6/29/2018
Megan Jahns
ITD Communication
208-772-1295
megan.jahns@itd.idaho.gov
Transportation department seeks public comment in July on planned projects
The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking public comment from July 1 - July 30 on the FY2019-25 draft of the Idaho Transportation Investment Program (ITIP), and all transportation stakeholders are encouraged to participate.
The ITIP is a seven-year “roadmap” for planning and developing transportation projects, including:
- Highways and bridges
- Bicycle and pedestrian facilities
- Highway safety
- Railroad crossing safety
- Airports
- Public transportation
- Transportation planning
- Freight
The transportation department is offering an online, interactive map that allows users to choose specific project categories and learn about work that is planned for the area of Idaho they’re interested in. It’s called the Idaho Transportation Project Map.
To view the draft ITIP and interactive map, please visit: www.itd.idaho.gov/funding/?target=draft-itip.
The draft ITIP document lists projects by highway route and location, identifies projected years for right-of-way acquisition, preliminary engineering, construction and estimated project costs. It also lists local
construction projects that are federally funded.
The projects start in 2019, and go through 2025.
A recent addition to the draft ITIP includes the commission of a traffic management study in 2019 to make recommendations for coordinated management of traffic flow in the more populous areas of Kootenai County. Depending on the recommendations, ITD could pursue grants to establish a single center from which multiple agencies could work together to improve mobility.
Other studies in 2019 include assessments of the Interstate 90 viaduct over Wallace, the Veterans Memorial Bridge and the Moyie River Bridge. Assessments will guide the development of long-range plans for management of these structures.
Public comments on the proposed projects will help the department determine if they meet the department’s three main objectives of improving safety, mobility and economic opportunity.
Production of the ITIP is a year-round process that relies on input from elected officials, citizens, tribal governments, other state and federal agencies, Idaho’s metropolitan planning organizations, the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council and other interested organizations.
Comments can be e-mailed to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or mailed to ITIP – Comments, Attn: Adam Rush, P.O. Box 7129, Boise, ID 83707-1129. Paper or CD copies of the ITIP will be provided upon request by contacting Rush at (208) 334-8119 or by e-mail at adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov.
A request for a paper copy or CD also can be mailed to: Idaho Transportation Department, Adam Rush, P.O. Box 7129, Boise, ID 83707-1129.
A printed copy can be reviewed at any of ITD's district offices in Coeur d'Alene, Lewiston, Boise, Shoshone, Pocatello and Rigby.
All comments on the draft will be reviewed after July 30. After approval by the Idaho Transportation Board, the ITIP is submitted to the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.