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US-95 Palouse Region Study​

This study follows the Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) process. The intent of the study is to help ITD identify and prioritize potential transportation improvements from Snow Road south of Moscow to the Latah/Benewah county line.​​​​​​​

The purpose of this meeting is to:

  • Share alternatives refined from community input, data, and analysis.

  • Gather your input, which shapes this final stage of this planning study

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  • Provide your comments in person or online (scan the QR code)

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Timeline

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Next Steps

The planning phase of this study will conclude in early 2027 and may identify multiple short- and long-term improvements. These projects may advance separately to design and environmental phases, including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review, as funding becomes available. This serves as public notice that the PEL outcomes may be adopted during the environmental review process per 23 U.S.C. 168.

US-95 Vision and Draft Purpose & Need

The Vision and Purpose and Need Statements were reviewed by stakeholders, agencies, and the public in spring 2024, and their feedback was incorporated.

Vision
To determine purposeful investments in the transportation network to improve safety and mobility and serve the communities and regional economic needs.

Purpose
The purpose of the transportation improvements on US-95 between Snow Road and the Latah/Benewah county line is to enhance quality of life through transportation by:

  • Reducing congestion through improved travel time reliability

  • Continuing to enhance a regional north-south connection between Lewiston and Coeur d’Alene as an important element of local and regional commerce

  • Accommodating walking and biking where appropriate on the U.S. highway system

  • Promoting safety by addressing geometric and operational deficiencies

Need

The need for transportation improvements on US-95 between Snow Road and the Latah/ Benewah county line is:

  • ​Current and future (2050) congestion

  • Inefficient movement of freight and through traffic on the one-way couplet due to the 25-mph design speed, on-street parking, and sharp turning radii at the intersections of SH-8 and US-95

  • ​Inadequate or lack of accommodation for travelers walking and biking to school, work, and shops

  • Geometric and operational deficiencies on the US-95 corridor, including deficiencies associated with horizontal and vertical curves, substandard grades, narrow shoulders, and passing opportunities

Traffic Operations: No Build 2050

Most intersections on US-95 in Moscow currently operate at an acceptable level of service (LOS). LOS is graded from A to F. Worsening LOS represents increased delays and wait times. We anticipate some specific intersections and single-lane movements will progress to an unacceptable LOS by 2050, our study design year.

Non-Signalized Intersections

US-95 traffic flow would remain stable, but movements from side streets onto or across US-95 would experience significant delays at:

  • Rodeo Drive

  • Morton Street

  • C Street

  • 1st Street

  • Styner Avenue

  • Southview Avenue

Traffic Queuing

The most frequent vehicle movements on US-95 are near capacity and will continue to worsen without improvements:

  • Northbound US-95 to westbound 3rd Street. 

  • Eastbound from Jackson Street (US-95) onto SH-8. Queuing on Jackson Street will cause delays on College Street.

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