7/28/2014
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Blasting near Gowen Road Interchange continues this week
BOISE – Evening traffic on Interstate 84 will be detoured in east Boise Monday through Thursday (July 28-31) as the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) continues to blast rock at the Gowen Road Interchange. Message boards have been placed throughout the area to alert motorists of the detour routes.
During blasting, I-84 and the interchange will be closed from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Gowen Road also will be closed between Federal Way and Eisenman Road. All traffic will be detoured off I-84 at the Broadway and Eisenman interchanges and onto Federal Way. Click here for a map of detour routes.
Flaggers will direct traffic during the detours, which are anticipated to be in place between two and four hours.
The eastbound I-84 on-ramp from Gowen will be closed until late August to accelerate construction and reduce the number of interstate closures for rock blasting. Other ramps at the interchange will be closed intermittently from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the nights of rock blasting.
Motorists should also expect intermittent overnight lane restrictions on Gowen Road through late August. Lane restrictions will occur from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weekdays and through 7 a.m. on weekends. The lane restrictions will allow crews to deliver material, excavate rock and build the new east bridge over Gowen Road.
The work-zone speed limit is 25 mph on Gowen Road, 55 mph on I-84 and 45 mph on the Gowen Interchange eastbound exit lane.
For more information visit the project website at www.itd.idaho.gov/goweninterchange. Construction is expected to be completed in late 2015.
ITD is replacing the interchange with one that accommodates additional traffic on I-84 and Gowen Road. The project includes blasting and removing 35,000 cubic yards of rock to make room for the new ramps and roadway improvements. Additional blasting will be scheduled in spring of 2015.
Knife River Corporation, of Boise, is the contractor for the $27 million I-84, Gowen Interchange project.