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6-29-07
Have
a safe Independence Day Holiday
Motorists
urged to use caution while driving
Like
their counterparts across the country, Idaho drivers
will hit the roads this weekend for an extended Fourth
of July vacation, turning Wednesday’s holiday
into a longer break from work. ITD urges you to drive
carefully wherever your travels take you – whether
to a nearby picnic area, recreational campground, or
on cross-state vacation.
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Holiday
party-goers urged to name sober driver
Like
their counterparts across the country, Idaho drivers
will hit the roads this weekend for an extended Fourth
of July vacation, turning Wednesday’s holiday
into a longer break from work. ITD urges you to drive
carefully wherever your travels take you – whether
to a nearby picnic area, recreational campground, or
on cross-state vacation.
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Still
vibrant and growing at 117 years
Sen. Mike Crapo
The occasion of Idaho’s 117th birthday on July 3
is a great time to highlight some of the reasons that
each of us can proudly claim the title “Idahoan.”
People who work in governmental affairs for industries
and organizations tend to get a (generally undeserved)
bad rap. But it was, in fact, a mining lobbyist who created
the name “Idaho” back in the 1860s.
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Allen named District 1 Engineer
Damon Allen expects
to look back as he begins to look forward – drawing
on recent experience as an assistant engineer in District
3 and Roadway Design Engineer at Headquarters in preparation
for his new position – District 1 Engineer in Coeur
d’Alene.
ITD Chief Engineer Steve Hutchinson announced Allen’s
selection Tuesday.
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Board
considers FY09 budget request
ITD staff members summarized the proposed Capital Investment
Program for fiscal years 2008-2012 for the Idaho Transportation
Board when it met June 18-20 in Boise .Because of limited
funding, operations was established as the top priority,
followed respectively by preservation, restoration and
expansion. The total appropriation request is $489.3 million,
including $303.3 million in federal funds.
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Report
ranks Idaho transportation system 10th
Idaho remains among the nation’s leaders in the
efficient operation of its transportation system, according
to an independent national report issued Thursday by
the Reason Foundation, a public policy organization
based in Los Angeles. The 16th annual report on the
Performance of State Highway Systems ranks Idaho 10th
nationally for efficient management of the system.
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State
rankings
Workshops
provides help in crafting Safe Routes proposals
Recipients of ITD’s
recent Safe Routes to School (SR2S) funding awards spent
most of Wednesday learning how to turn funded proposals
into working activities. Several national Safe Routes
to School authorities were on hand for the workshop, presented
by ITD in Boise. The Skills for Local Program Development
training provided 26 participants with practical approaches,
community-tested processes and tools to develop and implement
their local SR2S projects.
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Comment
period opens for STIP input
The draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
(STIP) for fiscal years 2008-2012 is available statewide
for public comment. The document identifies approximately
$1 billion in transportation-related projects planned
for construction through the year 2012, plus those planned
for the first two bonding authorizations of the GARVEE
(Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle) Program as approved
by the Idaho Legislature.
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HRS
introduces new vehicle for announcing openings
In an effort to keep ITD competitive within the labor
market it is imperative the department use tools that
can increase exposure to potential job applicants. The
office is in the early stages of developing a new approach
to recruiting employees for the Department. HRS recently
implemented an all-employee e-mail distribution that is
generated each time a job announcement is made.
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Internal
search begins for PT administrator
Larry
Falkner recently announced his plans to retire as Administrator
of the Division of Public Transportation in late August
after 12 years in the position. He joined ITD in 1994
after a long and successful career as a business development
manager with Morrison Knudsen Corp. (now Washington Group
International). The internal search for Falkner’s
successor will close at the end of the workday on Friday,
July 6.
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Recruiting
announcement
ITD
adopts gold standard for commuting
ITD’s
Treasure Valley employees struck gold in May. Efforts
to use alternative transportation as part of the May
in Motion campaign garnered “gold” status
for ITD, announced Janelle Catlin, coordinator of employee
transportation. She and other ITD representatives attended
an awards luncheon this week to accept the honor.
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