Slower speeds are coming to a stretch of Idaho’s busiest non-interstate highway: Eagle Rd.
- The miles between I-84 and State St in Eagle will see slower speed limits in spring.
- ITD is making the new signs that will alert drivers of speed changes.
- Meridian Police Dept. says they hope the slower speeds will make the roads safer.
( Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
Eric Kokernak and Ryan Petersen make signs for the state’s roadways and showed me around their facility.
“This is where we do screen printing,” said Kockernak.
“And then we simply take away the application tape and you’ve got a done sign,” said Petersen.
Drivers have a few more months until they can expect to see these signs on the side on Eagle Rd – between the Interstate and State St in downtown Eagle.
“The reason we’re doing this is all about safety. We wanna make sure that we’re reducing crashes. We wanna eliminate fatalities and serious injuries by doing this and so everything we’re doing it’s about safety and mobility,” said John Tomlinson, the Comm Manager for ITD.