Editing Interstate 184 (section)

==Route description==
[[File:Interstate 184 westbound from Orchard Street, Boise, ID.jpg|thumb|left|Westbound on I-184 from Orchard Street near Downtown Boise]]

I-184, also known as the Boise Connector or just the "Connector", is a short, six-lane urban freeway that travels between a junction with [[Interstate 84 in Idaho|I-84]] and the west side of [[Downtown Boise]].<ref name="ITD-2006">{{cite web |date=May 2006 |title=Interstate 184 – Idaho |url=http://www.itd.idaho.gov/50.Years/I-50_I_184.html |publisher=Idaho Transportation Department |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901075514/http://www.itd.idaho.gov/50.Years/I-50_I_184.html |archive-date=September 1, 2010 |access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> Its western terminus is the "Flying Wye" interchange with I-84 and [[U.S. Route 30 in Idaho|US&nbsp;30]] in southwestern Boise, which includes a braided ramp for adjacent exits on both freeways.<ref name="ITD-2006"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Wagner |first=Morgan |date=January 15, 2016 |title=Find yourself in a crash along the Flying Wye? Look for the color codes! |url=https://idahonews.com/news/local/find-yourself-in-a-crash-along-the-flying-wye-look-for-the-color-codes |publisher=[[KBOI-TV|KBOI]] |access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> I-184 travels northeast and crosses over a spur railroad near an interchange with Franklin Street on the south side of the [[Boise Towne Square]] shopping mall. The freeway then intersects Curtis Road near the [[Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center]] and turns due east along Fairview Avenue, which acts as a [[frontage road]]. On the west side of the [[Boise River]] in Rotary Park, I-184 terminates after an interchange with [[U.S. Route 20 in Idaho|US&nbsp;20]] and [[U.S. Route 26 in Idaho|US&nbsp;26]], which serve northwestern Boise and [[Garden City, Idaho|Garden City]] on Chinden Boulevard. US&nbsp;20 and US&nbsp;26 supersede I-184 and cross into Downtown Boise, where they split into the [[one-way pair|paired one-way]] Front and Myrtle streets.<ref name="ITD-2006"/><ref name="google">{{google maps |title=Interstate 184 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.5972224,-116.2903769/43.6184322,-116.22809/@43.6079505,-116.2853639,12950m/am=t/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0 |accessdate=August 26, 2021}}</ref>

I-184 is the only auxiliary Interstate Highway in Idaho and the state's shortest, at {{convert|3.62|mi|km}}.<ref name="ITD-2006"/> The highway is maintained by the [[Idaho Transportation Department]] (ITD), which conducts an annual survey of traffic on certain highway segments that is expressed in terms of [[annual average daily traffic]] (AADT), a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. The sole traffic recording device on I-184, tracking eastbound traffic near Cole Road, reported a daily average of 78,034&nbsp;vehicles on the highway in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 2023 |title=Automatic Counter Volumes: County #226 - Emerald |url=https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/roadwaydata/counters/266/index.html |publisher=Idaho Transportation Department |access-date=February 12, 2023}}</ref> From 2015 to 2022, traffic volumes increased by 3&nbsp;percent—slower than other area roads—and congestion is typically worse near the Flying Wye interchange during the evening [[rush hour]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Teres-Martinez |first=Andrea |date=August 15, 2022 |title=These are the Boise area's 10 busiest highways. Is your commute on one of them? |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/traffic/article264089051.html |work=The Idaho Statesman |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220816162256/https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/traffic/article264089051.html |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |accessdate=February 12, 2023}}</ref> According to the ITD, the average speed of traffic on the freeway in 2022 was {{convert|66|mph|kph}}, above the posted [[speed limit]] of {{convert|60|mph|kph}}.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 9, 2023 |title=Annual Speed Distribution for 2022: I-84 .5 mi. NE of N. Cole OP (EB) |url=https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/roadwaydata/266Emerald/2022/22-annual/P266_2022_AnnualVehicleSpeedReport.pdf |publisher=Idaho Transportation Department |accessdate=February 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Harding |first=Hayley |date=May 23, 2020 |title=COVID-19 shutdowns have led to fewer people on the roads — and much higher speeds |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article242679076.html |work=The Idaho Statesman |accessdate=February 12, 2023}}</ref>