The Road Wizard appears in The
Idaho Statesman each week to explore local transportation matters. He tries to find out why situations
occur and what is being done about them. The Wizard's column is a public service
provided by ACHD.
If you have a question for the Wiz, send it to the Road Wizard, in care of The Idaho
Statesman, Box #D223, P.O. Box 40, Boise, ID 83707. You may include photos of a
particular situation, but photos cannot be returned. Or send e-mail to
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Road Wizard Archive - 2006
December 31 School
zone signs, Meridian/Overland rebuild, Maple Grove/Fairview right turns
December 24 Maple Grove
Road closure, sight lines at the Five Mile Road RR crossing
December 17 Interim signal
installations, signal at Cole/Amity, Maple Grove widening sign
December 10 Lost free-running
rights, State/28th clear zone, tale of two 36th Streets
December 3 New signal
at Amity/Ten Mile, Ten Mile widening, Meridian projects update
November 26 Driver's
Ed (graduate course), blocked Bogus Basin sign, BSU parking
November 19 New median
on Locust Grove at Fairview, signal timing on weekends
November 12 8th Street
signal timing, Capitol Boulevard restriping, signal at Ustick/Meridian
November 5
Update on Maple Grove (Fairview to Franklin), traffic cams, four-way stops
October 29
STOP signs at Kimball/Irving, turn signal at Discovery Way, deceleration lanes
October 22
Merging onto State Street from VMP, Cabela's traffic, smoother RR crossings
October 15
Bicycle detection at signals, work in the right-of-way, proper signaling space
October 8
Sidewalk obstacles, Three Cities River Crossing recommendation
October 1
Emergency service pre-empts at Eagle/Franklin, backups on State Street
September 24 Railroad
crossing at Milwaukee/Franklin, interim signals on Five Mile Road
September 17 Scooters
on the Connector, placing detector loops, signal at Victory/Meridian
September 10 Trucks and
Interstate speeds, morning commute on Eagle Road ...
September 3 Road
closure signage, trucks and uncovered loads, I-84 markers
August 27
Status reports on Maple Grove widening, Locust Grove overpass and widening
August 20
Carol Street, Signal at Fred Meyers, State/Glenwood ruts
August 13
Bumpy RR crossing at Amity/Enterprise, good and bad roadway patches
August 6
Maple Grove extension status, best drive time to BSU, sidewalk issues
July 30
Compression brakes within Boise City, post-intersection merging
July 16 & 23
Cole Road bridge over the New York Canal, McMillan Road sight obstruction
July 9
Future of 36th Street/Shasta, getting onto Chinden at Shandee
in the morning
July 2
Signal for Maple Grove/Amity, broken detection loop at Cloverdale/Franklin
June 25
Big rigs parking on residential streets, road hazards,
Meridian signal timing
June 18
Mace Road, more on downtown delivery trucks, Five Mile
roadwork delays
June 11
Delivery trucks on Front Street, Ustick school sidewalk,
proper shoulder use
June 4
Lochsa Falls' sunken sewer trenches, signal at Federal
Way/Tolpmis
May 28
Motorcycles and lane splitting, abuse of center turn
lane on Chinden Boulevard
May 21
Illegal parking in bike lanes; fixing potholes, intersections
and RR crossings
May 14
How a cyclist can get the green, potholes, busy intersection
etiquette
May 7
Signal timing at McMillan/Cloverdale, rights
from Mountain View to Glenwood
April 30
Maple Grove/McMillan intersection, Bergeson
obstruction, Ustick overlay
April 23
Nasty bump at McMillan Road/Saguaro Canyon,
H-P signal sensor placement
April 16
Rut relief for State/36th/VMP, blue street reflectors,
center turn lanes
April 9
Location of Ada/Boise county line, controls
on Cloverdale sewer project
April 2
Amity Road and the New York Canal, using shoulders
as right-turn lanes
March 26
16th Street construction delays, roundabout safety
question for walkers
March 19
East End stop signs; left turns on red lights, plow-proof
reflectors
March 12
Milwaukee/Franklin RR crossing, one-way traffic
on 13th Street in Boise
March 5
Neighborhood traffic counts, utility patches,
15th Street traffic calming
February 26
Elder Street parking, right-only lane at Home Depot/SH 55, Eagle/Franklin
February 19
Ada County's busiest intersections, fixing temporary asphalt on Hill Road
February 12
Proper use of the right-turn lane off State Street near Home Depot at SH 55
February 05
Signal timing at Fairview/Hickory, Latah sign on Americana Boulevard
January 29
Safe use of the westbound offramp at I-84/Eagle Road, doghouse signals
January 22
Street name signs and landscaping, Myrtle Street timing, more on Vista/I-84
Vista/I-84 Special
January 15
Signal function and operation near Boise Airport, I-84 ramps and Wright Street
January 8
Protected signal at Wright/Vista, Summerwind Drive street sign, 8th Street
January 1
Island markers on Gary Lane, illegal roadside signs, bikes and intersections