Why it Matters
This project will provide a bypass option for traffic traveling past Twin Falls, separating through traffic (particularly commercial traffic) from local motorists using Twin Falls as a destination.
When complete, the Twin Falls Alternate Route will be a two-lane, limited-access road. The new road will be wider and follow a different alignment than the current road. The project also includes construction of a four-lane steel-girder bridge over Rock Creek Canyon.
Project Description
The Twin Falls Alternate Route Stage II begins west of Twin Falls, will take two years to complete, and will result in a wider and realigned route. The project will connect with Stage I and continue west along Pole Line Road to 2400 East Road then south to the U.S. 93/U.S. 30 junction.
The first stage of the Twin Falls Alternate Route from Blue Lakes Boulevard to Grandview Drive was completed in 2006. Construction on subsequent phasing was halted due to lack of funding.
The completed first stage begins in a rural section just west of Grandview Drive and consists of four lanes (two travel lanes in each direction) with a depressed median ending just west of Washington Street. From just west of Washington Street to the end of the project at Blue Lakes Boulevard, the route includes six lanes (three travel lanes in each direction) with a raised, landscaped median.
Current Status
 Advertised: June 29, 2009
Bids opened: July 28, 2009
Contractor: W.W. Clyde & Co., Springville, Utah [bid results]
Bid awarded: August 21, 2009
Estimated Construction Start: September 28, 2009
Current Project Phase: Awaiting Construction
Estimated Completion: September 2011
Project News Releases
News Release: November 23, 2009 | September 21, 2009 | September 14, 2009 | September 11, 2009 | July 29, 2009
Project Materials: Video - U.S. 93, Groundbreaking Ceremony
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