Construction underway from August 2022 to Summer 2025 redesigned and expanded the I-86/I-15 System Interchange originally built in the 1960s (Ramsey, 2025). New roadways were built for I-15 that eliminated left exit ramps. Additionally a c/d roadway was added along I-15 northbound.
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A diamond interchange (Exit 73) with Northgate Parkway was constructed in anticipation of the Northgate master-planned community (Vitu, 2018). Costing $13.1 million to build, the exchange opened to traffic following a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on December 6, 2019 (O'Connell, 2019).
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I-15 continues south across Chubbuck Road into the directional T interchange (Exit 72) with Interstate 86 west.
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Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) is located north of I-86/U.S. 30, 7.8 miles west of Exit 72 in western reaches of Pocatello.
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Interstate 86 travels 63.17 miles west from I-15 and Pocatello to American Falls and I-84 north of the Cotterel Mountains. I-84 extends west from I-86 to Boise and Portland, Oregon.
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The Pocatello business loop from Interstate 15 runs southwest along Pocatello Creek Road from Exit 71 to Alameda Road west.
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Business Loop I-15 combines with U.S. 91 along Yellowstone Avenue south to a couplet with U.S. 30 on 4th/5th Avenues through Downtown Pocatello.
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Measuring 5.55 miles in length, Business Loop I-15 returns to I-15 alongside U.S. 30/91 at Exit 67.
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References:
Ramsey, L. (2025, January 8). Entering its final year of construction, massive interchange project expected to leave ‘legacy’. EastIdahoNews.com. https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/01/entering-its-final-year-of-construction-massive-interchange-project-expected-to-leave-legacy/
Vitu, T. (2018, February 5). Pocatello, Chubbuck join forces to expand to the northeast. Idaho Business Review. https://idahobusinessreview.com/2018/02/05/pocatello-chubbuck-join-forces-to-expand-to-the-northeast/
O'Connell, J. (2019, November 24). Interstate 15 Northgate interchange to open on Dec. 6. Idaho State Journal. https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/interstate-15-northgate-interchange-to-open-on-dec-6/article_79869ce9-3640-569f-a4da-832b2e9b2f27.html
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