<body><div>KIMBERLY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Idaho Transportation Department is studying what improvements may be needed along a major corridor connecting Twin Falls to Exit 182 on Interstate 84.The study covers about nine miles of State Highway 50 and U.S. 30, examining 13 intersections, traffic patterns, crash data and possible changes.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2UFp6O_1CkEYSRK00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2UFp6O_1CkEYSRK00" width="1300" height="787" ><figcaption>ITD studies improvements on major Magic Valley highway corridor. (Idaho Transportation Department)</figcaption></figure>ITD Project Manager Darren LaMay and other transportation officials held a workshop Wednesday night to gather input from community stakeholders, asking them to identify safety concerns and areas that need improvement.“These folks see the corridor and drive it almost daily, if not daily, and so they know more about the corridor than any of us studying it when they live here,” LaMay said.LaMay said growth in the area is driving the need for the study.“The amount of growth in this area has been pretty large and it’s going to continue to get larger so, not only with residential development, but also commercially,” he said.One of the central questions in the study is the future of the Hansen Bridge.“The Hansen Bridge is 60 years old this year. It was opened to traffic in 1966 and built in the 1960s, and as a result, it’s reaching the end of its design life,” LaMay said.LaMay said the bridge is regularly inspected and maintained, but a potential replacement is one option being studied. If a new bridge moves forward, construction would likely happen in phases to keep traffic moving.“We would construct two lanes of the new bridge adjacent to the current bridge, shift traffic over to that portion, while we demo the existing bridge and then build the other two lanes,” he said.Twin Falls County Emergency Management Coordinator Jackie Frey said the corridor needs to be able to handle growth while keeping people safe.“Making sure that our first responders have the space they need when responding to any kind of an emergency,” Frey said. “I think that we need to really recognize that while the population is increasing, we always want to have projects that are for the safety. We always address the Hansen or Prime Bridge because of high wind issues.”ITD officials said the project is still in the planning phase and no construction funding has been secured. The agency plans to continue studying the corridor before holding another workshop and a public meeting later this year.</div></body>

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KIMBERLY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Idaho Transportation Department is studying what improvements may be needed along a major corridor connecting Twin Falls to Exit 182 on Interstate 84. The study covers about nine miles of State Highway 50 and U.S. 30, examining 13 intersections, traffic patterns, crash data and...

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KIMBERLY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Idaho Transportation Department is studying what improvements may be needed along a major corridor connecting Twin Falls 

ITD studies improvements on major Magic Valley highway corridor

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