Government Way Work Starts Today

A half-mile section of Government Way from Dalton to Hanley avenues in Coeur d’Alene will be under construction for the next four months in a long-awaited widening project. More than $3 million is being spent to expand the roadway from two lanes to four lanes plus a center turn lane to serve the busy commercial area north of Interstate 90. The work includes installation of new utility lines. More than $1 million was spent acquiring the right-of-way over the past two years. Work is expected to start today on the outer portions of the thoroughfare. MDM Construction of Hayden will be doing the work/ Mike Prager , SR. More here.

Also: The federal government and the state of Idaho are paying for the majority of the project while the city of Coeur d’Alene is financing the water line improvements.

Question: Do you realize that Councilman Steve Adams would have voted against this very worthy project, given the chance, because federal dollars are paying for the majority of it?