6/29/2018
Transportation department seeks public comment in July on planned projects
BOISE - The Idaho Transportation
Department is seeking public comment from July 1 - July 30 on the
FY 2019-25 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.
Some projects of note planned for Southwest Idaho include:
- Adding lanes to I-84 in Nampa to Caldwell
- Adding lanes to US-20/26 (Chinden Blvd) west of Eagle Road
- Adding lanes to Idaho Highway 55 (Karcher Rd) between Midway and Middleton Roads
- Realigning ID-55 to improve safety from Smiths Creek to Round Valley
- Adding a third lane on westbound I-84 west of Hammett
The projects start in 2019, and go through 2025.
Public
comments will help the department determine if proposed projects 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.