Idaho Department of Transportation - Tue August 27, 2019
Multi-Year Construction Project Under Way to Improve US-95, ID-53
Construction is under way on Idaho Highway 53, reducing the highway to one lane, with flaggers on scene, as crews widen the shoulders between U.S.-95 and Ramsey Road. Lane closures are expected during the day for approximately two weeks, and trees west of U.S.-95 also will be removed to accommodate a new alignment for ID-53....
Keith Ridler - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue July 30, 2019
State Officials Update Idaho's 50-Year-Old Mining Laws
BOISE, Idaho (AP) State officials approved a rewrite of Idaho's 50-year-old mining law, but they still have work to do. Republican Gov. Brad Little and other members of the Idaho Land Board voted to adopt rules intended to give mining companies the financial leeway to mine but also avoid leaving Idaho taxpayers paying for cleanup costs if a mining company goes bankrupt....
Telsmith Inc. - Thu July 25, 2019
Telsmith Partners With Pacific Rock & Recycle Equipment Co.
Telsmith Inc. , a manufacturer of mineral processing equipment, announced Pacific Rock and Recycle Equipment Company as a manufactures' representative for the entire product line of aggregate and mining process equipment....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 01, 2019
Idaho Transportation Department Oversees $17.5M St. Maries, St. Joe Bridge Replacements
Construction crews are finishing work on two bridges in a design-build project in Northern Idaho. The project aims to replace the original structures on Idaho Highway 3 (ID-3) over the St. Maries Railroad and the St....
Idaho State University - Tue June 04, 2019
ISU Receives $150K Grant to Test Seismic Resiliency of Precast Concrete Bridges
The Idaho State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has received a $150,000 grant from the Idaho Transportation Department to test the seismic resiliency of precast concrete bridges....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 07, 2019
ITD Finds Innovative New Method to Replace 17 Bridges
When the Idaho Transportation Department identified 17 bridges in Eastern Idaho that did not meet current safety and geometry standards, the agency decided to try a new construction approach that ultimately saved taxpayers millions of dollars and more than a decade in time....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue May 07, 2019
ITD Contractor Removing Hazard Trees on I-90 Near Fourth of July Pass
Beginning in late April, contractors began removing hazard trees along two miles of Interstate 90 near Fourth of July Pass to enhance highway safety. Trees can be hazardous when they fall, shade roadways and cause icy conditions in winter as well as hide any approaching wildlife....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue May 07, 2019
Work Under Way on Lorenzo Bridge
Construction began April 29 on the Lorenzo Bridge on U.S.-20 in Madison County. The bridge rehabilitation is expected to be completed this fall. "This rehabilitation will entail re-surfacing of the bridge deck, replacing the guardrail, improving the bridge approaches and finishing with new pavement," said ITD Project Manager Alecia Johnson....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue April 09, 2019
Idaho Transportation Department Begins Bridge Replacements
The Idaho Transportation Department will begin work April 1, 2019 on two bridge construction projects along U.S.-20. The new crossings will be located over Willow Creek in Camas County (MP 164) and Rock Creek in Blaine County (MP 173)....
Idaho State Board of Education - Tue April 09, 2019
Board OKs University of Idaho Arena Project
The Idaho State Board of Education authorized the University of Idaho to proceed with plans to construct a new 4,200 seat basketball arena on the Moscow campus. The authorization also states that the project be "contingent on approval of the project by the [Board] executive director in consultation with the new president of the University of Idaho once named by the Board.""We think the new arena is a great project," said Dr....
