5/4/2007
Interstate 84 repaving project west of Caldwell to start Monday (May 7)
BOISE - Work will start Monday (May 7) to rebuild a deteriorated section of Interstate 84 between the Sand Hollow and Notus interchanges, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The $14 million project is anticipated to be finished this fall. It will repair rutting and deterioration, and extend the life of the roadway. Pavement in the project area was originally built with the interstate in the 1960's, and received minor maintenance in 1985 and 1997.
In May equipment will be moved into the project area, two crossovers will be built to shift interstate traffic and a portion of the detour area will be paved.
The project's first phase begins in early June, and consists of closing the Exit 26 (Notus Interchange) westbound off-ramp and eastbound on-ramp for repaving. Ramp traffic will be detoured to Old Highway 30 during the ramp closures.
During the second phase, scheduled to start in late June, all I-84 traffic will be shifted to the eastbound lanes and reduced from four to two lanes, while crews work on the westbound lanes. The westbound on- and off-ramp at Exit 25 (Idaho 44, Middleton Interchange), the westbound off-ramp at Exit 17 (Sand Hollow Interchange) and the westbound on-ramp at Exit 26 (Notus Interchange) will all be closed. Ramp traffic will be detoured to Old Highway 30.
The eastbound section will then close to be repaved, and traffic shifted to the newly paved westbound section, which will be one lane in each direction. During the eastbound closure, the eastbound on-ramp at Exit 17 (Sand Hollow Interchange), the eastbound off-ramp and on-ramp at Exit 25 (Idaho 44, Middleton Interchange) and the eastbound off-ramp at Exit 26 (Notus Interchange) will be closed. Ramp traffic will be detoured to Old Highway 30.
The speed limit will be reduced to 55 miles per hour through the construction area.