Mountain Rides Transportation Authority is in the process of acquiring 0.75 acres of land in Bellevue’s light-industrial district to expand its existing facility to fit a future fleet of electric buses on the corner of Gannett Road and Clover Street.
Though Friedman Memorial Airport reported a 98 percent year-over-year decrease in commercial traffic for the month of May, overall operations were down only 4 percent last month due to an uptick in takeoffs and landings by private planes.
The Idaho Transportation Department is inviting residents to provide input on a proposed project to widen state Highway 75 south of Ketchum between Elkhorn Road and River Street.
Construction crews got to work repairing sections of state Highway 75 last Friday, June 5. The roadwork seeks to mend damage inflicted by winter freeze-thaw cycles between Hailey and Lake Creek Road north of Ketchum. Here, crews were hard at work repairing damage at the intersection of Elkho…
A plan to acquire about 385 acres from Eccles Flying Hat Ranch received strong support from Airport Authority board members Tuesday night.
Crews will begin repair work this week on a stretch of state Highway 75 between Hailey and Lake Creek Road north of Ketchum, addressing areas damaged during the winter’s freeze-thaw cycles, the Idaho Transportation Department announced on Monday.
Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey announced via Facebook on Monday that the Transportation Security Administration is allowing one liquid hand sanitizer container up to 12 ounces per passenger in carry-on bags until further notice.
Though fewer people may be getting behind the wheel during the COVID-19 pandemic, that doesn’t mean roads are safer, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
Delta, United and Alaska airlines will offer daily nonstop flights between Sun Valley and five major U.S. cities this summer—Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco and Salt Lake City.
Following authorization from the Hailey City Council and Blaine County commissioners last week, Friedman Memorial Airport has officially secured a CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) grant of $11.4 million.
Trail Creek Road is open this weekend, Blaine County announced on its website, allowing access to the summit a week before expected.
The Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) will likely receive $18.4 million in relief funds from the federal CARES Act Airport Program, it was announced during a regular Friedman Memorial Airport Authority meeting Tuesday.
Work began this week to replace the Four Mile Bridge along state Highway 75 near Galena Lodge, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
The Mountain Rides Transportation Authority is hoping to receive grant funding for a new non-emergency medical transport (NEMT) service between valley cities and Twin Falls, the organization announced on earlier this month.
As airports across the country continue to experience steep drop-offs in passenger loads due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) in Hailey is seeing similar repercussions, airport Manager Chris Pomeroy said.
The Fly Sun Valley Alliance announced on Friday a number of “significant” reductions and cancellations of flights to and from Sun Valley’s Friedman Memorial Airport for the remainder of March.
On Monday and Tuesday, two inbound planes from Seattle—flights that prior to the coronavirus outbreak would typically carry about 150 passengers—brought 15 people into Hailey.
Earlier this week, the Mountain Rides Transportation Authority stopped collecting fares to reduce person-to-person contact and protect its drivers from potentially sick passengers during the COVID-19 outbreak.
In an effort to reduce person-to-person contact amid the COVID-19 outbreak—and protect drivers from potentially sick passengers—the Mountain Rides Transportation Authority has stopped collecting fares.
The Idaho Transportation Department has instituted a 90-day extension on some credentials to reduce large gatherings of people in DMV offices.
Friedman Memorial Airport saw a net positive flow of people enter the valley over the weekend, with seat map data showing inbound flights from the West Coast fuller than their outbound counterparts.
As schools in Hailey—and the Community Campus—go dark this week over fears of coronavirus, the Friedman Memorial Airport will continue operations as usual.
The Friedman Memorial Airport is seeking between 30 and 60 volunteers to assist with its springtime crash simulation, scheduled for Tuesday, May 19.
Citing an increase in enplanements, the Friedman Memorial Airport Authority board decided on Tuesday evening to approve a $71,350 work order with Boise-based T-O Engineers, allowing the airport to move ahead on a summer parking lot expansion project.
The Mountain Rides Transit Authority board is entertaining the idea of offering free bus fare with certain purchases from local businesses to advertise its service.
Due to widespread air traffic delays across the country, weather and increased flight traffic in and out of Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, passengers dealt with several flight delays, diversions and at least one flight cancellation over the holidays.
Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey is considering expanding its parking lot in to accommodate the growing number of customers choosing to park and fly. Airport staff will work with the Airport Authority board’s Finance and Lease Committee to review financial projects and determine available…
Customers can now know the wait at the Blaine County Department of Motor Vehicles before they go, thanks to real-time online monitoring.
With many travelers flying in and out of Hailey this holiday season, locals and visitors alike can expect busy airport lines and parking lots.
Mountain Rides Transportation Authority has received $2,500 from the Limelight Foundation to go toward bus-pass scholarships, Executive Director Wally Morgus announced Wednesday.
The Ketchum Ranger District has instituted an area closure in the Warm Springs drainage to protect wintering elk and deer. All Sawtooth National Forest lands from the West Fork of Warm Springs east to Ketchum and north of Warm Springs Road, within the Warm Springs drainage, are closed t…
With 10 days until Christmas, holiday travelers may already be packing their bags to get in their sleigh and head to their holiday destination. According to AAA, a record 614,000 Idahoans will make a holiday getaway this season.
A new Idaho law passed during the 2019 legislative session takes effect Jan. 1 requiring Idaho drivers to maintain proof of insurance or face registration suspension.
Friedman Memorial Airport is the second most valuable in the state, according to a forthcoming report from the Idaho Transportation Department, bringing in some $305 million to the region.
Following discussion during a meeting Tuesday, the Friedman Memorial Airport Authority board unanimously approved a series of parking lot rate increases. The new rates will help fund improvements and maintenance to the Hailey airport’s three parking lots.
Company’s coming, and families should stock up on gravy and pumpkin pie. According to AAA’s latest projections, about 55.3 million travelers are expected to roam far from home to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. That’s the most since 2005, and nearly a million and a half more than last year…
The Hailey City Council reviewed a draft ordinance change Monday that would further restrict street-side parking of vehicles and trailers in the city right of way.
Trail Creek Road is closed for the winter season beginning today, Nov. 27, from the gates just east of Sun Valley all the way over Trail Creek Summit. The Lost River Highway District in Custer County has also closed its side of the summit beginning today, according to Blaine County’s website.
With big game animals on the move for mating and migration, wildlife-vehicle collisions tend to peak this time of year, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is urging drivers to slow down and be extra careful.
Idaho motor-vehicle owners will need to provide proof of insurance for two consecutive months or risk having their registration suspended, beginning in 2020.
The Hailey City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit hands-on use of cell phones while cycling in the city. The penalty is an infraction with a fixed fine of $61.50.
Under a new law that takes effect Jan. 1, the Idaho Transportation Department’s Division of Motor Vehicles must establish an online insurance verification system for motor vehicle insurance coverage, and vehicle owners who do not have insurance for two consecutive months risk having their re…
Administrators of Friedman Memorial Airport are proposing raising parking fees at the airport to have funding to complete a variety of deferred maintenance projects that have been on the waiting list for more than 35 years.
Starting Oct. 1, 2020, Idahoans and all other residents of the United States will be required to have a Star Card or other federally accepted form of ID to board a flight or access a federal building. After that date, a standard issue driver’s license will no longer be accepted as a form of …
Thanks to funding from the Bellevue Urban Renewal Agency, which provides financing to redevelopment and public improvement programs, residents have some reprieve from the weather in the form of a new bus shelter on Main Street. Associate Planner for Community Development Ashley Dyer, left, a…
About 40 people showed up for a public comment workshop at the Community Campus in Hailey last Thursday to review plans by the Idaho Transportation Department to rebuild Main Street in the city.
A human-caused brush fire burned 27.7 acres between Picabo Desert Road and East Magic Road along state Highway 75 in southern Blaine County on Thursday, Oct. 10, shutting the highway down for more than an hour.
Stop signs are being replaced with yield signs at certain crossings in Idaho to be consistent with the signs at railroad crossings in the rest of the United States.
The Idaho Transportation Department will close U.S. Highway 20 between mileposts 164 and 173 near Fairfield on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 16 and 17, as crews pave the newly constructed Willow Creek and Rock Creek bridges. The closures are expected to begin at 11 a.m. and are anticipat…
The Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday approved and recommended to the City Council a new section in the city’s comprehensive plan dedicated to land use and zoning around Freidman Memorial Airport.
Local pilots say Friedman Memorial Airport is a little safer after about 200 cottonwood trees were removed from the south end of the runway over the summer.
The Idaho Transportation Department is continue repairs this week on state Highway 75 south of Ketchum, between Weyyakin Drive and River Street at the southern entrance to town. Additional work will take place near Hailey.
Mountain Rides is planning to electrify about a quarter of its fleet by spring 2021, Executive Director Wally Morgus said Wednesday.
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