4/27/2017
I-15 resurfacing, lane restrictions begin Monday between Lava Beds and Bonneville County line
POCATELLO — Work will begin work Monday (May 1), weather permitting, to resurface eight miles of Interstate 15 from the Lava Beds to the Bonneville County Line. I-15 will be reduced to one lane in both directions in the project area until later this summer.
The project includes replacing deteriorated pavement, upgrading sections of guardrail including building two new crossovers. The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) also will improve the clearance under the bridges that cross I-15 at Base Line Road, River Road, Woodville Road (1500 North) and Woodville Church Road (700 North).
Crews will spend the next three weeks building crossovers in the I-15
median. Later this month, traffic will cross over to the northbound
lanes while crews repave the southbound lanes.
This project is among 10 maintenance projects scheduled this year along
190 miles of I-15 in eastern Idaho. Construction began between the Fort
Hall Indian Reservation and Blackfoot earlier this month, and additional
work is scheduled to begin in Pocatello in May. For a map and more details, download the Lava Beds to Bonneville County Line fact sheet or I-15 construction poster.
During construction, motorists are urged to plan extra time when traveling through the construction zone, pay attention to signage and changing traffic patterns, and slow down.
“We are absolutely committed to a safe work zone for crews and the traveling public,” said ITD Engineering Manager Dan Harelson.
ITD plans to invest $95 million into I-15 improvements in 2017 and 2018. Construction is expected to continue for the next several years. To sign up for email notices about construction on I-15, text INTERSTATE15 to 22828. Details also will be posted to www.itd.idaho.gov/I-15construction.
HK Contractors, of Idaho Falls, is the contractor for the I-15, Lava Beds to Bonneville County Line project.