Access Management
Safe access to businesses is crucial to the viability of Fairview Avenue: Customers who feel unsafe getting to an establishment may potentially take their business elsewhere and traffic accidents can tie up traffic and potential clientele for considerable amounts of time.
As part of the Fairview Avenue, Linder Road to Orchard Street Concept Design, ACHD is developing an access management plan to increase safety and reduce congestion along the corridor. Click on the following links to learn more about access management.
Access Management Video
Safe Access is Good For Business
Throughout the Treasure Valley, growth has increased demand on the transportation system. This is especially evident on Fairview Avenue, a significant transportation corridor that serves both Boise and Meridian, where commercial and residential growth have contributed to increased traffic. Growth has not only resulted in congestion throughout the corridor, but it has also unintentionally moved traffic onto other roadways that weren’t meant to carry large amounts of traffic. ffic.
As a result, the Ada County Highway District has recently begun work on a concept design for Fairview Avenue between Orchard Street in Boise to Linder Road in Meridian. The goal of this concept design is to determine the best future use for Fairview and develop a long-range transportation plan to improve mobility throughout the corridor.
Purpose of Project
- Improve safety
- Determine transportation needs of the corridor
- Determine how to accommodate future traffic demand
- Evaluate bicycle, pedestrian and transit options
- Improve traffic operations
- Determine lane configurations