Aeronautics
ITD to assist during corrections emergencies
When an event at one of Idaho’s correctional facilities exceeds the ability of responding locally, specially trained and equipped experts may be needed from outside the area. ITD has agreed to commit state aircraft to transport the equivalent of a SWAT team to a correctional facility during extreme circumstances, said Mike Pape, director of Flight Operations at the Division of Aeronautics.
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Highways
Conveyor delivers material across I84 to median
If you’ve driven east from Canyon County toward Boise recently, you’ve probably seen the big white “Knife River” tube running across Interstate 84 between the median and the right shoulder. It is a behemoth, just 17 feet off the ground, spanning 124 feet with a mouth six feet in diameter.
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Legislative Liaison
Mary Detmar to return on interim basis in August
We are pleased to announce that Mary Detmar will re-join the ITD staff beginning Tuesday, Aug. 12.  Mary will assume the duties of the Legislative Liaison in an interim capacity until the position is filled, within the next month or so.  She will continue to assist the new-hire through the transition to the upcoming legislative session.
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Bicycle safety
ITD publications focus on bicycle safety, laws
Whether you are new to bicycling or a seasoned veteran, ITD offers two free publications that will help you become a better and safer bicyclist. As gasoline prices steadily increase, more people are using bicycles for errands and their daily work commute. However, the changeover requires adjustments in daily routines. The Idaho Bicycle Commuter Guide is packed with information that will ease the transition and make bicycle commuting safer and more enjoyable.
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Highway safety
Patrols to watch for aggressive riders
As the number of scooters and motorcycles increases on Idaho highways so do the number of crashes. In order to save lives and avoid needless injuries, Treasure Valley law enforcement agencies are cracking down on motorcycle and scooter riders who speed, ride aggressively or ride impaired Aug. 1–17.

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In Memoriam
Doug Wilhelm, District 2
Long-time District 2 design technician Doug Wilhelm passed away unexpectedly on July 15, the result of a heart attack. He joined the District 2 staff in Lewiston after graduating from the drafting program at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston. The following obituary appeared in the July 17 Lewiston Tribune.
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ITD Mailbox
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Transportation Board
Half-dozen delegations express needs to board
The Idaho Transportation Board considered a wide range of presentations last week when they met with delegations during a two-day visit and business meeting in Coeur d’Alene. The comments and requests varied.
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Transportation funding
Governor's conference generating interest, ideas
How would you fund construction and maintenance of nearly 12,000 lane miles of highway and more than 4,000 bridges at a time when revenue is flat, inflation is skyrocketing and demand is unprecedented? Idaho citizens, elected officials and local highway administrators in Caldwell, Coeur d’Alene and Lewiston considered the challenge this week during the first three of six statewide transportation revenue conferences.
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Bridges
In-house bridge design captures national award
Nearly a decade ago, District 6 engineers stood on one side of the pristine Canyon Creek canyon and looked at the other. Their dilemma was how to best replace an aging three-span deck truss, built in 1932, with a new 375-foot steel structure.  They set out to build a modern bridge over the environmentally sensitive canyon on Idaho 33.
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Boating's silent killer
Carbon monoxide threat lurks behind motor boats
It is easy to grasp the danger of carbon monoxide in a closed environment like a garage or well-sealed home. Less apparent are risks that invisible, odorless, tasteless and non-irritating gas pose to recreational watercraft users. Dale Stephenson didn’t understand carbon monoxide risks associated with boating until about a year ago, but now, getting the message out about those risks has become his passion.
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Neighbors
ITD to help welcome neighbors to new home
Neighbors who have been displaced the past six weeks from their home near Headquarters will return Friday (July 25). ITD employees are invited to help welcome Joy Sams and her teenage daughter Erin back during an 11 a.m. ceremony at 88 Rose St., just east of the ITD annex and Materials Lab. What they see won’t have much resemblance to the home they left June 6.
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Joy's story
Joy is a single mom with a 16-year-old daughter. Her daughter Erin was born with a life threatening heart defect: the left-side of her heart never developed, and the doctors told Joy all they could do was keep Erin comfortable until she died. Someone at the hospital that day heard about their situation, and related a story about a boy born 15 days earlier in Salt Lake City with the same heart defect. He had undergone the first of three experimental surgeries and survived.
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HRD training schedule
	Sept. 10, 11	Managing Performance
	Oct. 28-30	Basic Communication
	Nov. 18-20	Intermediate Communication
	Dec. 9-11	Introduction to Supervision
This schedule represents training classes available at Headquarters. For schedules at specific districts, please contact your EST or refer to the training calendar.