The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is seeking feedback on the recently released draft of its new $5.8 billion Idaho Transportation Investment Program or ITIP, which outlines the state’s transportation priorities and guides investment decisions for the next seven years through 2032. The public comment period closes July 31.
[Above photo by ITD]
Transportation projects included in the draft ITIP range from large-scale interstate improvements to smaller projects, such as the installation of new roadway guardrails. Projects are located throughout Idaho’s 44 counties and involve all modes of transportation, with projects selected for investment based on technical data as well as input from local officials and residents.
The agency noted that its proposed ITIP includes $200 million dedicated to pavement projects and $100 million for bridge projects for each of its seven years.
“The Idaho practice of annually updating a seven-year highway transportation plan helps consider the growth of traffic we are all seeing which is accelerating the need for safety, preservation and capacity improvements supporting communities statewide,” noted ITD Chief Deputy Director Dan McElhinney in a statement.
[Editor’s note: In June, ITD unveiled its first ever Emergency Operation Plan or EOP to help support the state’s broader emergency response and recovery efforts. This EOP establishes how the department will respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters that impact ITD and the state’s transportation system, serving as a baseline for a larger emergency management program.]
“This draft ITIP presents investment needs in highway pavement, bridge repairs, and congestion relief improvements that will provide the Idaho Transportation Board effective options to consider looking ahead for Idaho,” he said.
ITD added that, in mid-June, the Idaho Transportation Board accepted staff recommendations to address congestion on priority corridors using Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation or TECM funds. Those funds came from House Bill 25 – passed by the Idaho legislature in early 2025 – which provides an additional $20 million a year to the TECM fund for the next three years and allows the department to invest an extra $1 billion in the Idaho transportation system.
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