JEROME, Idaho — Drivers crossing Interstate 84 on Lincoln Avenue South in Jerome will encounter a new traffic pattern starting this week as the major interchange reconstruction project reaches a significant milestone.

The Idaho Transportation Department is switching all traffic to the newly constructed eastbound bridge as part of the 2½-year project to replace the 60-year-old Lincoln Avenue bridge. Jerome I-84 Interchange Gets New Bridge: What Drivers Need to Know

"We're going to switch all the traffic to the new eastbound bridge. It's right behind me," ITD's Courtney Wagner showed Idaho News 6.

The project began in the spring of last year and involves replacing the aging single bridge with two offset bridges designed to handle future traffic volume increases. The first new bridge will

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