The Idaho Transport Division will constantly close two left -wing turns and block another on Eagle Road as part of the highway safety improvements with a high crash.
The changes come after years of fears about congestion and road crashes, also known as Idaho 55, which is the busiest highway of Idaho. The transportation department, which started working on Monday, hopes that the eliminated “conflict points” will lead to a lower collapse rates.
In a news message on Monday, ITD announced that it would remove the following turn bands:
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The northern left inches on Balzi Street.
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The southern turn of Bourbon Street near Ustic Road.
“Drivers will see both medium -sized modifications and updated traffic control,” ITD spokesman Jill Juuman told Idaho State Adam in an email.
The signs will block space for a third turn, Youmans said. This place, a two -way left turn between Island Woods Drive and the northern channel of the Boyz River, has never been a bend or turn, she said. But people have started using it to get off Eagle Road and on a dirt road where they can then sail the river.
Youmans said on the phone that it would completely be like closing the “two and a half turnover”.
Earlier, the ITD plans to close two additional turns, the left-inch south of Meadoudeal Street and the left north to the north of Lanark Street. But these were dropped and the location of the Boyz River was “identified as a high conflict point”, according to Youmans.
“We carefully looked at the data on the trend of the collapse and we listened to public feedback to determine locations with the most large risk potential,” Yuumans said. “That’s why these specific places to turn were selected.”
Eagle Road saw 317 crashes last year, none of which was fatal, according to ITD Crash. So far, there are 160 catastrophes this year.
The North Eagle Road road memorial in Meridian insists on reducing the speed along the congested corridor.
Micro -surfing to preserve the life of the roadway
Improvements will also include “micro-hearted” corridors seven miles between Interstate 84 and Idaho 44 or State Street. During construction, drivers can expect the following:
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All sails will remain open during the day.
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Night work will happen from 10:00 to 5am
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One strip will be open in any direction at night.
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Drivers can encounter rough surfaces and loose gravel and are encouraged to be careful.
“MicroSurfacing is a preventive pavement flooring, which is applied to road surfaces already in good condition,” according to the ITD project page. It is expected to preserve the life of the roadway and prevent the need for more expensive repairs.
The work began in the I-84 and will move north, with an expected end date from the end of September.
The vehicles drive on Eagle Road north of Lanark Street.
More changes in safety have slowed down but still to be forthcoming
ITD also plans to pilot the variable speed limit of the corridor, it announced about a year ago. In December, drivers were told that this would begin this spring.
But the ITD is still waiting for the new speed limitation signs, thanks to the backup of production, Youmans said. They are now expected to be installed by the end of this year, although youmans did not provide an approximate date.
Once installed, the signs will instruct drivers between Franklin Road and Chingon Boulevard to reduce the speed to 45 mph border during peak congestion. During non -touching hours, the signs will return to the current limit, 55 mph.
The signs of variable coloring speed were used by ITD in temporary construction areas, but not on a signaled corridor for the urban highway such as Eagle Road, the statesman said earlier.
Additional “driver feedback” signs are also expected to be added along the corridor.
Examples of signs that can be added to Eagle Road.
“We will continue to study the corridor, as we do with all the corridors, and make adjustments if we find additional opportunities to improve safety for Idaho’s drivers,” Jumans said.
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