Brown and Caldwell - Tue September 25, 2018
APWA Names Idaho, Wash. Public Works Projects Nation's Best
The American Public Works Association (APWA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Public Works Projects of the Year competition. The awards program promotes excellence in the management and administration of public works projects, recognizing the alliance among the managing agency, the contractor, the consultant, and their cooperative achievements....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue August 28, 2018
Innovation Improves Safety, Reduces Congestion on I-84
The challenge facing the Idaho Transportation Department was a familiar one — how to make improvements to a highway route fast enough to keep up with growth and demand. Staff came up with a new solution: Identify and combine funding sources to generate enough money to make needed improvements, and make them as fast as possible....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue August 28, 2018
ITD Begins Improvements on Highway 69 in Meridian
The Idaho Transportation Department has begun a series of safety improvements on Idaho Highway 69 (Meridian Road) in Meridian and Kuna. Motorists are advised to expect nighttime lane restrictions on the highway until early October....
Associated Press - Tue August 28, 2018
Utah Energy Co-op Explores Nuclear Power Project in Idaho
LOGAN, Utah (AP) A small commercial nuclear reactor that a Utah energy cooperative wants to build in Idaho would be game-changing for energy customers if the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves the project, a high-ranking federal official said this week at a conference....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 31, 2018
Chobani Expands Manufacturing Plant in Twin Falls, Idaho
When Chobani set out to expand its yogurt manufacturing plant in Twin Falls, Idaho, they did so with the plan of making it as sustainable as possible. Now, roughly midway through the construction project, they've found they've exceeded even their own expectations....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue July 31, 2018
Idaho Receives Notice of $90M INFRA Grant for Its I-84 Widening Project
An area of major need in Idaho may receive a vital shot of federal money, as federal officials shortlisted $90.24 million in grant funds to help ease congestion on Interstate 84 in the Treasure Valley between the Karcher Interchange and Franklin Boulevard....
Idaho Transportation Department - Tue July 31, 2018
ITD Can Move Forward With Cloverdale Overpass Project
The Idaho Transportation Board passed a resolution enabling ITD staff to design and construct a replacement bridge on Cloverdale Road over Interstate 84. The resolution dedicates $6 million to 8 million for this project....
Associated Press - Tue July 31, 2018
Officials Approve Railroad's Plan for Second Bridge
SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) Idaho officials have approved BNSF Railway's application for a permit to build a second railroad bridge in northern Idaho across Lake Pend Oreille and Sand Creek in Sandpoint....
Associated Press - Tue July 31, 2018
Officials Expect Economic Impact From FBI Expansion
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) The construction and related expansion work for the FBI data center in Pocatello is expected to create about 500 direct jobs and 160 indirect jobs, according to an analysis. The analysis by the Idaho Department of Labor and Bannock Development Corp....
Associated Press - Tue July 31, 2018
Idaho Eyes $500M Prison
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) Idaho officials are considering spending $500 million on a prison expansion and new state prison to alleviate the state's overcrowded facilities. Corrections officials told state Board of Correction on June 11 that the expansion is needed because all of Idaho's prisons are above capacity, county jails are packed and hundreds of Idaho inmates are being held temporarily at a private jail in Texas....
