Expect delays traveling through Eastport
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July 9, 2011 |
Work begins Monday, July 11, on the U.S. 95
bridges on the Moyie River near Eastport, and
the Idaho Transportation Department says those
traveling through the Eastport Port of Entry in
either direction can expect delays.
Work on the $162,000 project is expected to last
through mid-August, with crews working 16-hours
on weekdays. No work will take place on
weekends.
Traffic will be reduced to one lane during
construction, with speeds reduced to 45 miles
per hour. Flaggers will guide traffic as work
progresses to put down a new bridge deck overlay
and waterproof bridge parapets so as to prolong
the life of the bridge.
Braun-Jensen Construction, Payette, Idaho, was
awarded the contract for the project.
Construction has been on-going on the Canadian
side of the border at Eastport, where a new port
of entry is being built, and at Wednesday's
Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting,
Border Patrol supervisor Tish Lagerway was blunt
in her recommendation.
"If you're going to Canada, go through
Porthill," she said. "Eastport is really a mess
right now. Traffic is typically backed up both
ways." |
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