IDAHO
ITD HOME
IDAHO DMV
ITD NEWS
HIGHWAY SAFETY
IDAHO STATE POLICE
TRAVEL SERVICES
STATE OF IDAHO

NATIONAL
AASHTO
AAMVA
AAA of IDAHO
FEDERAL HIGHWAYS
FEDERAL AVIATION
IDAHO STATE POLICE
NHTSA
NTSB
TRB
U.S. DOT

Idaho Transportation
Department
Public Affairs Office
P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707
208.334.8005
Fax: 208.334.8563
Email

Board to end series of road meetings this week

The Idaho Transportation Board’s final road tour of the year this week in District 5 will focus on southeastern Idaho. Wednesday the board will participate in a reopening ceremony in Franklin for a recently completed U.S. 91 project that expanded 20 miles of historic highway into a divided four-lane route.

Board members will have lunch in Lava Hot Springs with local officials before traveling to Pocatello for the last Forum on Transportation Investment meeting Wednesday and the regular business on Thursday.

Business meeting discussion

Highway debris
ITD staff members will explain to the board procedures to address debris on highways. Although there are no formal procedures established, it is institutionalized within the agency that department personnel who encounter roadway debris in their travels should pull over and remove the debris if it is safe to do so or call the dispatcher or district office to notify maintenance crews of the location and description of the debris for prompt removal.

During winter months, crews routinely patrol the roadways to update the 511 Traveler Services site on the Internet and provide phone-based road reports. Standard practice is that debris discovered during these frequent winter patrols is dealt with upon discovery. Law enforcement officers also routinely report instances of roadside debris and hazards.

City of Boise Landscaping
Because of budget restrictions, the city of Boise is considering discontinuation of landscape maintenance on improvements at I-184, the Cole-Overland interchange on I-84, and U.S. 20/26 Broadway Avenue. The city plans to withdraw from the cooperative agreement to maintain landscaping on future I-184 and WYE interchange landscaping projects, should they ever be constructed.

Because the Federal Highways Administration has landscape requirements on some highways, District 3 is exploring several options:

ITD staff members will explain the options to the board, although no final decision has been made by the Boise City Council.

Limited English Proficiency
A Presidential Executive Order requires that recipients of federal funds provide limited English proficient persons an equal opportunity to benefit from and ensure meaningful access to its programs and services that are normally provided in English.

Discrimination by failing to adequately provide services to limited English proficient individuals is a violation. The board will consider Director’s Memorandum #32 that outlines the department’s responsibilities to ensure compliance with the limited English proficiency requirements.

Published 9-15-06