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Council hears update on ITD study and NEPA timeline; staff to press for answers on Highway 44 impacts

5880292 · October 2, 2025
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City staff told the Middleton City Council on Oct. 1 that consultants expect to complete a six-month refinement of four alternatives for the Highway 44 corridor before a federal NEPA review begins, and the council asked staff to press ITD for clear answers on local impacts.

City staff updated the Middleton City Council on Oct. 1 about the ongoing planning study and federal environmental review process for the state highway corridor through Middleton, saying consultants expect to finish a detailed refinement of four alternatives in roughly six months and that the project will then move into the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.

Jason, a city staff member leading the update, said David Evans and Associates and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) expect to complete the current phase (called PELs) and hand final recommendations and technical reports to ITD in October; those deliverables will inform the…

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