Transportation managers will compile public feedback in Idaho and deliver a baseline plan for the Gem State to the Federal Highway Administration by Aug. People who have provided feedback are looking for convenience of the stations and ease of access, while some asked about location, cost and time for usage.

So far, public comment has been supportive of adding additional electric vehicle charging stations in Idaho, ITD senior public information officer Aubrie Spence told the Idaho Capital Sun. There is also an online survey that Idahoans can complete about electrical vehicles and highway usage and preferences for charging stations.

Anyone interested in participating and sharing feedback may register for the meeting in advance online. There is one additional online, Zoom-based public comment hearing set for 11 a.m. Idaho Transportation Department managers have spent the last several weeks gathering public suggestions and feedback at a series of meetings across the state. The goal is to create a network of charging stations situated every 50 miles along the interstate. Under the National Electric Vehicle Investment, or NEVI, program, Idaho is due to receive about $28 million in federal funding over five years through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is sometimes called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, that President Joe Biden signed in November 2021.

Idaho Transportation Department managers are looking for Idahoans’ suggestions on how they should roll out an initiative that is designed to create a network of electric vehicle charging stations situated along interstates.

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