ITD Transporter

4-21-06

Highway work zones – no casual Sunday afternoon drive

A number of major highway construction projects are scheduled this year that will improve highway conditions and make travel safer for motorists. “This promises to be a busy construction season,” said ITD Chief Engineer Steve Hutchinson. “In many cases, weather dictates how soon our crews and contractors can resume work. But we’re confident that most projects will be well under way within the next month.”
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First FTI presentation draws nearly 50
When asked to identify Idaho transportation projects that will be needed over the next three decades, state, county and city agencies responded by compiling an extensive list. Bottom line – $20 billion. An even bigger challenge confronting the Forum on Transportation Investment – an independent group of civic and political leaders and transportation officials – is identifying a source to pay for those much-needed projects.
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Governor clears way for Connecting Idaho bonds
Gov. Dirk Kempthorne signed a bill April 14, authorizing the sale of the state’s first GARVEE (Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle) bonds for transportation projects. In what probably was his last public bill signing before relinquishing his position for that of Secretary of the Interior, Kempthorne talked about the contentious battle to get the bonding bill through the Legislature.
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Idaho's GARVEE bonds receive A+ rating
Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to approximately $186.9 million Idaho Housing and Finance Association (the association) grant and revenue anticipation bonds federal highway trust fund, series 2006. The series 2006 bonds are expected to sell through negotiation by a Citigroup-led syndicate on or about April 25.
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District 6 names Karen Hiatt assistant district engineer
Karen Hiatt decided as a student at Bonneville High School in Idaho Falls she wanted to be an engineer. She enjoyed her math and science classes, and was told by her teachers engineering was a career that would require those skills
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U.S. Senate approves interstate resolution
The Senate on April 5 approved a resolution introduced by Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) and the members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Interstate System. Action on a House resolution is still pending.
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D-4 crews stand ready to battle floodwaters
Thanks to all of the storms southern Idaho saw this winter, employees of the Idaho Transportation Department got plenty of practice in responding to emergencies ... so their dump trucks and backhoes are ready to go wherever they're needed to control water coming from Magic Dam.
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Liquids super-heated in microwave are dangerous
A young man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the microwave. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the water was not boiling, but instantly the water, in the cup, "blew up" into his face.
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