3/28/2016
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Bridge deck work begins Monday in north-central Idaho
LEWISTON - Work to preserve and extend the lifespans of four bridges in north-central Idaho — John Day Creek Bridge on U.S. 95, Big Bear Creek Bridge on Idaho 3, Palouse River Bridge on Idaho 6, and Goff Bridge on U.S. 95 — will begin Monday (April 4). This work will increase the lifespan for each of the four bridges and ensure that mobility on U.S. 95, Idaho 3, and Idaho 6 is not impeded by bridge deterioration.
The project is expected to take less than three months to complete.
Weather permitting, crews plan to start with the John Day Creek Bridge and Big Bear Creek Bridge April 4-May 16, proceed to the Palouse River Bridge May 12-24, and finish with the Goff (Timezone) Bridge May 25-June 10.
The Idaho Transportation Board voted in May 2015 to move a group of 27 projects forward using funds recently allocated by the Idaho Legislature in the state’s first transportation-revenue increase in nearly two decades. Doing so enabled the advancement of dozens of other critically needed road and bridge projects statewide in the future. This bridge work is part of that initial group of 27 projects.
These structures will last longer, drivers will have a safer route, and motor carriers will not be affected by the deterioration and structural integrity of the bridges. The primary partners/stakeholders are Idaho and Latah counties.
C. L. Heilman Company, Inc., of Coeur d’Alene, is the contractor on this $625,000 project.