Sand Creek Byway to open in one week |
| July 20, 2012 |
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Idaho Transportation Department officials
announced today that the Highway 95 realignment
project will open to traffic on Friday, July 27. The $98 million project was officially dedicated June 29. Construction of such a byway had been under discussion since the 1940s. The project, one of the largest single projects in the state, consists of 2.1 miles of new alignment connecting U.S. 95 from the northern end of the Long Bridge to Idaho 200 and U.S. 95 north of Sandpoint. The project included six bridges, 65 retaining walls, and a pedestrian/bike pathway. |