Idaho

Transportation Department

6/29/2018






Transportation department seeks public comment in July on planned projects

RIGBY - 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.

The projects start in 2019, and go through 2025. Some notable upcoming projects in Eastern Idaho include:

• A unique public-private partnership between the City of Chubbock, City of Pocatello, Bannock County, ITD and private developers united together to build the I-15 Northgate Interchange beginning in 2019.
• Upgrading the I-86 & I-15 System Interchange to current design standards for improved safety & mobility in 2022. This project will replace the Chubbock Road Overpass.
• The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and ITD have partnered together to replace the I-15 Fort Hall Interchange that has become aged and outdated which will be starting in 2022.
• I-15 & US-20 Junction project is under development to improve safety and mobility.
• To improve capacity and safety, we are evaluating different options to the US-20 Chester to Ashton project

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.