Road construction on a 2.3-mile segment of U.S. Highway 95 between Culdesac and Winchester is scheduled to shut down within two weeks for the winter.
According to a news release from the Idaho Transportation Department, the original schedule called for the opening of a new passing lane for southbound travelers this month. However, challenges with environmental resources have delayed the project, which is part of a corridor-wide plan to complete an 11-mile passing lane on the Winchester hill.
This segment of construction is the third phase of a $50 million five-phase project to improve highway travel from Winchester to Culdesac. The fourth phase will add an additional three miles of passing lane at the northern end of the corridor in 2024. Phase five will complete the final link in the corridor and will begin in 2026 to improve the remaining 1.4 miles.
