Vickers v. Lowe

W. JONES, Justice.

I. Nature of the Case

Kirby Vickers challenges the Idaho Transportation Department’s (ITD) decision to grant his neighbor, Dr. Edward Savala, a permit to expand an encroachment onto Highway 55. This permit is conditioned on Dr. Savala implementing certain additional safety features. Vickers claims that the ITD is not authorized to issue conditional-encroachment permits and that the new approach would impermissibly degrade highway safety. We affirm the conditional permit because it complies with the ITD’s safety regulations.

II. Factual and Procedural Background

Dr. Edward…