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Projects, professionals nominated for
Excellence in Transportation Awards

ITD and organizers of the Project Development Conference extend their congratulations to winners and nominees for the 2009 Excellence in Transportation Awards. The awards were presented at the conference banquet Tuesday night in Boise.

“Your efforts to go the extra mile to ensure that your transportation plans, processes and products demonstrate excellence and reflect the needs of the communities that we serve are much appreciated,” according to the awards selection team.

All of the professionals and projects that received nominations are worthy of special commendation.

Project nominations

CH2M HILL: Rainbow Bridge restoration project
COMPASS: Communities in Motion implementation guidebook
Connecting Idaho Partners: Interstate 84, Garrity Interchange to Meridian Interchange
ITD, Office of Highway Operations and Safety: Road Weather Information Station (RWIS) buildout
Lynda Friesz Public Relations: I-84, Karcher Interchange to Five Mile environmental study
Lynda Friesz Public Relations: I-84, Orchard to Gowen
Parsons-Brinkerhoff: Idaho 75 Timmerman to Ketchum EIS
RBCI: Ten Mile Interchange project
URS – Washington Division: U.S. 95, Milepost 536 to Idaho/Canada Border and Upper Moyie River Bridge

Professional nominations

Monica Crider, P.E., Assistant Roadway Design Engineer
Steve Hutchinson, P.E., Retired ITD Chief Engineer
Robert Linkhart, Utility Agreement Coordinator
Monte C. McClure, Retired Idaho Transportation Board member
Patricia B. Raino, Intermodal Planning Manager
Kathleen Slinger, P.E., Bridge Inspection Engineer
Erika Stoddard, P.E., Bridge Staff Engineer
Garry Young, Scenic Byways Program Manager