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1-14-05
 Governor
outlines transportation vision
Connecting
Idaho
(excerpts from State of
the State Address)
Tonight
I'm announcing an extraordinary opportunity
to enhance Idaho's highways, improve safety
and expand commerce. It's a vision I call
'Connecting Idaho.' Who would have thought
that in our lifetime we could be talking
about a safe, multi-lane highway from
the capital city, all the way to the Canadian
border?
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Governor
gives Legislature roadmap for future
Governor
Dirk Kempthorne last week gave Idaho lawmakers
his blueprint for maintaining a fiscally
restrained, multi-year perspective on
the Idaho state budget, while detailing
a number of progressive initiatives that
will prepare Idaho for a prosperous future.
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Responses
generally favorable
Responses generally
have been favorable. Here are some of
the early observations
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Board
to hear report on pavement testing
A pavement testing
process that has been used successfully the
past 15 years will be described in detail for
the Idaho Transportation Board when it meets
at Headquarters in Boise this week. The meeting
is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Thursday
in the auditorium.
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 Campaign
urges teens to avoid driving while stoned
ITD joins a coalition
of safety officials that recently announced a
renewed effort to educate parents and teens about
the driving-related risks of marijuana use. Recent
findings published in the Journal of Studies on
Alcohol show that high school students are more
likely to drink, smoke cigarettes, and smoke marijuana
during the period immediately after earning their
drivers' licenses.
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Moore
chosen to lead ITD's research efforts
Matthew
Moore has been selected to be the new Research Program
Manager responsible for implementing the findings
and recommendations necessary to bring ITD's Research
Program to the next level. The position was created
following a study of ITD's research needs by Dr. Michael
Kyte of the University of Idaho's National Institute
for Advanced Transportation Technologies (NIATT).
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 AASHTO
challenges Congress to 'Get it Done!'
Saying
highway and transit projects – and the tens
of thousands of jobs they provide – are being
held up across the nation by the lack of a federal
surface-transportation act, leaders of state transportation
departments and several industry groups this week
called on Congress to "Get It Done!"
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Idaho
Driver's Manual available in audio format online
An audio version of the
Idaho Driver's Manual is available online at the Idaho
Transportation Department's (ITD) Division of Motor
Vehicles (DMV) Web site. To listen to the manual,
go to itd.idaho.gov, click “DMV Online”
then click “Driver Services.”
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The
Bottom Line
•
ITD
employees invited to consider CPM program
• District
4 employees share holiday spirit
• ITD
project mentioned in national online newsletter
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