Road construction causing significant traffic delays on I-15 near Idaho Falls

I-15 near resort corridor set for back-to-back full weekend closures for repaving, restriping

Interstate 15 near the resort corridor is set for back-to-back full directional weekend closures as crews repave and restripe a stretch of the busy freeway that was included in a $382 million road project.

Road construction causing significant traffic delays on I-15 near Idaho Falls

Courtesy Tyler Johnson IDAHO FALLS – Traffic on Interstate 15 is backed up from Idaho Falls to Inkom Sunday afternoon. The delay in traffic began around 1 p.m., according to multiple witnesses. Lt. Marvin Crain with Idaho State Police tells EastIdahoNews.com the congestion is due to a combination of road construction and a high volume of traffic returning home from the Fourth of July weekend. Crain anticipates the delay lasting several hours. Dr…