In the past month, I have driven back and forth on US 30 in Benton County repeatedly. Each time, I approached the Luzerne corner (County Road V44) or IA 21 wondering if this was the time that the last barriers would be removed.
A month ago, 30 became “three” lanes, with both new westbound lanes open except at either end of the previous crossover and one eastbound lane open until restriping and cleanup was done.
As I drove west on Tuesday, I approached the Luzerne corner again and the short closure wasn’t there. Traffic was moving in two lanes eastbound. I caught up to the trucks with crews pitching the cones and poles to the side. They were working east to west, so that once the cars passed them, it was smooth sailing. At 4:30, all they had left to do was go through the IA 21 exit and take the “>>>” light with them.
US 30 is four lanes from Ogden to Lisbon, and there will be more time ahead to write about that.