Community Input

Together, ITD and the City of McCall have engaged in community outreach, including a public meeting in August 2025, to introduce the project, share concept designs, and gather community feedback. The following themes summarize what we heard from the 111 submitted comments:

Project direction

Expressed support for moving SH-55 through traffic, particularly large trucks, from downtown to Deinhard Lane and Boydstun Street.
Others questioned whether the exchange would change travel patterns, how the new route would be enforced, and whether the benefits justify the cost.

Traffic and congestion

Supported reducing downtown congestion and directing through traffic and large trucks away from the downtown core.
Concerns included seasonal traffic, future growth, regional travel, and whether the proposed improvements would successfully direct drivers to the new route.
Asked that the Deinhard-Boydstun corridor safely accommodate trucks through appropriate pavement, turning space, and winter maintenance.

Safety and access

Raised concerns about increased traffic and vehicle speeds along Deinhard Lane and Boydstun Street and requested safer access to neighborhoods, side streets, businesses, and individual properties.
Suggested improvements included lower speeds, turn lanes, signals, roundabouts, and enforcement.
Other concerns included curves, roadway grades, limited visibility, winter conditions, truck noise, and unsecured loads.

Walking, biking, and rolling

Requested continuous sidewalks, bike lanes, or separated multi-use pathways along both corridors.
Comments expressed a preference for facilities separated from vehicle traffic and connected to McCall’s existing pathway network.
Safer crossings, snow removal, and year-round maintenance were also identified as important considerations.

Other considerations

Identified potential effects on parking, right of way, businesses, adjacent properties, wildlife, and community noise.
Requested consideration of a route farther outside McCall’s developed areas.

Photo of members of the public reviewing plans for McCall in earlier times.

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Community Input

Project direction

Expressed support for moving SH-55 through traffic, particularly large trucks, from downtown to Deinhard Lane and Boydstun Street.

Others questioned whether the exchange would change travel patterns, how the new route would be enforced, and whether the benefits justify the cost.

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Traffic and congestion

Supported reducing downtown congestion and directing through traffic and large trucks away from the downtown core.

Concerns included seasonal traffic, future growth, regional travel, and whether the proposed improvements would successfully direct drivers to the new route.

Asked that the Deinhard-Boydstun corridor safely accommodate trucks through appropriate pavement, turning space, and winter maintenance.

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Safety and access

Raised concerns about increased traffic and vehicle speeds along Deinhard Lane and Boydstun Street and requested safer access to neighborhoods, side streets, businesses, and individual properties.

Suggested improvements included lower speeds, turn lanes, signals, roundabouts, and enforcement.

Other concerns included curves, roadway grades, limited visibility, winter conditions, truck noise, and unsecured loads.

Walking, biking, and rolling

​Requested continuous sidewalks, bike lanes, or separated multi-use pathways along both corridors.

Comments expressed a preference for facilities separated from vehicle traffic and connected to McCall’s existing pathway network.

Safer crossings, snow removal, and year-round maintenance were also identified as important considerations.

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Other considerations

Identified potential effects on parking, right of way, businesses, adjacent properties, wildlife, and community noise.

Requested consideration of a route farther outside McCall’s developed areas.

Requested continuous sidewalks, bike lanes, or separated multi-use pathways along both corridors.