The Ada County Highway District is working to reprogram school zone flashers starting with the ones near schools serving free meals to kids. The flashers will be set to begin flashing 15 minutes before the anticipated arrival of the meal delivery and will remain flashing for 30 minutes after the last meal is scheduled to be served. That should cover anyone arriving early and staying late. School zone flashers that will be adjusted will be near the following:

• Boise Schools
  • Garfield Elementary
  • Horizon Elementary
  • Jefferson Elementary
  • Koelsch Elementary
  • Morley Nelson Elementary
  • Taft Elementary
  • Whitney Elementary
  • Whittier Elementary
• West Ada Schools
  • Barbara Morgan Elementary
  • Chaparral Elementary
  • Chief Joseph School
  • Desert Sage
  • Lewis and Clark Middle
  • Mary McPherson
  • McMillan Elementary
  • Meridian Middle
  • Peregrine Elementary
  • Spalding Elementary
  • Ustick Elementary
• Kuna Schools
  • Kuna High School
  • Reed Elementary
  • Ross Elementary

This is not a matter of just leaving the flashers on. The hours for the meals do not coincide with the normal school hours, so each flasher had to be reprogrammed in the field. Meanwhile, school zone flashers near schools that are not providing meals will be shut off until schools resumes.