8/31/2016
Goose Creek Grade (Idaho 55) safety improvements complete Thursday
BOISE – The Idaho Transportation Department has completed improvements to Goose Creek Grade on (Idaho 55). The improvements are intended to enhance safety and provide motorists with a better line of sight as they travel through the canyon. On Thursday, Sept. 1, Idaho 55 will be fully opened between McCall and New Meadows.
The Idaho Transportation Department:
• Improved the alignments of the four curves on Goose Creek Grade and installed rockfall protection.
• Adjusted the roadway alignment to lengthen the turning radius and removing rock from the mountainside at each curve.
• Widened the road for better sight distance.
• Constructed drainage areas for better snow storage, water run-off and rock catchment.
For more information, contact ITD at Jennifer.gonzalez@itd.idaho.gov, visit the project website at www.itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D3/GooseCreekGrade or call (208) 334-8938.