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ITD estimates $12–$13M for Highway 30 reconstruction through Soda Springs; city estimates $2.2M utilities share
Summary
City staff reported Idaho Transportation Department engineers estimate a $12–$13 million reconstruction of Highway 30 through Soda Springs, with the city’s utilities upgrade portion estimated at about $2.2 million and work potentially starting mid-April to mid-May and lasting approximately 90 working days.
City staff told the Soda Springs City Council that the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) plans a major reconstruction project on Highway 30 that carries an engineer’s estimate of $12 million to $13 million. According to staff, the project covers about 12,600 feet: roughly 5,400 feet of full reconstruction (including upgrades to water and sewer utilities) and about 7,200 feet of mill-and-inlay work.
"Their engineers estimate for the project is 12 to $13,000,000," said a city official relaying ITD’s figures. Staff said ITD may start as early as mid‑April or as late as mid‑May, and the contractor would aim to complete the work in about 90 working days (roughly 16–18 weeks of weekday work). The contractor ultimately will set the detailed schedule and could propose different shift patterns, but ITD indicated a preference for daytime work and minimal weekend work.
City staff estimated the municipality’s portion for replacing and upgrading utility infrastructure—water, sewer and related connections—at about $2.2 million. The city said it can pay that amount in cash and that about $1 million in small grant funding has been identified to help offset the city share. Staff warned that replacing curb, gutter and sidewalks is not included in the state project; adding those elements would more than double the city's contribution (staff estimated an additional more-than-$2 million if curb/gutter/sidewalks were added).
Officials said property owners on certain stretches (for example along 2nd South) may have a larger relative share of assessment-based costs and that the city will need to memorialize a strategy for property-owner contributions under the city code.
City staff said they will coordinate public informational meetings with ITD as the project moves to bid and a contractor is selected so residents can review schedules, likely work zones, and mitigation steps.
