6/1/2007
Exit 26 (Notus Interchange) eastbound on-ramp to close June 6
BOISE - The Exit 26 (Notus Interchange) eastbound on-ramp will close Wednesday (June 6) as part of a project to repave a section of Interstate 84, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The closure is scheduled to take place in the afternoon. The Middleton Road Interchange (Exit 25) and Old Highway 30 will serve as alternate routes. Detour signs will direct motorists through the construction area. The westbound off-ramp closed at Exit 26 (Notus Interchange) at the end of May. Westbound motorists are being directed to the Middleton Road Interchange (Exit 25) and Old Highway 30.
Work started May 7 to rebuild a deteriorated section of Interstate 84 between the Sand Hollow and Notus interchanges. 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 1960s, and received minor maintenance in 1985 and 1997.
In May, equipment was moved into the project area where two crossovers are being built to shift interstate traffic and a portion of the detour area will be paved.
During a second phase of the project, 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.
The closure is scheduled to take place in the afternoon. The Middleton Road Interchange (Exit 25) and Old Highway 30 will serve as alternate routes. Detour signs will direct motorists through the construction area. The westbound off-ramp closed at Exit 26 (Notus Interchange) at the end of May. Westbound motorists are being directed to the Middleton Road Interchange (Exit 25) and Old Highway 30.
Work started May 7 to rebuild a deteriorated section of Interstate 84 between the Sand Hollow and Notus interchanges. 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 1960s, and received minor maintenance in 1985 and 1997.
In May, equipment was moved into the project area where two crossovers are being built to shift interstate traffic and a portion of the detour area will be paved.
During a second phase of the project, 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.