Work will focus on removing raised joint edges to lessen damage for snowplows By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department announced the beginning of a project on the Long Bridge intended to lower...
Updates aimed at deepening traveler engagement and boosting rural tourism By Reader Staff Commuters and roadtrippers should expect to spot something new on Idaho’s roads and scenic byways as the Idaho Transportation Department begins...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners unanimously voted May 27 to cease maintenance of Dog Beach, located on the northern side of the Long Bridge, after discovering that the...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department has again revised its plan for rebuilding a six-mile corridor of U.S. Highway 95 from Dufort Road to Lakeshore Drive, which marks a finalized “preferred...
By Reader Staff Even if you’ve never read any of the works of 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, you’ve probably heard someone repeat his famous line: “A pessimist is an optimist in full possession...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A new study by the Idaho Transportation Department will begin the process of identifying possible replacements for the U.S. 95 “Long Bridge” south of Sandpoint. According to an announcement...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Big things were happening in the eighth and ninth millennia B.C.E. Archaeologists and anthropologists generally agree that the period saw the beginnings of agriculture, the first settled human communities...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff About a year after gathering feedback and sharing several design concepts with the public in November 2023, the Idaho Transportation Department has unveiled a new preferred concept for a...
By Reader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department is again seeking public comment on improvement projects along U.S. 95 from Dufort Road to Lakeshore Drive, with an upcoming in-person meeting and online comment period. Those...
By Reader Staff Motorists on the Long Bridge should plan ahead for potential delays over the next month, as crews with the Idaho Transportation Department will conduct resurfacing work on the span during the...
