The Aidaho Transport Department will permanently close two left turns and block another Eagle Road as part of the security improvement along the high tile highway.
Changes arise after many years of concern for congestion and catastrophes on the road, also known as Aidaho 55, which is the busiest Aidaho at an interstate highway. The Transport Department, which started to work on Monday, hopes that the “conflict points” will result in a lower percentage of accidents.
In a press release on Monday, ITD announced that it would remove the following turn tapes:
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North north left Baldcypress Street.
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To the south, U-Makes on Bourbon Street near Ustick Road.
“Drivers will see both medium modifications and updated traffic control,” In a letter to the ITD spokesman, Jill YouMans told Aidah’s statesman.
The signs will block the third turn location, Youumans said. This place, a two -way left turn between the “Island Woods Drive” and the northern channel of the Bois River, has never been appointed a turn or turn. But people started using it to get off the Eagle road and on the mud road where they can float on the river.
The YoMans told the phone that it would be like closed “two and a half turns.”
In the past, ITD planned to close two additional turns-south to the left Meadowdale Street and the northern left place on Lanark Street. But they were dropped, and the Bois River site was “identified as a high point of conflict,” says Younans.
“We looked closely at accidents’ trends and listened to public reviews to identify places with the greatest potential to reduce the risk,” YouMans said. “That’s why these specific turns of the turn were chosen.”
According to an ITD accident, Eagle Road saw 317 accidents last year, none of which were fatal. There have been 160 accidents this year.
The Memorial of the North Eagle Road in Meridian calls for speed reduction in the overcrowded corridor.
Micrringing to preserve the life of the driveway
Improvements will also include microwave seven -mile corridors between Interstate 84 and Aidaho 44 or State Street. During construction, drivers can expect the following:
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All tapes will remain open during the day.
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Night work will take place between 22 and 5pm
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One tape will open in each direction at night.
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Drivers can face rough surfaces and loose gravel and are encouraged to be careful.
“The micro finish is a preventive pavement sealant, adapted to road surfaces, which are already in good condition,” the ITD project page states. It is expected that it will save the life of the driveway and prevent the need for more expensive repair.
The work started with I-84 and will move north, likely to end the end of September.
Vehicles drive Eagle Road north of Lanark Street.
More security changes are delayed but will still be
ITD is also planning to try to quench the corridor speed restrictions, and he announced about a year ago. December The drivers were told it would begin this spring.
However, ITD is still awaiting new speed signs, as the backup on the production side said YoMans. They are now expected to be installed by the end of this year, although YoMans has not submitted the expected date.
Installed signs will indicate drivers between the Franklin Road and the Chinden Boulevard to reduce the speed to 45 miles per hour over the maximum congestion. During the raw hours, the signs will return to the current limit, 55 miles per hour.
In the ITD temporary construction zones, they used variable speed and Limit signs, but not in a signaling city highway corridor, such as the Eagle Road, the statesman said earlier.
The corridor is also expected to add additional “driver feedback” signs.
Signs of samples that could be added to Eagle Road.
“We will continue to study the corridor, as with all the corridors, and make changes if we find additional opportunities to improve Aidah’s drivers’ safety,” YoMans said.
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