Idaho Transportation Department

Tue September 26, 2017

ITD Project Provides Safety Improvements at Intersection

The Idaho Transportation Department will enhance safety at the intersection of Idaho Highway 72 and U.S.30 during late September and October. Crews will reconfigure the intersection to a more common, “t-type” intersection....

Tue August 29, 2017

Tin Cup Beaver Dam Restoration Benefits Wildlife, ITD

If Ruffles have ridges, what do riffles have? Beavers, it turns out. When a few beaver dams on Tin Cup Creek in southeast Idaho started backing up water last fall at a culvert on Idaho Highway 34 and threatening to undermine the road, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) was faced with the complication of adding underwater bridge inspections for that remote site....

Brian Walker - Coeur d'Alene Press - Wed July 26, 2017

Heavy Equipment Training Helps Minorities, Fills Labor Gap

RATHDRUM, Idaho (AP) Michelle Nelson stepped away from operating a skid loader and reflected on her opportunity of a lifetime. “I love being in the dirt,” the Coeur d'Alene woman said with a wide smile....

Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Wed October 26, 2016

New HQ for Idaho State Police's District 5 Under Way

The Idaho State Police's District 5 is one of two districts that doesn't have all its divisions combined into one facility, but not for long. Construction of a new 23,300 sq. ft. (2,165 sq m) facility in Pocatello, Idaho, is under way, and following its grand opening in May 2017, the district will be able to deliver improved service to the public and foster a more cohesive team environment for its staff....

Wed September 28, 2016

ITD Plans Replacement of Ketchum's Big Wood River Bridge

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is planning a replacement of the U.S. 20 Big Wood River Bridge in Blaine County. The bridge, locally known as Stanton Crossing, is located at milepost 176 about 2 mi....