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8-13-04

Board to review safety grants, tour District 1
The Idaho Transportation Board will travel U.S. 95 from Coeur d’Alene to the Canadian border as part of its District 1 tour next week. The day will include a tour of the Sandpoint Municipal Airport and a stop at Eastport, where members will learn about security measures at the U.S.-Canadian border. The group also will tour the U.S. 95/Copeland Northeast construction site. The project stretches 17 miles and is designed to improve the highway, increase motorist safety and replace two aging bridges.
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Bonding concept explored during workshop
The first of a series of workshops to explore new and innovative ways to fund Idaho’s transportation system was held in Boise on Thursday, Aug. 5. “We asked regional business and state leaders to learn more about one of the potential financing tools – GARVEE bonds,” said Charlie Rountree, Division of Planning Manager.
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Safety video strives for high impact among teens
In an effort to change attitudes that may keep teens from buckling up, the ITD Office of Traffic and Highway Safety will sponsor multimedia presentations in junior high and high schools this fall. The presentations are projected onto 10-foot screens and incorporate loud music and fast-paced images. Teens are encouraged to make good choices, including wearing seat belts and not drinking and driving.
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Simmons concludes service on PERSI board
ITD employees and other state workers are assured of a strong, growing retirement system that will provide for their needs in life beyond work. The health of the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho relies, in significant part, on volunteer trustees like ITD’s Sue Simmons, who stepped down July 1 after more than nine years of service.
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ITD launches new quarterly report to Congressional delegates
The Idaho Transportation Department is using the information highway to keep the state’s congressional leaders up to date on achievements and issues related to transportation in Idaho. The department recently distributed, via e-mail attachment, the first issue of “Transportation News Quarterly” to Idaho’s four congressional delegates.
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Public reviews possible Eagle Road solutions
Idaho citizens who live, work, commute and travel on Eagle Road (Idaho 55) had an opportunity to preview some of the improvements being considered for one of the state’s busiest non-interstate highways this week. A public open house in Boise offered a preliminary look at the Eagle Road Arterial Study. The purpose was to show the management concepts being considered for Eagle Road.
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Bottom Line
• Course offered for Defensive Driving Class
• Warning: No Phishing Allowed

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