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5-19-06
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Bids
accepted for first Connecting Idaho project
The first project under Gov. Dirk Kempthorne's
Connecting Idaho plan to improve the state's highways
was advertised for construction bids on Monday (May
15). A contract to improve U.S. 30 from Topaz to Lava
Hot Springs in southeast Idaho was advertised in the
Idaho State Journal. Topaz to Lava Hot Springs is the
first of several projects to widen U.S. 30 between McCammon
and Soda Springs.
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Idaho's
interstates to be featured on new Web site
How well do you know
Idaho’s interstate highway system? Do you know which
route is both an interstate and intrastate highway? Or
which two Idaho interstates generally follow historic
routes first used by western settlers. Or how many miles
of interstate highways are located in Idaho.The answers
to those questions and a wealth of other information about
Idaho’s role in the interstate system are part of
a series of new Web pages scheduled for unveiling on the
ITD Internet site next week
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Bank
employees honored for highway cleanups
Keeping a one-mile segment of U.S. 93 north of Twin Falls
free of litter has become a family affair for members
of Farmers National Bank. Employees adopted the segment
as part of the Idaho Transportation Department’s
Adopt-a-Highway program. When employees assemble for regular
clean-up campaigns, family members often join in. Even
employees of other Farmers National Bank branches in south-central
Idaho also band together to battle highway blight.
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"Alignment'
workshop sets framework for Connecting Idaho
More than 50 individuals
who will play key roles in implementing the Connecting
Idaho program met in Boise last week to begin creating
its operational framework. The three-day “Alignment”
workshop at The Washington Group International included
introductory remarks by WGI’s Steve Hanks, ITD Director
Dave Ekern and Federal Highway Administration division
administrator Steve Moreno.
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BPIR
researches new form of propulsion
In a coordinated science experiment designed to emphasize
the final letter of their acronym, ITD’s BPIR staff
conducted an important lunchtime research project on the
front lawn of the Headquarters complex. Focusing on the
research element of their office’s duties (which
is normally limited to econometric and financial issues),
the entire BPIR staff worked together under the leadership
of Senior Budget Analyst Joel Drake on an experiment they
termed RPG (Rapid Carbonic Geyser)
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DMV
tests new decal system
A
new system designed to save money and improve efficiency
by eliminating the need to order, maintain and stock several
years of pre-printed registration decals will be tested
this spring by the Division of Motor Vehicles in partnership
with 3M. If the six-month trial by the DMV’s Commercial
Vehicle Services Section is successful the Embedded Decal
Pilot Project will lead all DMV or county offices to print
registration decals on demand for customers when vehicles
are registered.
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McCall
Fly-In scheduled for Aug. 11-13
Once a safety program for pilots and their aircraft, the
McCall Family Fly-In has evolved into an activity that
attracts flying enthusiasts from throughout the region
for a weekend of aviation exhibits, educational and safety
seminars and entertainment.
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New
specialized collegiate license plates to go on sale
Supporters of three private Idaho higher
education institutions will be able to visually show their
pride and at the same time help raise funds for their
favorite schools by purchasing the newest version of Idaho’s
of collegiate license plates. The new collegiate plates
feature logos from Albertson College of Idaho (Caldwell),
Brigham Young University-Idaho (Rexburg) and Northwest
Nazarene University (Nampa).
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Seat
belt enforcement campaign under way
One hundred twenty-six... That is the number
of people, seven years of age and older, who died in Idaho
car crashes last year and were not wearing seat belts.
Another 452 sustained critical injuries because they were
not restrained. ITD and Idaho law enforcement agencies
remind people that buckling up is the best defense against
serious injury or death for drivers and their passengers.
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