12/7/2015
Transportation department schedules public meeting on Idaho 51/Snake River Bridge project
BOISE - The Idaho Transportation Department is hosting a public meeting on Thursday (Dec. 17) to share plans on a project to replace a bridge on Idaho 51 that connects Elmore and Owyhee counties.
The Idaho 51/Snake River Bridge is scheduled to be replaced in the fall of 2016. The new bridge will be built in the same location, and have wider shoulders. During construction, one lane of the existing bridge will remain open. Wide loads will be detoured to the Grand View Bridge.
The public meeting will be Thursday, Dec. 17, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bruneau Elementary School, 25841 Benham Avenue, in Bruneau. Transportation department staff will be available to answer questions, and displays will illustrate information on the bridge replacement project.
Those with questions about the project or public meeting can send an e-mail to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or call Adam at (208) 334-8119. Information on the project is available at: itd.idaho.gov/projects/D3/ID51SnakeRiverBridge/default.htm.
Public comments are being taken through Dec. 31, 2015. They can be e-mailed to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or mailed to: Idaho Transportation Department, Adam Rush, P. O. Box 7129, Boise, ID 83707-1129. Comments that are mailed will need to be postmarked by midnight on Dec. 31.