8/7/2007
Public hearing on the Orchard Interchange to Gowen Interchange Environmental Assessment scheduled for Aug. 15
Editors Note: This public hearing and the I-84 Sound walls open house are being held at the same time and in the same building.
BOISE - A public hearing will be held to record testimony on the Environmental Assessment (EA) and proposed improvements for the I-84, Orchard Interchange to Gowen Interchange Project, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The hearing will be held in an open house style from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the Boise Holiday Inn - Airport, 3300 Vista Ave., in the Silverhorn/Ponderosa Room. The public is encouraged to attend at any time during the four-hour period.
The proposed project will add new lanes and will reconstruct existing lanes and interchanges at Orchard, Vista, Broadway and Gowen in order to improve traffic flow between the Orchard and Eisenman Interchanges along I-84. Hearing attendees can provide testimony on the EA and the recommended Build Alternatives for the project. Comments and suggestions collected at the hearing will be addressed in the EA document.
Interested parties can view the EA at the following Boise locations: Boise Public Library (715 S. Capitol Blvd.), Boise City Hall (150 N. Capitol Blvd.), Idaho Transportation Department District 3 (8420 Chinden Blvd.), Idaho Transportation Department Headquarters (3311 W. State St.) and Federal Highway Administration Offices (3050 N. Lakeharbor Ln., Suite 126).
The EA is also available online at www.itd.idaho.gov ; click on Get Involved; select Southwest Idaho; choose I-84 Orchard to Gowen.
Those unable to attend the hearing are encouraged to send comments to: ITD Public Involvement Coordinator, P.O. Box 7129, Boise, ID 83707-1129, by Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007.