8/23/2017
I-15 Construction Resumes After Eclipse
POCATELLO - The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will resume work Wednesday, Aug. 23 on Interstate 15. Work was suspended due to the high volume of traffic from the solar eclipse.
Construction will resume on six projects:
MCCAMMON – I-15 Arimo to McCammon (Aug. 23)
- I-15 will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
- Traffic traveling on north- and southbound I-15 will use the northbound lanes.
INKOM – Inkom Bridges (Aug. 23)
- I-15 will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
- Traffic traveling on north- and southbound I-15 will use the southbound lanes.
Pocatello – Pocatello Bridges (Aug. 23)
- I-15 will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Clark Street to South 5th Avenue.
- Traffic traveling on north- and southbound I-15 will use the southbound lanes.
BLACKFOOT – Sand Road to South Blackfoot Interchange (Aug. 28)
- I-15 will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
- Crews will begin to construct a crossover near the South Blackfoot interchange (exit 89).
- Once the crossover construction is complete, traffic traveling on north- and southbound I-15 will use the southbound lanes.
IDAHO FALLS – Idaho Falls Bridges (Aug. 23)
- Payne Road over I-15 is closed until late this week.
- Detour routes are clearly marked.
SPENCER – Spencer to Montana State Line (Aug. 23)
- I-15 will be reduced to one lane north- and southbound during construction between Spencer and the Montana state line.
ITD is investing $95 million in bridge repairs and pavement improvements on I-15 in 2017 and 2018. Construction is expected to continue for the next several years.
Download the I-15 app for up-to-the-minute travel times from the App Store or Google Play. 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.