Tests on the interstate pavement between Jerome and Twin Falls will continue through the month of January as plans are made to add more lanes of travel.
A 67-year-old man died when he got out of his vehicle after sliding off the roadway and was struck by another pickup that also slid off the interstate in Meridian Wednesday afternoon
An Idaho State Trooper and stranded motorists narrowly missed being struck by a pickup truck while pulled off to the side of the interstate in Meridian Wednesday morning.
Tests on the interstate roadway will start between the communities of Jerome and Twin Falls that will ultimately lead to two additional lanes of travel.
An important agricultural and industrial route connected to the interstate north of Hansen is scheduled to be rebuilt next year and the Magic Valley public is invited to view the plans at an upcoming meeting