Changes to access in SH-53 work zone near Pleasant View Road start tomorrow

HAUSER - Major traffic changes are ahead on State Highway 53 near the future Pleasant View Interchange. Work has been ongoing since 2024 to build a new interchange to provide safer access, better mobility for drivers, and eliminate three at-grade railroad crossings for safety.

Impacts to turn lanes at Cloverleaf Road and Hauser Lake Road will start tomorrow. Additional changes at Hauser Lake Road and Hollister Hills Road will start in the second week of May and will include relocating access to SH-53.

• Starting tomorrow, the center acceleration lane at Cloverleaf Road will close for approximately one month.
• Starting tomorrow, the center left turn lane on SH-53 at Hauser Lake Road will close for up to one week until access is shifted to a new safer location to the east. Drivers should use extra caution in this area and remain alert for turning vehicles that may be slowing or stopping in the travel lanes.
• Starting the second week of May, all traffic from Hauser Lake Road and Hollister Hills Road will be directed via a new connector road to a temporary intersection to access the highway. Access to and from the highway will no longer be allowed at either Hauser Lake Road or Hollister Hills Road. This new, temporary intersection will offer improved visibility and safer turning conditions. Drivers will use this intersection until the interchange becomes operational later this summer.

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Access to all businesses on Hauser Lake Road will remain open.

Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead, expect delays, and use caution when traveling through the work zone.

While the new interchange is set to open for traffic this summer, overall completion of the project is expected to be in spring of 2027. Final work extending into next year will focus on closing adjacent at-grade railroad crossings at McGuire Road and Prairie Avenue and instead directing local traffic onto the new interchange.

The project was made possible through a federal grant awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration in 2023, with additional support from BNSF Railway and the Post Falls Highway District. This $30 million investment fulfills a long-term vision first identified in the 2006 Bridging the Valley Study to separate vehicle and rail traffic across the region for safety.

Visit ITD's new and improved website for this project at itd.idaho.gov/projects to learn more about this and other projects on the SH-53 corridor. For statewide traffic information and up-to-the-minute updates on impacts or delays, visit 511.idaho.gov, dial 511 by phone, or download the app.