8/28/2006
Ten Mile Interchange public meeting Aug. 31; joint meeting with City of Meridian on their Ten Mile Specific Area Plan
BOISE - The first public meeting for the Ten Mile Interchange Project is Thursday (Aug. 31), and will be a joint meeting with the City of Meridian, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The meeting is from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Central Valley Baptist Church, 600 N. Ten Mile Road (between Cherry Lane and Franklin Road), in Meridian.
Short overview presentations will be given on the hour and displays showing typical interchange designs and improvements to surrounding roadways will be available for review and comment. City of Meridian staff will explain their Ten Mile Specific Area Plan.
The Ten Mile Interchange Project, part of Connecting Idaho, will provide a new access to Interstate 84 in western Ada County. Construction could begin in late 2008 or early 2009. When constructed, the interchange will relieve congestion at the existing I-84 interchanges at Eagle and Meridian roads.
Connecting Idaho provides funding to make Idahos highways safer and more efficient for people and commerce. Passed by the Idaho Legislature in April 2006, the legislation authorizes the sale of $200 million in Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) bonds for the first year of Connecting Idaho.
Funds have been approved to complete the environmental analysis and design of the Ten Mile Interchange. Funding for land purchase and construction will have to be approved by future legislatures.
Additional information about this project can be found on the Web at www.itd.idaho.gov select Get Involved, choose Southwest Idaho on the map and click on Ten Mile Interchange.