4/10/2007
Interstate 84 Exit 29 will have temporary ramps as part of Franklin Interchange reconstruction
BOISE - Temporary ramps that connect Exit 29/Franklin Interchange with Interstate 84 in Caldwell will open late Tuesday evening or early Wednesday morning as part of the Franklin Interchange reconstruction project, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Eastbound on-ramp traffic from Franklin Road onto Interstate 84 will be shifted to a temporary ramp. Westbound off-ramp traffic from Interstate 84 onto Franklin Road also will be shifted to a temporary ramp, just west of the current ramp.
Both temporary ramps will be a single lane. Those ramps, scheduled to be in place for several months, will allow construction crews to rebuild the closed ramps. Once finished, the ramps will be expanded to two lanes.
The eastbound off-ramp and westbound on-ramp will have traffic shifted to temporary ramps at a later time.
The interchange is being rebuilt to improve access to Caldwell from I-84, improve traffic flow and ease congestion. The project, which started in early December 2006, will enhance several aspects of the interchange. The current two-lane Franklin Overpass will be replaced with a six-lane bridge. The new overpass will have two through lanes in each direction and dual left turn lanes in each direction. The interchange ramps will be lengthened and widened to two lanes at their intersection with Franklin. Franklin Road will be widened from two to five lanes between the overpass and Specht Avenue. The new road will have a curb, gutter, sidewalk, bicycle lanes and shoulder. Aviation Way will be widened at the intersection with Franklin Road. A new traffic signal also will be added.
Lanes may be reduced temporarily on Franklin Road and Aviation Way during the widening. Both roads will remain open during construction. One or both lanes of I-84 may be closed between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. for safety while crews replace the overpass. Traffic will be detoured. A new bridge and three new lanes will be constructed before the old overpass is torn down and traffic will use the new three lanes while crews replace the old bridge.
Traffic updates will be posted to the transportation department's 511 service (511.Idaho.gov, or dial 5-1-1). Concrete Placing Co. is the contractor for the $25 million project. Construction is scheduled to be finished in the fall of 2008.
Eastbound on-ramp traffic from Franklin Road onto Interstate 84 will be shifted to a temporary ramp. Westbound off-ramp traffic from Interstate 84 onto Franklin Road also will be shifted to a temporary ramp, just west of the current ramp.
Both temporary ramps will be a single lane. Those ramps, scheduled to be in place for several months, will allow construction crews to rebuild the closed ramps. Once finished, the ramps will be expanded to two lanes.
The eastbound off-ramp and westbound on-ramp will have traffic shifted to temporary ramps at a later time.
The interchange is being rebuilt to improve access to Caldwell from I-84, improve traffic flow and ease congestion. The project, which started in early December 2006, will enhance several aspects of the interchange. The current two-lane Franklin Overpass will be replaced with a six-lane bridge. The new overpass will have two through lanes in each direction and dual left turn lanes in each direction. The interchange ramps will be lengthened and widened to two lanes at their intersection with Franklin. Franklin Road will be widened from two to five lanes between the overpass and Specht Avenue. The new road will have a curb, gutter, sidewalk, bicycle lanes and shoulder. Aviation Way will be widened at the intersection with Franklin Road. A new traffic signal also will be added.
Lanes may be reduced temporarily on Franklin Road and Aviation Way during the widening. Both roads will remain open during construction. One or both lanes of I-84 may be closed between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. for safety while crews replace the overpass. Traffic will be detoured. A new bridge and three new lanes will be constructed before the old overpass is torn down and traffic will use the new three lanes while crews replace the old bridge.
Traffic updates will be posted to the transportation department's 511 service (511.Idaho.gov, or dial 5-1-1). Concrete Placing Co. is the contractor for the $25 million project. Construction is scheduled to be finished in the fall of 2008.