The biggest residential development in Idaho has waited five years and committed millions of dollars to build a new underpass connecting its growing community on the east and west sides of Idaho 55. ITD describes the new feature as a milestone for the community and the surrounding area.
The underpass, about a mile north of Avimor Drive, is part of a larger mitigation agreement between Avimor and the Idaho Transportation Department. The agreement also includes a future realignment of Idaho 55 to the west of its current alignment, according to ITD.
Signed in 2023, the agreement requires the developer to pay ITD $5,000 for each residential lot developed over the life of the project — an estimated total of about $50 million — to help fund highway and related road improvements around Avimor along Idaho 55…