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Idaho Transportation
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Public Affairs Office


P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707
208.334.8005
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9-22-06

Frew accepts DMV administrator position permanently
Alan Frew, who has served as acting administrator of ITD’s Division of Motor Vehicles since May, has been appointed to the position permanently. Director Dwight Bower announced Frew’s selection this morning. A native of Pocatello, he began as a Port of Entry inspector at the Sage Junction POE north of Idaho Falls in 1985.
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Rountree closes 32-year career at ITD
A couple of small photographs, displayed prominently under his computer monitor, were among the last items Charlie Rountree removed from his Headquarters office this week. Most of the other visible traces of 32 years at the Transportation Department had been taken earlier – shelves emptied, desktop cleared, walls stripped. But his grandchildren remained.
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Summit addresses ways to reduce traffic deaths
Spotlighting successful strategies for reducing motor vehicle fatalities, ITD’s 2006 Highway Safety Summit featured an array of speakers from highway safety professionals to Washington state’s own "Judge Judy." About 140 professionals from law enforcement, emergency medical services and ITD attended the event held Sept. 12 in Boise.
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Franklin, Preston residents celebrate U.S. 91 completion
Motorists continued their steady migration near the Franklin City Park and rest area Wednesday. In some cases, side-by-side, on a bed of smooth black asphalt dressed with splashes of white paint. While they enjoyed the benefits of a newly constructed U.S. 91 – faster and safer commutes to and from Logan, Utah – dignitaries assembled under cloudy skies and a white canopy to formally pronounce the $21 million construction project finished.
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Inmates, church members to be honored for cleanups
Two southeast Idaho groups come from strikingly different backgrounds but are united by a common goal of leaving the world a better, cleaner place. Members of the Jason Lee United Methodist Church and custodians of the power county Sheriffs Office will be honored next week for their shared commitment to clean Idaho’s highways of refuse left behind by others.
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Winder thanks board, department for sendoff
As chairman of the Transportation Board from 1995 until June 2006 I have gotten to know many employees at ITD. I have seen your dedication to the department. I have witnessed your professionalism. I have experienced your friendship. The open house the department hosted for me last Friday was greatly appreciated.
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