Last month, the Shoshone Board of County Commissioners approved a temporary easement between the county and Buell Bros. Incorporated that will allow them to replace a bridge over Elk Creek along Potlatch Road in the southern region of Shoshone County.
The bridge, which crosses the St. Joe River connecting the St. Joe River Road and the Northside Road near the Marble Creek area, needed an entirely new deck after Shoshone County Public Works director Jessica Stutzke had been informed by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) that it had been classified as a critical finding.
The Leading Idaho Local Bridge Program (LILB) is set to usher in a new era of opportunity for small contractors across the state. The program, established at a 2020 legislative session, the Idaho Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) received $200 million in state funding the to address poor condition bridges. The LILB is expected