The pavement is deteriorating and needs to be repaired
The pavement of Eagle Road (Idaho Highway 55) between I-84 and Idaho 44 is deteriorating, resulting in shallow potholes throughout the corridor.
The Department is preparing a comprehensive pavement rehabilitation project for 2022 and 2023. The rehabilitation project will involve removing the old, damaged pavement and placing new asphalt to provide a smooth driving surface.
Short-term repairs will be designed to improve the pavement’s smoothness and reduce further damage. It will require crews to close a single lane of travel to create a safe work zone. The existing damaged pavement will be milled out in narrow strips and filled with a hot asphalt patch. This can only be done when temperatures are warm and conditions are dry.
Travel Impacts:
Cores of the pavement on Eagle Road revealed delamination of years-old pavement layers. Water infiltrating the surface filled these voids. A combination of hydraulic pressure and, during cold snaps, expansion from freezing expands these voids until eventually the surface gives way, creating a pot hole.
Watch a video about how potholes typically formWorking
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