ITD monitoring North Idaho project impacts amid regional operator strike

COEUR d'ALENE - The Idaho Transportation Department is aware of the operator strike in eastern Washington and we are assessing potential impacts to projects in North Idaho. Projects that involve operator work-such as the State Highway 53 Pleasant View Interchange, Interstate 90/State Highway 41 Interchange, I-90 expansion project, and the I-90 Coeur d'Alene River Bridges-are likely to experience the most significant delays and schedule impacts if the work stoppage continues.

It is too early to determine the exact scope or duration of those impacts, but our project teams are in close contact with contractors to evaluate schedules and explore mitigation options.

The Idaho Transportation Department is not involved in the labor negotiations and cannot speak to those discussions. Questions about the strike itself should be directed to the union representatives.