6/13/2007
Chinden traffic shift scheduled for June 19
BOISE - Chinden Boulevard traffic between Cloverdale Road and Hewlett-Packard will shift to newly constructed lanes on the south side of Chinden/U.S. 20-26 beginning Tuesday (June 19), weather permitting, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The traffic shift will allow crews to work on the north side of Chinden as part of a widening project. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction throughout the work zone during daytime hours.
Periodic nighttime lane closures can be expected between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Flaggers will guide motorists through the work zone. Access to businesses and residences will be maintained.
Crews will construct base asphalt pavement on the south side of the roadway before the traffic shift. This will require a temporary closure of the Hewlett-Packard (H-P) main entrance beginning Thursday morning (June 14). The gate will reopen to traffic the following Tuesday morning (June 19). An additional one-day closure of the H-P main gate will be required for final paving (likely in late September, date not yet determined).
Left turns into the H-P main entrance also will be restored by June 19. Motorists can access H-P from either the Five Mile or Cloverdale entrances. Night and weekend traffic is required to use the Cloverdale entrance on the west side of the H-P campus.
Joplin Road is closed from the Chinden/Cloverdale intersection to Ancell Lane. Motorists can access Joplin at its eastern intersection with Chinden (near Mountain View Drive). Following completion of drainage work and pipe installation, the City of Boise will install sewer lines in the same area. After sewer work is complete, the Ada County Highway District plans to resurface Joplin Road.
The Chinden project will add bicycle lanes to both sides of the roadway. Curb, gutter and sidewalk will be installed along the south side of the road. By the project's completion, pedestrian and bicycle facilities will extend from Eagle Road to the Joplin Road/Mountain View Drive intersection.
In addition, a new half-mile-long frontage road will provide access to homes on the north side of Chinden between the west end of Joplin and H-P. As a result, the Chinden/Joplin intersection will be reconfigured. To expedite the project, crews will work an aggressive schedule, including some nights and weekends.
Central Paving Inc. of Boise is the contractor on this $5.5 million project. Work is expected to be complete late this year.
The traffic shift will allow crews to work on the north side of Chinden as part of a widening project. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction throughout the work zone during daytime hours.
Periodic nighttime lane closures can be expected between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Flaggers will guide motorists through the work zone. Access to businesses and residences will be maintained.
Crews will construct base asphalt pavement on the south side of the roadway before the traffic shift. This will require a temporary closure of the Hewlett-Packard (H-P) main entrance beginning Thursday morning (June 14). The gate will reopen to traffic the following Tuesday morning (June 19). An additional one-day closure of the H-P main gate will be required for final paving (likely in late September, date not yet determined).
Left turns into the H-P main entrance also will be restored by June 19. Motorists can access H-P from either the Five Mile or Cloverdale entrances. Night and weekend traffic is required to use the Cloverdale entrance on the west side of the H-P campus.
Joplin Road is closed from the Chinden/Cloverdale intersection to Ancell Lane. Motorists can access Joplin at its eastern intersection with Chinden (near Mountain View Drive). Following completion of drainage work and pipe installation, the City of Boise will install sewer lines in the same area. After sewer work is complete, the Ada County Highway District plans to resurface Joplin Road.
The Chinden project will add bicycle lanes to both sides of the roadway. Curb, gutter and sidewalk will be installed along the south side of the road. By the project's completion, pedestrian and bicycle facilities will extend from Eagle Road to the Joplin Road/Mountain View Drive intersection.
In addition, a new half-mile-long frontage road will provide access to homes on the north side of Chinden between the west end of Joplin and H-P. As a result, the Chinden/Joplin intersection will be reconfigured. To expedite the project, crews will work an aggressive schedule, including some nights and weekends.
Central Paving Inc. of Boise is the contractor on this $5.5 million project. Work is expected to be complete late this year.