Honoring
those who have paid the ultimate price
to protect America's freedom
A
cost beyond measure
By
U.S. Senator Mike Crapo
White crosses bearing the names of American military
men and women symbolize the price paid by our military
for our freedom. Certain cemeteries come to mind
immediately: Arlington National Cemetery, the American
Military Cemetery in Normandy and, of course, veterans'
cemeteries in every state.
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Missouri engineer shares insights on 'Practical Design'
The Missouri Department
of Transportation shares the same problem as many state
transportation departments – more needs than money.
However, MODOT’s chief engineer believes that his
department has found a way to attack the problem through
what he terms Practical Design.
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Board
approves changes to rest area program
ITD will assume responsibilities for administration of
the state’s Safety Rest Area program and districts
will be asked to play a major role, announced Highway
Operations and Safety Engineer Brent Jennings at the Idaho
Transportation Board’s May meeting in Shoshone last
week. Districts will be responsible for project development,
construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation work and
maintenance of facilities in their respective areas.
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4 team joins Relay for Life
District
4 employees are making a difference in lives off the highway
as well as on it.
They recently participated in the American Cancer Society
"Relay for Life" in the fight against cancer.
The team gathered funds through solicitations, bake sales,
cinnamon roll sales, soup sales, and other endeavors.
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Safe Routes to Schools –
 June
1 event to formally kick off Safe Routes to Schools
Idaho’s First Lady Lori Otter will join school and
law enforcement officials to formally introduce the state’s
new Safe Routes to School program June 1 in a morning
ceremony at Boise's Riverside Elementary School. Otter
will be among six speakers who will offer support to the
new federally funded program that encourages children
to walk or bicycle to and from school.
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New
program allocates $1.5 million in funds
Bowen Huntsman, who co-chairs the Safe
Routes to Schools advisory committee with Molly O'Reilly
of Sandpoint, presented an overview of the program to
the Idaho Transportation Board last week. He also requested
reimbursements of more than $1.5 million for infrastructure
and non-infrastructure projects in every district of the
state.
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4 honors groups for cleanup efforts
District 4 employees are making a difference in lives
off the highway as well as on it.
They recently participated in the American Cancer Society
"Relay for Life" in the fight against cancer.
The team gathered funds through solicitations, bake
sales, cinnamon roll sales, soup sales, and other endeavors.
The Shoshone-based team contributed $6,468 to the Relay
for Life effort and cancer research.
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Law enforcement to step up holiday patrols
Saving lives by increasing seat belt use is why Idaho
is joining with states across the nation for the Click
it or Ticket mobilization that begins Monday (May 21)
and continues through June 3. The Idaho State Police
and about 45 other Idaho law enforcement agencies, along
with agencies throughout the country, will be out in
full force enforcing seat belt laws in an effort to
save more lives
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Deadlines –
Teens
to learn aviation from ground up
Navigating
small airplanes, launching a near-earth satellite
balloon and exploring Blackhawk helicopters are all
part of the Aviation Career Exploration (ACE) Academy,
June 25-28. The academy is hosted by the Idaho Transportation
Department’s Division of Aeronautics. Thirty
teens will have the opportunity to participate in
the academy, which is open to high school students
ages 14-18. Students must submit an application by
Wednesday, May 30.
Insurance open enrollment
period ends Wednesday
The open enrollment period for state employees who previously
declined dependent dental or vision coverage will end
Wednesday, May 30. The open enrollment
period is the only time of the year employees can enroll
in the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) program. Those
who already participate must re-enroll before the open
enrollment deadline or their enrollment will end on June
30.
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