Idaho 55 Eagle Road Arterial Study
Sponsor: Idaho Transportation Department
Status: Approved February 2005

This study is investigating the need for, and impacts of, traffic signals and traffic medians on Eagle Road in the corridor extending from I-84 in the south to SH 44 in the north. Specifically, this study is looking at the potential impact that new signals and medians would have on travel time, speed, accidents, and vehicle delay.  Upon completion of the study, the project was renamed the Eagle Road Improvement Project. Implementation began has already begun.

Questions should be directed to the Idaho Transportation Department at 334-8300.

 

Interchange Feasibility Study Junction SH 16 and SH 44
Sponsor:  Idaho Transportation Department
Status:  Completed August 2005

This project is a design study to develop a footprint for a future interchange at SH-44 and SH-16. The purpose of the project is to determine future highway right-of-way needs and access issues adjacent to the site. This data will assist coordination of future corridor needs with local land use jurisdictions. Acquisition of right-of-way will follow as funding allows. Questions should be directed to the Idaho Transportation Department at 334-8300.

 

Kuna-Mora RoadCorridor Study - Phase 1, Canyon County Line to Interstate 84
Sponsor: Ada County Highway District
Status: Expected completion in summer 2008


Identified in Communities in Motion as a future regional corridor. Phase 1 Goals: Analyze the 21-mile Kuna-Mora Road Corridor from the Canyon County line to Interstate 84, determine the future traffic needs of the corridor, identify the corridor's intended function, establish a planning document for right-of-way preservation and policy-setting purposes and determine the appropriate interchange and intersection locations and typical cross-sections for the roadway.

 

Kuna-Mora Road Corridor Study – Phase 2, McDermott Road to Eagle Road

Sponsor: Ada County Highway District
Status: Expected completion in summer 2008

Identified in Communities in Motion as a future regional corridor. ACHD will look at alignments, setbacks and access management standards, in concert with planned land uses.

 

Kuna Park-and-Ride Study
Sponsor: Ada County Highway District
Status: Dependent upon receipt of the Federal Transit funds in 2008

Commuteride is applying for Federal Transit Administration funds for a Park-and-Ride lot Kuna. A location study will be needed to determine the ideal location for the lot. This study will be dependent upon receipt of these Federal Transit funds in 2008.

 

Lake Hazel Extension/Gowen Road Relocation
Sponsors: Ada County Highway District and the City of Boise (Boise Airport)
Status: Expected Completion in Early 2008

Identified in Communities in Motion and in the Boise Airport Expansion Plan. ACHD, in conjunction with the Boise Airport, is conducting this study to identify an extension of Lake Hazel Road and relocation of Gowen Road as a result of the Boise Airport's plan to construct a new taxiway and upgrade the third runway to commercial and public standards. The proposed extension/relocation will connect Lake Hazel Road from Cole Road to I-84 at Isaac's Canyon Interchange (Exit 59). The corridor alignment for extending Lake Hazel to Interstate 84 is in its final stages. ACHD is now identifying the needed supportive network of collectors to complement the Lake Hazel corridor.

 

Middleton Road Connections Study
Sponsor: City of Nampa
Status: Complete May 2006

The study purpose is to identify a corridor alignment that connects Middleton Road with Highway 45 south of Nampa , to foster cooperative planning with agencies and the public and to allow for the preservation and acquisition of right-of-way. The study will define and document existing conditions, identify potential alignments, evaluate alternatives, conduct an Environmental Assessment, and recommend future strategies for implementation.

Click here for information that was presented at the August 31, 2004 public meeting.
Click here to read Connections Newsletter No. 1.
Click here to review materials presented at the May 12, 2005 Open House.
Click here to review materials from the November 16, 2005 Open House.

 

Northwest Ada Foothills Transportation Study – Phase 2
Sponsor: Ada County Highway District
Status: Expected to start in May 2008

This study, through the use of the Ada County Comprehensive Plan and the City of Eagle's Comprehensive Planning process, will identify the needs for a complete roadway system in the foothills north of Eagle, bound by State Highways 55 and 16, Beacon Light Road and the north Ada County line. This study is currently in Scope of Work negotiations.