8/5/2014
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Traffic restrictions ease for I-84 drivers at Nampa's Northside
BOISE - Tens of thousands of drivers using Nampa's Northside Boulevard area (Exit 35) are moving more freely today, after construction work finished a week early on the temporary traffic shifts in place since late June. Normal traffic flows and speed limits have resumed on the impacted stretch of Interstate 84, which includes the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Bridge and Northside Boulevard Overpass.
Intermittent lane closures and nighttime and weekend work are still expected in the area. Additionally, Northside Boulevard will have reduced lanes for the next few weeks. However, at least one lane in each direction will remain open.
The bridge decks on the westbound UPRR bridge and the eastbound Northside structure were replaced, while decks on the eastbound UPRR bridge and westbound Northside were repaired and sealed.
The Northside Boulevard Interchange is ranked eighth in the state in traffic volume, carrying 80,000 vehicles per day. Both bridges were built in 1966.
Granite Construction, of Salt Lake City, is the contractor for this $4 million project.