12/21/2016

Employees
District 3, and all of ITD, mourn recent loss of Byran Bidegain
ITD’s District 3 lost one of its own while was on the job in Idaho City. Byran Bidegain died Dec. 13 while clearing snow near the small mountain community. Byran was 62 years old and had been with ITD for about five years before his untimely passing.
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District 2
Moscow maintenance crew earns praise, cookies
The Moscow maintenance crew in ITD's District 2 region received a thank you card and plate of homemade cookies last week in appreciation for recent winter road-clearing work.
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Employees
Employees revel in ITD Christmas parties
Hundreds of ITD employees from district offices across the state gathered at various times in the last week to celebrate the holidays. Here are a few photos from the parties:
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District 3
Broadway Bridge replacement wins Government Leadership Award
ITD's District 3 Office was recognized by COMPASS (Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho) with its 2016 Leadership in Government award for construction of Boise’s Broadway Bridge.
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Idaho Transportation Board
Safety projects, air service, truck routes dominate Idaho Transportation Board’s December meeting
An update on safety projects, discussion of commercial air service between Idaho cities, and approval of a heavy truck route in eastern Idaho were highlights of the December 14 meeting of the Idaho Transportation Board in Boise.
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Extreme Weather Reminder
Snowplow drivers get stuck in 65-below-zero temperatures
CODY, Wyo. - A blizzard in the Beartooth Mountains outside Cody trapped snow plow drivers and even the tow truck that came to pull them out. An amazing rescue saved one plow truck driver who spent all night in the cab of his plow.  He survived deadly cold and wind.
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