2/10/2015
REMINDER: Temporary signal installation to start Friday (Feb. 13) on Idaho 55 in Canyon County
BOISE—Installation of a temporary signal at Karcher Road (Idaho 55) and Lake Avenue in Canyon County will begin Friday (Feb. 13).
Work will occur from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Feb. 25, when the signal is scheduled to be activated. Advanced signing will be in place to alert drivers that the new signal is operational.
The interim signal is designed to increase safety and ease congestion a year ahead of scheduled ITD construction. It was made possible through a partnership between ITD and Canyon County.
Canyon County provided funding and secured bids for construction and selected Quality Electric to complete the $130,000 project. To keep construction costs as low as possible, the project will use salvaged parts to the extent available. When the signal is no longer needed, all reusable materials will be salvaged for use in maintenance or other signal installations.
In 2016, ITD will complete improvements at Lake Avenue and two additional intersections along the heavily traveled Idaho 55 corridor west of Nampa, including Karcher and Midway Road, and Karcher and Indiana Avenue. Upgrades at these three intersections include adding signal lights, road widening with right- and left-hand turn lanes and adding an acceleration lane.