7/19/2019

Leadership
Director Ness presents to U.S. House Subcommittee July 11
ITD Director Brian Ness presented to the Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives on July 11 regarding the importance of research and innovation in maximizing transportation budgets. It was likely the most significant national stage for an ITD Director since Darrell Manning was the national AASHTO President in the early ‘70s.
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ITD Remembers
Youmans, DeFrehn, Trefen and Dixon added to ITD Fallen Worker Memorial
Four names have been added to the ITD Fallen Worker Memorial, the result of district input and continued research (along with input from department oldtimers and retirees). The names were vetted through ITD's Senior Safety Team in early June.
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Division of Aeronautics
Civil Air Patrol provides helping hand
Few people seem to know that the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) even exists, let alone what it does. Kelly Egan was one of those people. Now, he'll never forget. CAP and ITD’s Division of Aeronautics continue to work closely together on search-and-rescue efforts like the one in this story.
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Safety Reminder
Vault: No Appetite for Destruction
“Your vehicle is a 3,500-lb. weapon,” said Garden City STEP (Selected Traffic Enforcement Program) coordinator Sgt. Blair Brannan. “Multiply that weight with the speed you’re traveling, and the destructive potential is phenomenal.” My son began Driver's Training this summer, so the highway-safety message is definitely on my mind.
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Career Development
ITD Job Openings UPDATED
The current list of job openings may help inform employees of the career choices available to them that make ITD a great place to work. It also may assist in external recruitment when looking for the best candidates.
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District 5/6
It's Fire Season - Are You Ready?
Winter snowstorms have gone into hibernation, and summer is in full swing. During the winter and early spring, maintenance crews spent about eight months fighting one winter storm after another. Now that summer has decided to show up in Eastern Idaho, our crews have changed hats to fire prevention.
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Employees
ITD's MVPs
ITD employees have an avenue to share their appreciation for the assistance and guidance of colleagues. Recognition and acknowledgement is an essential component of job satisfaction. These are the MVP cards submitted by employees in the past week:
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Public Transportation
Public Transportation Summit helps service providers statewide
The Public Transportation Summit, hosted by the Idaho Transportation Department’s Public Transportation Office, is in its third year and features new trainings from subject-matter experts in a variety of fields. About 120 people are expected, double the number of attendees from just two years ago.
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Partnerships
Employees invited to TRB presentation and open forum Aug. 1
ITD employees are invited to a presentation in Boise at the Headquarters Auditorium Aug. 1 from the national Transportation Research Board (TRB). The presentation will be video conferenced via WebEx in each of the districts. The session will be held at 1:30 PDT and 2:30 MDT. Anyone interested in learning more about TRB, and how ITD interacts with them, is encouraged to attend.
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