{"id":6001,"date":"2017-01-18T03:15:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T03:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=6001"},"modified":"2017-01-18T03:15:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T03:15:23","slug":"emergency-repairs-potholes-continue-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/emergency-repairs-potholes-continue-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Repairs to Potholes Continue on I-84"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A seven-mile stretch of I-84 between Nampa and Caldwell sustained significant damage due to winter storms and harsh weather conditions.\u00a0 Large potholes formed on both eastbound and westbound lanes causing accidents and serious property damage to vehicles.\u00a0 Vehicles sustained damage when they struck the potholes.\u00a0 Some went out of control and collided with other vehicles.\u00a0 The reported property damage included flattened tires, damaged rims and other serious types of damage, including injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Potholes form after snow or rain seep into the soil under the roadway.\u00a0 With extremely cold temperatures, a few days of warmer weather, then the return of freezing and below temperatures, moisture formed below the pavement that caused the ground to expand, pushing the pavement up.\u00a0 A cavity then forms between the pavement and ground below it as the temperatures fluctuate.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I-84 has a large volume of semi-truck and heavy vehicle traffic that travels on it each day.\u00a0 When vehicles drive over the formed cavity, the pavement cracks and gives way into the hollow space and a pothole forms.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing the safety hazards created, ITD crews have been making temporary repairs to the roadway.\u00a0 Exit ramps were blocked, lanes closed and speeds reduced to allow the repairs.\u00a0 This stretch of I-84 was scheduled to be resurfaced in 2018; 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