Associated Press - Tue September 20, 2022
New $15 Billion Mircon Chipmaking Plant Coming to Boise
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Chipmaker Micron's planned $15 billion investment in a new factory in the company's hometown of Boise will help protect the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized semiconductor market, U.S....
ITD.idaho. gov - Tue August 23, 2022
Idaho Receives $30M to Upgrade Statewide Transportation
Idaho received nearly $30.9 million in grant funding on Aug. 11 from the Federal government to update, improve and modernize transportation across the Gem State. The funding comes through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, which helps urban and rural communities move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports and intermodal transportation....
ITD.idaho. gov - Tue August 23, 2022
FHWA's Quick Release Funds Help Repair Roads, Bridges
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced the immediate availability of $3 million in "quick release" Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) repair roads and bridges damaged by recent floods....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue July 26, 2022
Sundt-Cannon Begins I-86/I-15 System Interchange Project
Preliminary work on the Idaho Transportation Department's project to rebuild the I-86/I-15 System Interchange has begun. Originally built 60 years ago, the design needed to be updated to handle greater traffic volumes and to replace aging bridges that are reaching the end of their life....
Duke Energy - Tue May 31, 2022
Construction Commences On Idaho's Largest Solar Project
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, recently announced the start of construction of the 120-megawatt (MW) Jackpot Solar project in Twin Falls County, Ida....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue March 08, 2022
Idaho Board Accelerates Nearly $400M of Improvements
The Idaho Transportation Board voted to accelerate the improvement of several major roadways during its February monthly meeting in Boise, Ida. The projects selected for construction starting this summer will modernize aging infrastructure, improve safety and reduce congestion....
AGC of Idaho - Mon January 10, 2022
ITD, AGC of Idaho Honor Local Companies at Gala
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and the Idaho Associated General Contractors (AGC) announced this year's winners of the Excellence in Construction Partnering Awards. Ten local construction companies took home AGC honors for projects that we're constructed throughout the year....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue November 16, 2021
Trifecta: Idaho Transportation Department Wins Three National Awards From AASHTO
The Idaho Transportation Department won three national awards in the AASHTO President's Transportation Awards, announced on Oct. 29 at the group's annual meeting in San Diego, Calif. "Over the past 12 years, the culture has shifted at ITD to a workplace where employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate, and make decisions as close as possible to where the work is being done," said ITD Director Brian Ness....
uidaho. edu - Tue November 16, 2021
University of Idaho Turns Waste Into Sustainable Materials
The University of Idaho is developing technology to turn Idaho wood waste into one the most sustainable building construction materials on the market — by using it as a medium for 3D-printing building construction materials....
AASHTO - Tue October 19, 2021
Stokes to Become Idaho Transportation Director in 2022
Scott Stokes, currently chief deputy of the Idaho Transportation Department, will become the agency's director on May 29, 2022, following the retirement of Brian Ness, its current director. Stokes — who has served as the agency's chief deputy for 15 years — will become the eighth director since the Idaho Transportation Department transformed into a statewide transportation department in 1974....
