5/23/2007
Lane changes planned at Exit 29/Franklin Interchange construction area
BOISE - Eastbound Interstate 84 will be reduced to one lane as part of the Exit 29/Franklin Interchange rebuilding project, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Starting Thursday, May 24, the right lane of eastbound I-84 will close in the construction area. The closure, scheduled to last a month, will allow crews to work on the lengthening and widening of the eastbound on-ramp from Franklin Road onto Interstate 84. The I-84 left lane will remain open at all times.
There also will be lane changes on Franklin Road. On Friday, May 25, after the morning commute, traffic will be shifted to the southside lanes from the northern lanes on the section of Franklin that runs from the Flying J truck plaza to the westbound off- and on-ramps at the interchange.
The interchange rebuilding 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 are being lengthened and widened to two lanes at their intersection with Franklin.
The project also involves widening Franklin Road 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.
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. At the project's completion, all six new lanes will be opened. 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.
Starting Thursday, May 24, the right lane of eastbound I-84 will close in the construction area. The closure, scheduled to last a month, will allow crews to work on the lengthening and widening of the eastbound on-ramp from Franklin Road onto Interstate 84. The I-84 left lane will remain open at all times.
There also will be lane changes on Franklin Road. On Friday, May 25, after the morning commute, traffic will be shifted to the southside lanes from the northern lanes on the section of Franklin that runs from the Flying J truck plaza to the westbound off- and on-ramps at the interchange.
The interchange rebuilding 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 are being lengthened and widened to two lanes at their intersection with Franklin.
The project also involves widening Franklin Road 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.
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. At the project's completion, all six new lanes will be opened. 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.