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May 3, 2018
C. Jay Coles
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642
VIA EMAIL
RE: H-2018-0039 FP SKY MESA COMMONS SUBDIVISION NO 1
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has reviewed the referenced final plat application by
Lionwood Properties, LLC for Sky Mesa Commons Subdivision No 1 consisting of 58 single family
residential building lots and 6 common lots on a site located south of East Taconic Drive and west of
South Eagle Road, east of SH-69 (Meridian Road) milepost 6.52. ITD has the following comments:
1. This project does not abut the State highway system.
2. ITD has concerns about traffic impacts to the State Highway system from this proposed
development. This development will gain access to the State Highway system at the I-84/SH-
55 (North Eagle Road) interchange. The City is reminded that the I-84 and SH-55 (Eagle
Road) corridors are already congested. This project will increase the number of vehicle trips in
these corridors. While this individual development is not large, the accumulation of
developments accessing the State Highway system at the I-84/SH-55 (North Eagle Road)
interchange is creating additional congestion. As the City continues to add additional trips to
these corridors through development, the congestion will worsen until the roadway system is
ultimately overloaded and fails. ITD has no current funding assigned to mitigate traffic
congestion in the I-84 and SH-55 (Eagle Road) corridors in this area. Additionally, the SH-69
corridor is also already congested. This project will increase the number of vehicle trips in the
SH-69 corridor as well. As the City continues to add additional trips to the SH-69 corridor
through development, the congestion will worsen until the roadway system is ultimately
overloaded and fails. ITD has no current funding assigned to mitigate traffic congestion in the
SH-69 corridor in this area.
3. Idaho Code 40-1910 does not allow advertising within the right-of-way of any State highway
system.
4. IDAPA 39.03.60 rules govern advertising along the State highway system. The applicant may
contact Justin Pond, Program Manager for ITD’s Headquarters Right-of-Way Section at (208)
334-8832 for more information.
5. ITD does not object to the construction of 58 single family residential building lots and 6
common lots as presented in the application.
If you have any questions, you may contact Tom Haynes at (208) 334-8944 or me at (208) 332-7190.
Sincerely,
Ken Couch
Development Services Coordinator
Ken.Couch@itd.idaho.gov