Register cars bought in Idaho online
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Transportation Department’s Division of Motor Vehicles is adding another option to its online DMV services: Idahoans who have recently purchased a vehicle from a licensed …
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Transportation Department’s Division of Motor Vehicles is adding another option to its online DMV services: Idahoans who have recently purchased a vehicle from a licensed …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A number of changes and improvements are slated for the Long Bridge and its surrounding southern roadway, with the Idaho Transportation embarking on a project …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Strong Creek Bridge in Hope will remain inaccessible to cars over the upcoming holiday, as crews work to completely replace the nearly century-old structure.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The nearly century-old bridge over Strong Creek in Hope is slated for replacement in coming weeks — a project that will alter travel through the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The long-awaited switch-over to two-way traffic begins today, Thursday, on Fifth Avenue.
After numerous weather-related delays, first from the fall to the spring and then …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Work on Fifth Avenue is on pace to introduce two-way traffic by mid-November, according to city officials.
Although key steps like the installation of a …
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
The majority of the denizens who enjoy walking or cycling across the old Long Bridge have no idea how precarious its existence is. It’s not …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A $2.2 million Long Bridge repair project is making progress toward an expected completion early this fall.
According to Idaho Transportation Department resident engineer John …
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