Planning and Project Management

As the local road building agency for all of Ada County, ACHD has led the way in increasing on-street bicycle lanes and facilities. The Ada County Highway District plans for bicycle facilities as part of all of our road projects. A commitment that has led, in part, to the doubling of the miles of bikeways over the past decade. Bike lane mileage in the county has increased nearly fivefold since the mid-1990s, when the tally was only 57 miles.

Bicycle Resources

The Capital Projects Team is responsible for the management of ACHD's capital projects. Project Managers are paired with projects from beginning to end. This includes administation, scheduling, budgeting, design, cost estimating, right-of way acquistition and delivering projects for bidding and construction. Project Managers then provide oversite for projects during construction.

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Community Programs are ACHD projects developed to expand and enhance a safe, efficient, and accessible pedestrian and bicycle network for all residents of Ada County. A target of 5% of the annual Integrated Five-Year Work Plan capital funds are dedicated to Community Programs, with a fair geographic distribution in each city per year.

Community Programs Objectives:

• Emphasize Safe Routes to Schools.
• Support the reduction of school safety busing.
• Reach out to constituents and respond to public needs.
• Promote community and neighborhood involvement and support.
• Optimize the use of fiscal resources.
• Bring Ada County to ADA compliance, improving mobility for the disabled.

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Pavement Management is responsible for inspecting and monitoring pavement condition on over 4,825 lane miles of roadway. This division determines required repairs, and schedules repair or rebuild as necessary to maintain ACHD's high quality roadway standards, currently rated as "the best in the Northwest!"

For additional information:

ACHD Main Line:
208-387-6100
Planning and Projects
208-387-6119
Or contact us at: Tell Us

ACHD's Planning & Programming Team looks to the future to help ensure our roads, bridges, and transportation needs are met, based on public input and how the region is growing. Planning and Programming oversees corridor transportation studies, transportation modeling, coordination with comprehensive plans, mid-term investment planning via the Integrated Five Year Work Plan and the implementation of the Pedestrian Bicycle Transition Plan. The Department processes community program requests and applications from citizens and partner agencies, and programs projects such sidewalks, bicycle improvements and other pedestrian enhancements. This team also pursues and manages outside funding opportunities for the District.

For additional information:

ACHD Main Line:
208-387-6100
Planning and Programming
208-387-6119
Or contact us at: Tell Us

ACHD's Right-of-Way team is responsible for acquiring property associated with the District’s capital projects and maintenance work. They initiate and manage license agreements for long term activities in the public rights of way (e.g. landscaping, fences, etc.); and organize the vacation of public right of way which is deemed no longer necessary for public use by the District, and administers Roadside Memorials.

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Utilities are found underneath, adjacent and over roadways. They include pipes as large as 6 feet in diameter, that carry water, stormwater, sewer, petroleum products and natural gas as well as cables which provide telephone, fiber optics, cable TV and other telecommunications services. The ACHD Utility Section is responsible for monitoring, coordinating and facilitating the activities of public and private utilities withing the public rights-of-way and under the jurisdiction of ACHD, minimizing the impact to the roadway and the traveling public.

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For additional information:

ACHD Main Line:
208-387-6100
Utilities
208-387-6259
Or contact us at: Tell Us