Idaho
Transportation
Department
Public Affairs Office
P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707
208.334.8005
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7-28-06
Seat
Belt Coalition launches statewide campaign ITD
Deputy Director Charles Rountree, along with Idaho law
enforcement agencies and representatives of the newly
formed Idaho Seat Belt Coalition, spoke at a news conference
on the steps of the state capitol about a partnership
to develop a comprehensive highway safety plan for Idaho
entitled “Toward Zero Deaths.” Continue
Workshop
to help transit providers incorporate technology
A workshop that will help Idaho’s rural public transportation
providers learn about available technology and accessing
federal funds to incorporate that technology is planned
next week in Boise. Most of the state’s small urban
and rural public transportation providers are expected
to participate in the Advanced Public Transportation Systems
Technology Workshop Tuesday and Wednesday. Continue
ITD
embarks on major CADD technology upgrade
A major upgrade of the department’s computer aided
design and drafting (CADD) system is one of the first
technology programs to emerge from the new Technology
Investment Plan (TIP). Although the upgrade was included
as a Legislative decision unit in 2003, it formally became
part of the new process of acquiring technology solutions
last year. Continue
Clean-up
group believes in making good first impression
Employees of Flexcel Customized Manufacturing Solutions
in Post Falls know how important it is to make a first
impression. They extend that corporate ideal to the environment
and want to ensure that first impressions of motorists
entering Idaho are positive and lasting. That’s
why they have been cleaning Idaho’s first mile of
Interstate 90 at the Washington border the past decade. Continue
Scenic
overlook to be dedicated to honor Churches
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is in the
process of redesigning the Galena Overlook, located just
north of Galena Summit on Idaho 75, with plans to completely
reconstruct the scenic overlook. The project is a partnership
involving the Idaho Transportation Department, Sawtooth
Society and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Continue
Summer sun can turn cars into ovens Temperatures are
climbing faster than gas prices throughout most of Idaho,
bringing an extreme threat to children and pets left
– even briefly – inside parked or idling
cars. For all of their safety features designed to protect
occupants, cars can become death traps for confined
children and animals. Continue
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