EAGLE, Idaho — A major road project is about to change how thousands of neighbors in Eagle get to school and work each day, with significant upgrades planned along Linder Road to address growing traffic concerns.

Kim Rust moved to Eagle in 2018 and lives just a quarter mile from three schools along Linder Road. Rust and her husband bought their house in 2014, anticipating retiring in the area after 30 years in Winnemucca, Nevada.

When asked about Eagle when she first arrived, Rust described a much different community than the one that exists today.

"It was a lot smaller. There wasn't as much traffic," Rust said.

In the last seven years, she's watched vacant lots turn into new subdivisions, bringing more people and more pressure on local roads.

"It got very busy. A lot of housing got b

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