2025 year in preview
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...
Tagged: ITD
ITD speeds up timeline for Long Bridge replacement with $200K for new study
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...
A new history
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...
Tribal artifacts uncovered during McArthur Lake project could rewrite history
By Reader Staff What started as a highway construction project in Boundary County has resulted in archaeological findings that have the potential to rewrite the earliest history of human habitation in the region —...
Transportation Department unveils updated concept for U.S. 95 expansion project
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...
ITD to host in-person info session, seek online comments on U.S. 95 projects
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...
ITD reconsiders U.S. 95 east alignment bypass in Sagle
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department recently announced that it will not move ahead with the proposed U.S. Highway 95 east alignment bypass in Sagle, which would have expanded the U.S....
The importance of following up
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor Three weeks ago, residents of Sagle learned of an effort by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) to evaluate some alternatives for Highway 95 improvements. This came as...
Update on U.S. 95-Dufort to Lakeshore corridor expansion proposal
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Anxiety has been growing among Sagle residents about the proposed U.S. 95-Dufort Road to Lakeshore Drive corridor expansion, which the Idaho Transportation Department unveiled at an open house in...
Council takes on Hwy. 2 redesign in marathon info workshop
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As promised, the Sandpoint City Council hosted an informational workshop at its regular March 15 meeting focused on the Multimodal Transportation Master Plan, with a particular emphasis on concepts...
