PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fatal crash on Interstate 84 early Friday morning caused the road to be blocked. According to Portland police, officers responded just after 4:40 a.m. to a crash with a pedestrian near the Interstate 205 exits. When officers arrived they said they found the pedestrian dead. The driver remained at the […]
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Expect delays on I-84 in Caldwell for at least the next year as road construction begins
If you’re planning to head along Interstate 84 in Caldwell anytime in the next year, you can expect traffic delays because of construction. Starting Saturday, the Idaho Transportation Department plans to shift westbound traffic to the eastbound lanes between the Centennial Way and Franklin Road interchanges as construction begins to widen the westbound lanes. ITD […]
I-84 on-ramp to close for two months as part of Chinden West project. Here’s what to expect
The Idaho Transportation Department will close the westbound Interstate 84 on-ramp at Franklin Road in Caldwell on May 29 as it begins its Chinden West project. The closure is expected to last until late July. Traffic will be detoured to City Center/10th Avenue via 21st Avenue and Blaine Street in Caldwell. Construction crews will replace […]
Part of I-84 in Patterson closed after 7-vehicle crash with overturned dump truck
Part of I-84 in Patterson is closed after a multiple vehicle crash happened shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday morning on the eastbound side of the highway. New York State Police trooper Aaron Hicks said the crash involved seven vehicles, including an overturned dump truck near mile marker 60.8 eastbound, west of exit 61 and close […]
Prosecutor clears Ada County deputies who fatally shot knife-wielding man on I-84
Ada County Sheriff’s Office deputies were justified in the fatal shooting of a Boise man who repeatedly stabbed a deputy last April on Interstate 84, according to an Idaho prosecutor. Valley County Prosecutor Brian Naugle said in a March 6 letter that there would be no charges brought against the four deputies involved in the […]
Driving into Oregon from Idaho? I-84 closed past Ontario after crane needed at wreck site
Officials in eastern Oregon have closed separate parts of Interstate 84 after a crash Wednesday, causing major delays and detours for travelers trying to go from Idaho past Ontario and heading west. Both directions of I-84 are closed from Exit 374, located 3 miles west of Ontario, all the way to Exit 304 because of […]
Traffic is up on this I-84 interchange west of Boise. More construction is coming
Nampa residents and Canyon County commuters know how congested Karcher Road can get between the Interstate 84 off ramp and Caldwell Boulevard. The Idaho Transportation Department hopes its latest construction project on Karcher Road will help ease traffic that often backs up onto the interstate. If roadwork on the Karcher interchange sounds familiar, that’s because […]
Oregon Department of Transportation braces for snow potential in the gorge; prepared to close I-84
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Dept. of Transportation officials are keeping a close eye as a winter storm system moves through the Columbia River Gorge, preparing to close I-84 if conditions worsen. “The gorge really gets all kinds of different weather systems out there and gets a lot of different microclimates,” ODOT’s Don Hamilton said. […]
Police struggle to upright semi after crash, some lanes near I-84 in Nampa still closed
An Amazon semitrailer accident caused delays near I-84 on Monday morning, according to police. A semi rolled over on North Idaho Center Boulevard in Nampa, just north of Interstate 84, the Nampa Police Department said on social media. After its driver attempted to merge too quickly, the truck rolled over shortly before 9 a.m. and […]