6/28/2013

ACE Academy
Learning reaches new heights at three-day event
Students from throughout Idaho gathered this week at ITD’s Division of Aeronautics for the annual Aviation Career Exploration (ACE) Academy that began Monday (June 24) and concluded. Wednesday. Twenty-four adventurous Idaho high school students in grades 9 through 12 seized the opportunity to learn about all-things-aviation.
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Transportation board
FY14-18 transportation investment plan taking shape
The Idaho Transportation Board discussed a $2.1 billion, five-year transportation investment package designed to improve travel throughout Idaho when it met for an all-day workshop Tuesday (June 18) in Boise.
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Highway holiday
Motorists urged to use caution, patience
Construction projects that could impact travel on state and federal highways during the four-day Fourth of July holiday weekend will be suspended for the convenience of motorists.
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Highway safety
Make the right choice: Don't drink and drive this holiday
Fourth of July holiday celebrations mean barbecues, camping, boating and maybe some alcohol, so ITD reminds motorists to make the right choice by not driving after drinking. ITD's Office of Highway Safety works to reduce deaths and injuries from traffic crashes associated with dangerous driving behaviors.
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Fire danger
Heat wave, fireworks prompt caution for July 4th holiday
It’s not the equivalent of a perfect storm or a triple threat, but elements are coinciding to make the next week a major concern for Idaho firefighters. Forecasts for extremely high temperatures, dry vegetation, a four-day Fourth of July holiday and exploding fireworks increase the risk for catastrophic wildland fires.
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Hot suggestions
Excessive heat creates health threat
National Weather Service North American summers are hot; most summers see heat waves in one or more parts of the United States. East of the Rockies, summers tend to combine both high temperatures and high humidity, although some of the worst heat waves have been catastrophically dry.
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Project funding
Application deadline nears for funding local activities
Local communities, schools and agencies may apply in the next few weeks for funds that benefit bicyclists, pedestrians, persons with disabilities and those concerned with environmental impacts of transportation-related activities.
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Aeronautics
Encore (6-21-13): Annual SuperCub flyin attracts pilots
Backcountry aviators from throughout the country made their way to the mountains of Central Idaho June 14-16 for the eighth annual Johnson Creek SuperCub summer fly-in. The event, coordinated by Dave Kirsten, was created in 2006 as a rendezvous for recreational aviators.
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Outstanding Customer Service
Encore (6-21-13): D-3 increases outreach to small towns
To provide support for smaller towns in southwest Idaho that need planning and traffic assistance, ITD has increased its outreach efforts. Those services not only will ease the workload on staffs in the small communities, they will save money by eliminating the need for consultants.
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Master operators
Encore (6-21-13): District 5's Dial claims roadeo title
The ITD truck & equipment roadeo, held Tuesday in Garden Valley, produced the first state title for District 5’s Bruce Dial. District 3’s Brad Steiner followed in second place while Trent Maupin of District 6 took third. Continue
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Outstanding Customer Service
Encore (6-21-13): District adopts new efficiency processes
ITD’s District 3 office embraces new standards to reduce expenses, streamline processes and ultimately provide more timely response to public concerns. The initiatives includes "Just In Time contract-delivery method."
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Outstanding Customer Service
Encore (6-21-13): Governor thanks ITD staff for dedication ceremony
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter declared the one-hour ceremony to dedicate ITD’s Headquarters the “Philip E. Batt Building” a resounding success.The governor’s staff and ITD employees worked closely to stage the June 13 event to honor Gov. Batt’s many contributions.
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Education
Encore (6-21-13): Students learn from fun exhibits, hands-on projects
Flashing lights and fog made the Headquarters auditorium look more like a rave party than the ITD boardroom. But that was just good fun for the nearly 100 middle-school students from Canyon County and the Pocatello area. The students participated in an engineering field trip to ITD Wednesday (June 12).
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