Resurfacing project on Rexburg’s Main Street begins Monday with temporary lane closures
REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) - Drivers in Rexburg should prepare for temporary traffic changes as a major resurfacing project along Main Street - also known as SH-33 Business Spur - begins Monday, June 15.
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is starting work to improve and repave Main Street through Rexburg, with crews initially conducting both daytime and nighttime operations next week.
During the first phase of construction, crews will replace curbing and manhole covers during the daytime, which will require short-term one-lane closures in active work zones. Streetside parking will also be temporarily eliminated between Second East and Fourth West where crews are working.
Officials say alternate parking will be available off Main Street, and businesses along the corridor will remain open and accessible throughout construction.
Once utility work is completed, the project will shift exclusively to nighttime operations beginning Monday, June 22. Crews will work from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
From Sunday through Thursday nights, traffic will be shifted to one side of the roadway while crews remove and replace asphalt. ITD says paving will be completed within a single overnight shift to ensure all travel lanes reopen during daytime hours.
Nighttime work zones will move through multiple sections of the highway, beginning from Second East to Pioneer Road and later extending from the U.S. Highway 20 Exit 333 interchange to 12th West.
The interchange itself will not be resurfaced because it was recently reconstructed in 2024.
This portion of the project is expected to be completed by early August.
Locally known as Main Street and Second East, these popular downtown Rexburg roadways make up the SH-33 Business Spur, which is managed by the state. Unlike a traditional business loop, the spur branches north toward Sugar City, where the roadway transitions to county ownership and does not reconnect with U.S. 20.
Motorists are encouraged to slow down in work zones, watch for crews and equipment, and plan ahead for possible delays.
Current traffic conditions and construction updates can be found through the Idaho 511 app or online at 511.idaho.gov.
