Over the past year, Treasure Valley drivers have likely gotten used to the hallmark signs of road work along Interstate 84 and the coming Idaho 16 interchange: reduced speeds, new traffic signs and lots of orange cones.
But a recent lane configuration caused so much confusion for drivers on the stretch of freeway at the Meridian-Nampa border that the Idaho Transportation Department had to act fast over Memorial Day weekend to change it.
The traffic pattern went into place over the weekend of May 16-17, as crews prepared to move into a new phase of construction on the interchange, according to a spokesperson for the transportation department…