The highway will be rebuilt with a continuous center turn lane and pedestrian facilities on both sides, with all work expected to be done in 2023.
Work in 2020 finished improvements to the first phase, and the next phase will start again in 2022.
Utility and sign relocations
summer 2021 - spring 2022
Multi-year project
All work is expected to be done in 2023
Early public involvement
First meeting held in Feb. 2015
Project overview
The highway will be reconstructed through town, first between Kootenai River Bridge and Alderson Lane (Stage 1) and then between Alderson Lane and Labrosse Hill Street (Stage 2).
Work will extend the three-lane highway section through town and bring wider shoulders, sidewalks on both sides, new lighting and updated drainage to Bonners Ferry.
Stage 1 is complete, and Stage 2 will be awarded to a contractor in late fall 2021.
View project overview 2018-2023Pine Island
Plans call to shift US-95 slightly to the east to straighten the curve in the area, allowing Pine Island Road to be realigned to be more perpendicular to the highway. Realignment is designed to lessen the incline on the side street and ease turning movements onto and off the highway.
Utilities and signs being relocated for Stage 2
To prepare for construction, utilities and signs will be relocated on both sides of the highway beginning in the summer of 2021. Impacts to traffic are expected to be minimal and typically only require the closure of the shoulders. Trees have also been removed to make room for future widening.
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Updates
Work will begin in early June 2021 to prepare for future widening by relocating signs and utilities.