surface, followed by a three-inch-deep overlay to match the new construction from last season.
Central Paving, of Boise, is the contractor for this $220,000 project.