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Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Dept. grant provides free equipment training to vets, women, minorities

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is one of only eight states out of 40 applicants to receive a $198,000 Ladders of Opportunity grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. With the grant, ITD chose 19 people from close to 700 applicants for a free three-week hands-on heavy equipment operator training course aimed at helping veterans, […]

July 19, 2017

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Dept. closes 2 bridges over I-15 for maintenance and repair

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) closed two bridges over Interstate 15 at Shattock Butte Road (113th North) and McCarty Road (200 North) north of Idaho Falls on May 10 and they will remain closed until late June, Local News 8 reports. ITD will be performing preventive maintenance during that time that includes resurfacing bridge decks, replacing the guardrail and repairing […]

May 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Idaho legislators send $320 million highway bill to governor’s desk

On Monday, the Idaho Senate and House approved legislation to invest $320 million-plus in the state’s road system. According to The Spokesman-Review, the bill passed the Senate on a 19-16 vote, and the House voted 51-19 in favor of sending it on to Gov. Butch Otter’s desk for approval, but not without some disagreement. The bill authorizes $300 […]

March 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Idaho installing Bluetooth sensors along I-15 to monitor traffic during construction

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is installing Bluetooth-based roadway sensors in the median of Interstate 15 to provide real-time travel information for drivers during construction work that will start this spring, Traffic Technology Today reports. ITD is planning to make bridge repairs and resurface the deteriorated pavement on I-15 in eastern Idaho, which is expected to […]

March 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Idaho’s I-90 requires emergency repaving to repair potholes

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is performing emergency repaving to repair potholes caused by freeze-thaw on parts of I-90 near Coeur d’Alene, krem.com reports. “It just creates the perfect storm for potholes,” Mike Lanz of the Idaho Transportation Department told the news agency, referring to the freeze-thaw conditions. Although the potholes aren’t too deep, there are […]

January 31, 2017

Construction Equipment

The heavy equipment behind moving and erecting the 2016 Capitol Christmas tree

An 80-foot Englemann spruce Christmas tree is the latest “People’s Tree”. Now adorned with thousands of lights and some 6,000 ornaments made by children in Idaho, the tree made a 4,000-mile, three-week journey from the Payette National Forest in Idaho to the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) lit […]

December 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Route 66 will soon become a testing ground for solar sidewalks and roads

Route 66 will soon become the testing ground for an experiment that developers hope may change our roadways in the future. Curbed reports that hexagonal glass panels manufactured by Solar Roadways will be laid over a sidewalk near a rest stop in Conway, Missouri, in early December. According to Missouri Department of Transportation staff, this will […]

September 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Several I-15 bridge projects in Idaho to be completed by late October

Several bridges on Interstate 15 between Blackfoot and Idaho Falls in Bingham County, Idaho, will be repaired or upgraded in a series of projects that are now underway and should be completed by late October, the Idaho State Journal reports. According to the report, the work is being funded by new revenue approved by the Idaho Legislature in 2015. Once […]

July 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

Idaho road worker captures footage of large landslide as it blocks highway

Idaho Transportation Department workers were out near Elk City performing some simple maintenance on Idaho Highway 14 when part of the mountain gave way to a huge landslide that blocked the highway. The landslide left the main route to the small town of Elk City blocked off for nearly a week. ITD transportation technician Bret Edwards was […]

March 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Idaho selects road and bridge projects to be funded by General Fund surplus

Idaho is taking some of the extra money it had at year’s end and is putting it toward roads and bridges. And the state recently announced the projects getting a piece of the $54 million. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, the state has selected 17 road and bridge projects to be funded by the general […]

December 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Idaho joins Washington and Colorado DOTs in replacing Mile 420 markers

Milepost 420 isn’t exactly a common sign in America. Most states don’t even have roads that reach 420 miles in length, but for those that do, the signs have become a target for fans of marijuana. According to the Spokesman Review, Idaho just joined Washington and Colorado in replacing the signs with one that’s not featuring the […]

August 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Construction company called out for substandard concrete

The state of Idaho is not happy with the construction company replacing two Interstate-90 bridges because it’s using substandard concrete in portions of the project. Luckily routine quality controls by the Idaho Transportation Department discovered the problem before it’s late. The columns holding up the bridge passed inspection, but the concrete being used to construct the […]

October 15, 2014