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Lawmakers, ITD spar over $9.6 million proposal to move District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls
Summary
The Idaho Transportation Department asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee to reconsider a previously rejected $9.6 million relocation of its District 4 headquarters to Twin Falls; lawmakers questioned the need and cited prior rejections and recent repair plans for the Shoshone campus.
The Idaho Transportation Department asked the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee to reconsider a $9.6 million proposal to relocate District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls, renewing a debate the committee and governor rejected last year.
The proposal matters because it would move a state facility and alter where ITD delivers services; lawmakers pressed agency leaders on whether the move is justified given building repair needs and commute data presented to the committee.
Director Scott Stokes, director of the Idaho Transportation Department, told the committee the Transportation Board and department staff recommended a move “to be closer to the growing community of Twin Falls” and to improve long‑term…
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