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9-14-07


Return to glory
Historic Rainbow Bridge renovation completed

A project that spanned two construction seasons to restore historic Rainbow Bridge to its more celebrated appearance was completed this week, removing traffic restrictions in one of Idaho 55's most scenic areas.Work began in 2006 on the arch piers, floor beams, deck joints and columns. Construction crews replaced the bridge rails this spring and summer.
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Transportation Board
Series of district tours to conclude in Pocatello
The Idaho Transportation Board will conclude its 2007 district tours in southeast Idaho next week, visiting projects in District 5 on Wednesday and conducting a regular business meeting in Pocatello on Thursday.
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Aeronautics
Mark Young receives national aviation service award
ITD State Airport Manager Mark Young received the 2007 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) during the organization’s annual banquet Tuesday in Portland. Young has managed the development, safety and maintenance of Idaho's 30 backcountry airfields the past 13 years.
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Administration

Tolman begins new challenges as division administrator
When Dave Tolman accepted the call to become ITD’s new administrator of the Division of Administration Aug. 23, it was the beginning of a smooth transition. All he had to do was move his desk, since he had been performing the duties on an interim basis the previous two months.He brought valuable experience, in both finance and budgeting, when he came to the transportation department in October 2001.
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Highways
Major project planned on I-84 in east Boise
ITD is giving a busy stretch of Interstate 84 a much-needed facelift with a rebuilding project that began this weekend (Sept. 15, 16). The I-84 East construction project includes several improvements between the Wye Interchange and Eisenman Road.
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Fran Hood named state construction engineer
Most of the professional milestones in Fran Hood's 10-year ITD career coincidentally have come in April. But April 2007 came and went without another major professional step. That followed early this month when Greg Laragan, Assistant Chief Engineer-Operations, introduced Hood as the new state construction engineer.
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Districts 6, 5 provide visibility at Eastern Idaho State Fair
People who attended the recent Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot found a veritable gold mine of information at a clapboard-style booth jointly staffed by the employees of ITD’s districts 5 and 6. Thirty-two employees, including District 5 Engineer Ed Bala, covered six-hour shifts in the booth, working from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Administrative assistants
Administrative workshop set Sept. 27; donations still needed
Administrative support staff from throughout Idaho will assemble Sept. 27 for the 20th annual professional development workshop at the Nazareth Center in Boise. This year’s theme, Spread Your Wings, appropriately focuses on career advancement and networking, according to members of the organizing committee. The day-long event includes team-building activities, formal presentations, door prizes and a luncheon.
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Human Resources
HR to continue e-mail job notification process
Recently, HRS implemented an all-employee e-mail that is generated each time a job announcement is opened. We assured you that we would continue to streamline and improve the process as needed. Our continued intent is to help employees find job opportunities that are aligned with their career path as well as involve them in forwarding job information to friends and family.
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Grieving — a chronology of responses
As we go through life, we experience loss - both the predictable losses that accompany developmental changes, such as going off to school or separating from parents, and the unanticipated losses such as divorce, illness or death. Occasionally, we are confronted with publicized tragedies that touch us deeply as well.
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Fires continue to burn more than 850,000 acres
Fire activity report from the National Interagency Fire Center, as of Friday, Sept. 7...
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• Donation will save money, beautify city
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Wildfire
ITD assists in battle to control wildfire near Idaho 55
It was an odd image that was carried on Treasure Valley television stations this week – an ITD snowplow pressed into service as a pilot car, leading motorists through a smoke-enveloped segment of Idaho 55 north of Eagle. A Labor Day weekend fire erupted near Banks, about 32 miles north of Boise, briefly threatening the ITD Banks maintenance facility and forcing intermittent closures.
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District 5
Harelson helps keep traffic flowing during race
Consider the impact that a cavalcade of 1,000 bike racers and a like number of support vehicles can have on highways and small communities during a period of four hours. Logistics require the precision of a surgeon. Dan Harelson is no doctor, but he’s proven to be pretty good at operations the past five years as he worked with organizers of the annual Logan, Utah, to Jackson, Wyo., (LOTOJA) bike race and communities impacted by the ride.
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