Main Street Exit in Rexburg to close for construction work

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise from nan Idaho Department of Transportation.

REXBURG­­ — The Main Street Exit for Rexburg connected U.S. Highway 20 will afloat adjacent opening adjacent Monday.

The closure astatine Exit 333 will let nan Idaho Transportation Department to efficiently conception a diverging gem interchange for illustration nan 1 now operating astatine University Boulevard (Exit 332). The closure is expected to past done nan period of August.

All ramps astatine Exit 333, arsenic good arsenic Main Street betwixt nan ramps, will beryllium closed to postulation and detoured to adjacent interchanges. Through postulation connected US-20 will beryllium unaffected during construction.

Detours see Thornton (Exit 328), University Boulevard (Exit 332), and North Rexburg (Exit 337). A caller imperishable postulation awesome will beryllium successful spot and operating to assistance nan travel of postulation astatine nan North Rexburg Exit anterior to this closure. One-lane closures are successful effect astatine nan University Boulevard Exit while building efforts proceed there.

“We convey everyone for their patience and knowing successful dealing pinch roadworthy building successful Rexburg this summer,” Project Manager Conner Huffaker said. “We really are trying to support postulation flowing and minimize nan effect connected group arsenic overmuch arsenic possible. There’s a batch to get done successful a short magnitude of clip and each of it will make recreation successful Rexburg amended erstwhile it is.”

Businesses adjacent nan Main Street Exit stay open, pinch alternate entree disposable and signed. Construction crews will besides coordinate pinch emergency responders to guarantee entree done nan closed activity area erstwhile needed.

The metropolis of Rexburg and ITD completed a cooperative statement during nan readying shape of this task to person nan contractor complete metropolis requested activity items, including a sewer repair, during roadworthy construction. Crews will insert a manhole and repair a damaged sewer tube truthful that further closure for this needed infrastructure activity won’t person to hap successful nan future.

Construction of each Rexburg US-20 interchanges is expected to beryllium afloat complete successful precocious October. More specifications tin beryllium recovered astatine itdprojects.idaho.gov/pages/us20rexburg.