FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Work is scheduled to begin today (Thursday, 9/25/2014) for the Middle Fork Emergency Relief (ER) Project

Boise – Work is scheduled to begin this week to reopen the Middle Fork Boise River Road near Atlanta, Idaho. This road is the only access route for winter travel to the small mountain community of Atlanta.

On September 9^th U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the immediate availability of $500,000 in Emergency Relief funds from the U.S. DOT’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help cover the costs of repairs.

The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC), in cooperation with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), is providing project oversight for the Middle Fork ER project. This includes coordination with Forest Service and Atlanta Highway District.

A road closure from Loftus Hot Springs and Campground to Forest Road 376 is expected to last for 60 days for all traffic, until construction is complete.  Traffic using other portions of the Middle Fork Road should be aware of construction vehicles.

Total project cost for Middle Fork Road ER is expected at $800,000.

With the start of the new fiscal year we start APPLICATION SEASON here at the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC).

The staff has been working to streamline all our program applications. We changed the look, organized the layout and even made them downloadable and fillable online. (more…)

FY 15 to FY 19 Draft Idaho Transportation Investment Program (ITIP)

The Idaho Transportation Department is providing this draft of the FY15 to FY19 ITIP to allow transportation agencies and the public to review and provide comments on the program.

The ITIP’s federal document format meets the requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the law that provides federal funding for transportation projects to move people and freight. In compliance with MAP-21, this draft ITIP is fiscally constrained and includes at least four years of projects in compliance with 23 CFR 450.216.

FY15-19 Draft ITIP (PDF)

Comments can be emailed to comments@itd.idaho.gov or mailed to ITIP – Comments, Attn: Adam Rush, P.O. Box 7129, Boise, ID  83707-1129. Comments are being taken from July 1 through July 30, 2014.

LHTAC entered projects into the draft program based on ranking of applications and available funds. Please view the applications ranking with projects included in the draft program below:

• Rural
• Urban
• Bridge