Downtown Idaho Street closure puts VRT Routes 17 and 40 on detour
BOISE - A road closure on Idaho Street between 3rd and 5th streets downtown has two Valley Regional Transit bus routes on detour, according to service alerts the agency posted Nov. 9.
Inbound Route 17 is detouring, and the stops at Idaho and 3rd and at Idaho and 5th are closed with no temporary stops, VRT said.
Route 40 buses heading to VRT's downtown transit center are detouring from 3rd Street to Bannock Street, then left on 6th Street before returning to their route on Idaho Street, according to the alert.
Separately, VRT closed the stop at W. Emerald Street and N. Rifleman Street and placed a temporary stop just before it.
The alerts do not say why Idaho Street is closed or when it will reopen.