The comment period started Friday, July 1. It lasts through Saturday, July 30.
The draft Idaho Transportation Investment Program (ITIP) lists proposed projects for the next five years, and includes programmed improvements to highways, bicycle routes, pedestrian projects, safety projects, bridges and public transportation. The draft ITIP can be viewed at:
The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council administered this project.
Project Description: The project is located on Turner Road, a farm to market road approximately 0.2 miles west of Grace, Idaho. The Turner Road Penstock Bridge carries Turner Road over eleven foot diameter wooden penstock enclosed pipe that feeds a PacifiCorp owned power generation plant. The penstock is four and one half miles long beginning at the Grace Dam Complex on the Bear River and ending at the Grace Power Plant.
This project consisted of reconstructing Turner Road Penstock Bridge with geosynthetic reinforced soil integrated bridge system (GRS-IBS) technology.
Status: The project is substantially complete. The bridge was opened to the public on June 1, 2016.
Today most equipment requires the use of a spark arrestor. A spark arrestor is a mechanical device that traps or destroys hot exhaust particles that have been released from an internal combustion engine. (more…)
LHTAC strongly encourages all local road jurisdictions to use an asset management system to aid in tracking and planning road assets and their maintenance. Each jurisdiction can decide what system best fits their needs and budget. To help provide a low cost option, LHTAC and iWorq negotiated a solution for Idaho’s local road jurisdictions. (more…)
ITD and the Office of Highway Safety created a public service announcement to raise awareness of safety in roadway construction zones. ITD employees and their children are featured in the PSA, urging motorists to leave early, slow down and pay attention. Work Zone Awareness Week was April 11-15, but vigilance must extend beyond the week. Watch PSA