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ITD tells council no contractor yet; anticipates fall completion and no residential detours
Summary
A council member briefed the council on an Idaho Transportation Department update: ITD has not yet selected a contractor, anticipates completion toward the middle-to-end of October, and plans to avoid detours through residential areas by managing lane use and pre-construction coordination.
A council member summarized a recent Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) meeting for the council. ITD told local officials it does not yet have a contractor for the road work, and it now anticipates project completion toward the middle or end of October.
The council member said ITD emphasized it would aim to avoid routing traffic through residential neighborhoods; the agency expects to work around traffic using existing lanes and to hold pre-construction meetings with the city and the selected contractor to coordinate communications and minimize neighborhood impacts.
Council members said they appreciated ITD’s willingness to communicate with the city going forward and acknowledged that the project will be a challenge for all parties, but they expressed optimism that it will be worth it once completed. No firm schedule of lane closures or a final detour plan was released in the meeting.
A resident asked whether street-side parking on some main roads would be restricted during summer; council members acknowledged the concern but did not adopt any restrictions during the special meeting.
