KIMBERLY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Eastbound interstate lanes near the Twin Falls exit will close overnight for about one week so crews can replace a damaged girder on the Vineyard overpass, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
Bruce Christensen, the Twin Falls resident engineer for ITD District 4, said the goal is to have the bridge fully repaired in about a month.
Bridge struck twice
Christensen said the bridge was first struck about two years ago. That strike damaged all four girders, and all four had to be replaced. The repair was completed about a year ago.
“We had just finished the repair. I think it was like a couple of weeks after they had demobilized and gone away when the bridge was struck again,” Christensen said…