On Thursday April 18, northbound traffic on U.S. 97 will be temporarily moved to the newly built U.S. 97 parkway on-ramp at Cooley Road. Vehicles along this route will travel on the newly built U.S. 97 on-ramp and tie back into the existing highway just north of Grandview Avenue. This will remain until all new northbound travel lanes are complete in July and is not expected to affect travel time for commuters.
On Saturday April 20, crews will complete another blast of hard basalt along U.S. 97 near Empire Avenue to make way for the new section of the parkway. The road will be closed for up to 15 minutes between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. This brief closure of the highway allows for a clear zone around the blast site.
The existing northbound U.S. 97 on-ramp at Empire Avenue is closed and access has temporarily moved to the newly built U.S. 97 parkway. Vehicles along this route will travel on the newly built U.S. 97 parkway to Robal lane, where they will reconnect with the existing highway at the stoplight. Travelers should expect congestion and are advised to take a different route when possible.
Travelers will encounter single lane nighttime closures on U.S. 97 from Empire Avenue to Grandview Drive between milepost 133.6 and milepost 135.8.
Crews are finishing miscellaneous clean-up work on U.S. 20 from Cooley Road to Robal Lane.
Crews continue work on the new Empire Avenue/3rd Street ramps east of Nels Anderson Road.
Crews continue to excavate, grade and work on the bridge along the northbound U.S. 97 shoulder between Grandview Drive, Cooley Road, and Empire Avenue.
Earthwork, drainage and paving continues east of Nels Anderson Road from Cooley Road to Empire Avenue.
Crews will be performing drilling and blasting north of Empire and east of U.S. 97.
*A reminder to westbound travelers on Cooley Road; only cross the railroad tracks if you can completely clear the crossing. Never stop on the tracks.
Expected completion – December 2024
More project information here.