ID: US95 Realignment South of Moscow

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https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jul/14/a-legacy-project-new-section-of-us-highway-95-open/

A 26-year dream to make U.S. Highway 95 a four-lane highway between Moscow, Idaho, and Lewiston is almost a reality.

The long-awaited four-lane, 6-mile stretch of Highway 95 from the southern end of Moscow to Reisenauer Hill opened to drivers earlier this month, according to the Idaho Transportation Department. About one more mile of widened highway and a bridge over Thorn Creek, which are expected to be finished this fall, is all that's left to complete.

The new highway has been repeatedly delayed over the years by an environmental group's lawsuits challenging the transportation project.

The nearly $90 million highway realignment not only creates more lanes, but makes the road straighter, flatter and safer, according to Megan Jahns, ITD senior public information officer in Coeur d'Alene. The old two-lane highway has sharp curves, steep hills and several driveways intersecting the highways, leading to several injury and fatal crashes over the years, Jahns said.

The new alignment is shown on Google Maps and OSM.

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I'm still seeing an under-construction dashed line in the OSM default map, and Google is still putting its green traffic stripes on the old alignment right on top of the closure. However, I drove the new alignment on 7/12, which is open in both directions.