6/5/2007
Interstate 84 eastbound on-ramp closure delayed by one day
BOISE - The Interstate 84 Exit 26 eastbound on-ramp will close for repaving on Thursday (June 7), the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The eastbound on-ramp closure was originally scheduled for Wednesday (June 6). After the closure on Thursday, ramp traffic will be detoured to Old Highway 30 and the Middleton Interchange (Exit 25). The ramp is scheduled to reopen on June 14.
The closure is part of a project to rebuild a deteriorated section of Interstate 84 between the Sand Hollow and Notus interchanges. 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.
The project's first phase started in late May. It involved closing the Exit 26 (Notus Interchange) westbound off-ramp May 30. That ramp is scheduled to reopen on June 20. Also in May, construction started on two crossovers that will shift interstate traffic.
During the second phase, scheduled to start in late June, all I-84 westbound traffic will be directed by one of the crossovers to the eastbound lanes. The eastbound lanes will be reduced from two lanes to one lane in each direction while crews work on the westbound lanes. The westbound on- and off-ramps 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 $14 million project is scheduled to be finished this fall.
The eastbound on-ramp closure was originally scheduled for Wednesday (June 6). After the closure on Thursday, ramp traffic will be detoured to Old Highway 30 and the Middleton Interchange (Exit 25). The ramp is scheduled to reopen on June 14.
The closure is part of a project to rebuild a deteriorated section of Interstate 84 between the Sand Hollow and Notus interchanges. 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.
The project's first phase started in late May. It involved closing the Exit 26 (Notus Interchange) westbound off-ramp May 30. That ramp is scheduled to reopen on June 20. Also in May, construction started on two crossovers that will shift interstate traffic.
During the second phase, scheduled to start in late June, all I-84 westbound traffic will be directed by one of the crossovers to the eastbound lanes. The eastbound lanes will be reduced from two lanes to one lane in each direction while crews work on the westbound lanes. The westbound on- and off-ramps 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 $14 million project is scheduled to be finished this fall.