I-15 Inkom corridor construction and detour begins Monday

The following is a news release from the Idaho Transportation Department.

INKOM —The Idaho Transportation Department and its construction partner Wadsworth Brothers Construction are beginning reconstruction of Interstate 15 at Inkom.

Work will replace I-15 bridges in three locations:

• Over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks and Old Highway 91.
• Over Rapid Creek Road (Main Street).
• I-15 bridges and reconstructing the West Interchange.

ITD combined and streamlined the projects to reduce the construction timeline to approximately two years rather than doing one location at a time over three years. This approach minimizes disruption to the local community and the traveling public and efficiently uses construction funds.

Old Highway 91 will be closed under I-15 beginning Monday, weather and other factors permitting, to allow Idaho Power to relocate utilities. Local access will be allowed. Other drivers will be detoured along Rapid Creek Road (Main Street). The detour will remain in place until mid-June.

I-15 traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction from early March until late October.

For project progress and to sign up for construction updates, go to the project webpage at itdprojects.idaho.gov/pages/i15-inkom-corridor. Motorists are encouraged to use 511.idaho.gov or the 511 app to keep track of project detours.

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