RE: US 95

[Tom Trail <ttrail@moscow.com>]

>X-From_: JCarpent@itd.state.id.us  Tue Oct 24 09:56:14 2000
>From: Jim Carpenter <JCarpent@itd.state.id.us>
>To: "'Tom Trail'" <ttrail@moscow.com>

Visionaries:  This letter from Jim Carpenter, DOT, concerning the bypass
proposal may be
of interest.  The development of a website specifically for the
Moscow-Lewiston 95 Project
would be a useful tool in soliciting citizen input.

Rep. Tom Trail

>Representative Trail,
>
>Thank you for forwarding the e-mail.  I contacted our Coeur d'Alene office
>for more information on their site.  I haven't got a cost estimate from them
>yet, but I did find out that it is for a corridor study only and has no
>construction dollars tied to it yet.  We (District 2) applied for a corridor
>study for an alternate route around Moscow, but it wasn't funded.  This is
>not a fault with the IT Board as much as it was the lowest priority that
>Moscow and their Transportation Committee had submitted to us.  The City had
>selected three projects in a letter to us dated 8/3/00 which included
>realignment of SH-8 and Mtn View Rd, surface repairs to Washington St.
>(US-95) and a corridor study of SH-8 in the Third St. area.  We concur with
>the City that these projects have the greatest impact to them due to the
>traffic volumes involved.  The IT Board approved Moscow's highest priority
>request and the third priority request at their September meeting.  The
>issue of an alternate route while not funded like the one in Cd'A, is being
>reviewed for local impacts by Moscow's Transportation Committee.  We are a
>member of this group and feel that it has been a very effective group for
>the City.
>
>When I get more details on the website I'll let you know and see if it is
>practical for our projects between Lewiston Hill and Moscow.  I hope this
>explanation is helpful to you.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Trail [mailto:ttrail@moscow.com]
>Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 11:41 AM
>To: jcarpent@itd.state.id.us
>Subject: US 95 and the uncomprehensive ITD
>
>
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>>Subject: US 95 and the uncomprehensive ITD
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>>Jim--thought you'd be interested.
>
>Rep. Tom Trail/Dist. 5
>>
>>The Idaho Transportation Dept has added a new web page.
>>It's called The North Coeur d Alene Corridor Plan:
>>http://www.whpacific.com/us95/
>>It is an interactive information page for the citizens of Coeur d Alene to
>>actively participate in the planning of the future for US 95 in that Area.
>>It is a good step in the right direction for providing interaction between
>>citizens and the ITD.
>>What I want to know is why don't we have the same sort of site for the
>>future project between Lewiston and Moscow?  The criteria that the ITD has
>>printed as to their reasoning for the on line Coeur d Alene Plan is no
>>different then the criteria for their future work down here.
>>The difference appears to be addressing the community directly with a By
>>Pass (where have I heard that before) or something on that order rather
>than
>>the highway leading into/out of it.
>>Non the less I feel the scale of our local project will also heavily affect
>>our area and certainly should warrant equal effort on the part of the ITD.
>>The IDT Main page is: http://www2.state.id.us/itd/index.htm
>>
>>  David Sarff
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>Dr. Tom Trail
>International Trails
>1375 Mt. View Rd.
>Moscow, Id. 83843
>Tel:  (208) 882-6077
>Fax:  (208) 882-0896
>e mail ttrail@moscow.com
>

Dr. Tom Trail
International Trails
1375 Mt. View Rd.
Moscow, Id. 83843
Tel:  (208) 882-6077
Fax:  (208) 882-0896
e mail ttrail@moscow.com