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Sand Creek byway opening on track
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July 26, 2012 |
 The
long-awaited and highly anticipated opening of
the Sand Creek Byway is set for Friday morning,
July 27, the Idaho Transportation Department
announced.
Crews will prepare the road and remove barriers
for northbound traffic on the roadway by about
8:30 Friday morning. By 9 a.m., north- and
southbound lanes of traffic are expected to be
open.
Crews will then turn attention to the bike and
pedestrian trail along Sand Creek. Everything is
expected to be open for use by mid-afternoon.
The Byway, in conjunction with other important
roadway improvements, will maximize mobility and
provide a safe, long-term solution to
traffic-congestion problems in the Sandpoint
area, including a non-stop, through-town
corridor for commercial truck traffic.
The Byway will also provide a local opportunity
to enjoy and use a modern bike and pedestrian
trail.
The contractor for this $106 million project is
Parsons RCI, of Sumner, Wash. Construction
started in 2008. |
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