1/6/2017

District 3
D3's Lowman Maintenance crew, Avalanche Techs, praised for assistance
Recently, ITD's District 3's Lowman shed assisted a citizen that drove off Idaho 21. The assistance prompted a comment on the department's Facebook page.
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District 2
D2 Spalding Bridge Scour Repair highlighted
Repairs to a north-central Idaho bridge in 2015 were spotlighted recently by ConTech Engineered Solutions on their website. The innovative repairs won an AASHTO President's Award in 2015, and were selected by AASHTO as an innovative initiative to share with other state departments of transportation.
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U.S. Transportation
Five transportation issues to watch under Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has long talked about the need to repair the nation’s crumbling bridges, roads and airports. In the next year, the real estate mogul will have plenty of opportunities to address those issues.
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Employees
HQ's Leadership Book Club kicks off 2017 with new tome
The full title, "Team of Teams, New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World," gets to the heart of this book. Gen. McChystal takes readers through his experience in the war zones of Iraq.
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Driver Services
ITD's Kiyoshi attends AAMVA Motor-Carrier working group
Motor Vehicle Unit Supervisor Christopher Kiyoshi attended a working group of American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) in Oklahoma City in mid-October. The nine-member Motor Carrier working group explored potential opportunities for AAMVA to expand its services and support to members who work on motor-carrier related issues.
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