10/21/2016

District 5
District 5’s Hudman named 2016 Safety Person of the Year
For his focus on safety and his ability to create solutions, District 5’s Tyler Hudman has been named 2016 Safety Person of the Year, and was officially recognized at the Idaho Transportation Board’s meeting Oct. 20 in Headquarters. Hudman received a plaque, and a traveling trophy, on display at HQ, was updated to include his name.
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District 4
District 4's Potter named 2016 Maintenance Person of the Year
Rick Potter of the Fairfield maintenance shed has been named the 2016 ITD Maintenance Person of the Year for consistently performing his TTO/maintenance operator tasks in an exceptional manner, embracing challenge and seeking opportunities for growth.
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Executive Management
ITD Chief Operations Officer Jim Carpenter to retire at end of year
Jim Carpenter, ITD’s Chief Operations Officer since 2013 and a department employee since 1985, will be stepping aside at the end of the year. After 31 years, he departs Dec. 30.
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DMV
Significant slowdown expected next several weeks as DMV county offices implement new software for licenses, cards
The Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is installing new software around the state in late October and early November that affects systems for driver's licenses, identification (ID) cards and various permits. As a result, customers will experience longer wait times over the next three to four weeks as staff work to optimize software and security procedures.
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District 6 - Innovation
Coordination with surrounding states allows ITD to work for mutual safety, mobility
How to improve traffic safety and movement across mutual borders were the main topics as ITD District 6 Traffic Engineer Ben Burke (pictured at right, below) met with officials of the Montana Department of Transportation and the Wyoming Department of Transportation in West Yellowstone, Montana, this summer.
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ITD Governmental Affairs
Large, permitted truck negotiated rulemaking - Where are we going? And what are we doing?
With several legislators and the Idaho Governor's Office expecting to see ITD conduct administrative rulemaking, the pressure was mounting.
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