STAR, Idaho — Construction is now underway on a completely new interchange at State Highway 44 and State Highway 16 in Star, bringing significant traffic changes to the neighborhood that will continue for the next few years.
The project, which started this week, is part of what will become the first new freeway in Idaho in four decades, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
“I think it’ll be good, eventually, when it gets done, but it’s gonna bottleneck some traffic. That’s to be expected with construction,” said Ray Hurst, a Star resident…