This project is part of a larger vision to improve traffic flow and safety along US-95 between Garwood and Sagle.
ITD is in the process of reconfiguring several roadways near the current US-95 junctions with ID-53 and Garwood Road north of Hayden.
Garwood Overpass underway
New interchange
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Construction details
Construction resumed April 4, 2022, with the warmer weather of the spring season. Crews will be pouring concrete barriers and installing protective fencing on the Garwood overpass bridge, along with various other work along Garwood Rd and US-95. Completion of the bridge is expected to take roughly two months, and the bridge is anticipated to open to traffic mid-June. The project is expected to be complete by the end of June.
Until the bridge work is complete, traffic will continue to be directed along the ID-53 detour. Few changes to the current traffic pattern will take place until construction has ended, other than some intermittent lane closures on US-95.
Note that the contract originally called for project completion in fall of 2021, but manufacturing delays for the signal for the interchange at US-95 and ID-53 prevented crews from starting as planned on the overpass at Garwood, as at least one of the two routes needs to remain open for access during construction. Since crews were not able to start as planned, the completion date shifted to this spring.
Experience the design
Download the file below to walk through and fly over the upcoming changes.
You will be directed to a file exchange page by David Evans and Associates. Plan to wait a few minutes as the file downloads.
Once running, use your mouse and arrow keys to move around the model. If the program has trouble loading, adjust the image quality—represented by stars—at the bottom right corner of your screen.
3D modelProject history
Some improvements to this area were first identified during the development of an environmental document to plan for the future traffic needs of the region, which were approved in 2010 after multiple open houses.
In 2017, an interim design was developed to realign and widen ID-53 between Ramsey Road and US-95. This design also included the replacement of the bridge over the railroad, the addition of a center turn lane and the extension of bike facilities from Ramsey Road to the trail east of US-95. Additional funding was secured through the GARVEE Program shortly after to design and construct this project.
Read more about GARVEE fundingShared-use path
In keeping with the corridor design established during the development of the 2010 environmental document from Garwood to Sagle, in summer 2019 the current multi-use path along the east of US-95 was extended as part of a separate project.
The path now covers from just north of Garwood to Idaho Highway 54, where it connects with a trail to Farragut State Park.
Downloads & Resources
Handouts
US-95, ID-53: Construction Update March 2021
US-95, ID-53: Construction Overview 2021US-95, ID-53: Construction Overview 2020GARVEE program 2021 updateUS-95, ID-53 Interchange: Construction Overview 2019US-95, ID-53 Interchange: Project OverviewUS-95 and ID-53 Interchange: SPUI DiagramUS-95, ID-53 Interchange: General FAQ July 2018US-95, ID-53 Interchange: Response to commentsUS-95, ID-53 Interchange: Aug. 2018 public meeting displays
Project
Updates
Construction resumed April 4, 2022, with the warmer weather of the spring season. Crews will be pouring concrete barriers and installing protective fencing on the Garwood overpass bridge, along with various other work along Garwood Rd and US-95. Completion of the bridge is expected to take roughly two months, and the bridge is anticipated to open to traffic mid-June. The project is expected to be complete by the end of June.
Until the bridge work is complete, traffic will continue to be directed along the ID-53 detour. Few changes to the current traffic pattern will take place until construction has ended, other than some intermittent lane closures on US-95.
Note that the contract originally called for project completion in fall of 2021, but manufacturing delays for the signal for the interchange at US-95 and ID-53 prevented crews from starting as planned on the overpass at Garwood, as at least one of the two routes needs to remain open for access during construction. Since crews were not able to start as planned, the completion date shifted to this spring.
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