On Friday, the Ada County Highway District closed down the Eckert Road Bridge in East Boise an hour after engineers finished ...

Potential for catastrophic failures is high after a review found the bridge may only be able to support the weight of a ...

The highway district ordered an emergency closure Friday after an evaluation revealed that the bridge, which connects ...

ACHD crews close Eckert Road Bridge after a recent inspection cited “widespread structural decay,” according to an ACHD press release issued, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. The bridge spans the Boise River at ...

Commissioners unanimously approved the emergency closure during a special meeting Friday, only about an hour after ACHD Staff received the inspection report.

Due to widespread structural deficiencies, the Eckert Road Bridge will require full removal and replacement, ACHD Director ...

Eckert Bridge was built in 1957. It is a main route into Boise’s Barber Valley, one of just three bridges connecting the neighborhoods that include Harris Ranch over the Boise River. As BoiseDev ...

Ada County is looking to restrict what type of farmland can be turned into solar farms, but some residents want even more ...

It’s all about “paying it forward.” The 'Boise River Keeper' says he doesn’t do it for money or recognition, but he hopes to ...

Arborist Zeke Willard secured a large downed tree to the Boise River’s south bank Jan. 27, a project that organizers said ...