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7-21-06

Board authorizes signing of Connecting Idaho
The Idaho Transportation Board today authorized a contract to manage the first phase of the $1.2 billion Connecting Idaho highway improvement program. The partnership of Washington Group International/CH2M HILL will manage the engineering, design, construction and inspection of six highway corridors across the state during the next three years with the transportation department.
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Technology Investment Program adds structure, efficiency
ITD plans to invest more than $13 million in technology projects during fiscal year 2007. That’s not a significant a departure from the past, but how those funds are allocated is being determined much differently – and more efficiently. Introduction of the Technology Investment Program (formerly the Technology Improvement Program) last year, brings a more formal, structured approach to the decision-making process and enables the department to better plan its technology budget.
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Board to hear about crash report, railroad program
Continuing its series of meetings at district sites statewide, the Idaho Transportation Board’s traveled this week to Coeur d’Alene for a highway tour and business meeting. The two-day meeting began Thursday with a breakfast meeting with the Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization.
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Motorcycle officers learn of new laser technology
Officers from five law enforcement agencies gathered this week for a demonstration of the next generation of laser radar units. The demonstration was arranged by ITD’s Office of Highway Operations and Safety. The new radar units contain computer chips that can help officers identify not only how fast a specific car is traveling, but also the precise distance between cars.
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Summer sun can turn cars into ovens

Temperatures are climbing faster than gas prices throughout most of Idaho, bringing an extreme threat to children and pets left – even briefly – inside parked or idling cars. For all of their safety features designed to protect occupants, cars can become death traps for confined children and animals.
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ITD employees share photos of well-used trucks
Apparently most ITD employees drive modern vehicles with clean paint jobs and unruffled fenders. An invitation in the July 14 Transporter for employees to send photos of their ugly trucks generated three responses. Two of the submissions truly are old trucks (although one appears to be fairly well preserved
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Senate panel approves funds for transportation projects
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved four of the twelve annual appropriations bill earlier today. Included in the bills are a number of projects important to Idaho. Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, a member of the Committee, stressed the importance of the projects within a balanced budget, "As Congress struggles rein in federal spending, we must be vigilant in ensuring Congress approves projects appropriate for federal taxpayer support.
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Chuck Winder to chart a new course
Transportation has led Chuck Winder down many paths since it became a passion during his college days at the College of Idaho four decades ago. The course changed again in June when Gov. Jim Risch, completing the unexpired term of Dirk Kempthorne, chose a new chairman for the Idaho Transportation Board. It was an abrupt, although not completely surprising, change for the board chairman who was first appointed by Gov. Phil Batt in 1995.
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Two-wheeled commutes
ITD employees joined a national effort to draw attention to their two-wheel vehicles by riding to work on Wednesday (July 19) and parking in an impressive lineup at Headquarters (above) and at District 1 in Coeur4 d'Alene (below).
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