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Meridian council presses ACHD for explanation after several projects delayed or removed from draft five-year plan
Summary
City staff reviewed the Ada County Highway District (ACHD) draft five‑year plan for 2026–2030 and council members asked staff to draft formal comments, seeking clarity on why some Meridian priorities — including parts of the Black Cat corridor and Meridian Road improvements — were delayed or removed.
Meridian city staff briefed the City Council on the Ada County Highway District’s draft five‑year work plan for 2026–2030 and asked the council to provide direction for a comment letter to ACHD, due Sept. 10.
Council members said they were surprised to see projects the city had previously prioritized either delayed or removed from the programmed five‑year list. Staff said ACHD advanced some projects (including the Black Cat railroad crossing pedestrian safety work) while downgrading or removing roadway widening projects such as the Black Cat-Franklin segment from the capital projects list. Locust Grove is included in the plan; Meridian Road is not, and staff told council they had not received an explanation from ACHD for that…
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