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9-24-04

Director's Dialolgue

New director's Transporter column
to discuss transportation vision,
direction and priorities

To the ITD community
It is my pleasure to address you through this new forum that will appear regularly in the Transporter. My purpose is to provide regular reports about ITD directions, transportation-related topics and issues that will have an impact on you in your work life.
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News conference to kick off Forum on Transportation Investment
Idahoans will travel two billion miles by car, truck and bus in 2020 – more than triple the mileage of today. In 2040, that mileage is expected to double again. How will the state’s transportation system meet that dramatic growth?
What kind of investments need to be made to keep Idaho moving? How should the improvements be funded? With more hybrid and fuel efficient vehicles being driven, Idaho’s traditional source of transportation funding – the gas tax – may bring in less revenue.

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Board meets with Utah DOT leaders
Members of the Idaho Transportation Board met with their Utah counterparts during their Sept. 14-15 meeting in District 5. Meeting in Preston, Utah Department of Transportation and District 5 staff members outlined plans to improve U.S. 91 and U.S. 89 near the Utah/Idaho border. The Preston mayor commented on the good relationship his community has with the two state DOTs and expressed appreciation for the projects.
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Deputy Director/Chief Engineer Jim Ross to retire in December
ITD Deputy Director and Chief Engineer Jim Ross announced, in the following notice presented to Director Dave Ekern and the Idaho Transportation Board on Sept. 13, his plans to retire in December.
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Clock finally winds down on Tomkinson's 34 years
John Tomkinson's distinguished 34-year tenure at the Idaho Transportation Department, including nearly equal time in Right-of-Way and General Services, ended with a steady stream of friends and colleagues wishing him well Tuesday. It was a sendoff worthy of his many organizational contributions to the department.
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Valuable cargo goes up in smoke
It probably was the most valuable cargo ever transported in an ITD dump truck. Yet, shortly after delivery, the cargo went up in smoke and few people were on hand to witness the event.
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DHR to begin random survey of performance management system
As discussed during a recent all-agency human resources meeting, the Division of Human Resources has started evaluating the effectiveness of its Performance Management system. A team of agency human resources experts and key Department of Human Resources (DHR) staff have been working on this project.
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Two celebrations herald end of WYE project
What to do after completing the largest road construction project in state history? WYE not throw a party. Thursday, the ITD workers and contractor employees who were involved in all phases of the WYE reconstruction and connector projects since 1999 were thanked at the District 3 office. They were treated to sparkling cider, cake and ample praise for their contributions to Idaho’s largest highway construction project.
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Dignataries cut ribbon on new U.S. 95 in Moscow
Cars, delivery trucks and recreational vehicles streaked past toward unannounced destinations. An agile skateboarder rolled down the sidewalk, followed soon afterward by a pair of women, each pushing a stroller. And then a jogger, made oblivious to the surroundings by music plugged into her ears. True representations of a multimodal transportation system, they were.
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PERSI session canceled; new one added
ITD employees will have the first opportunity to register for the all-day PERSI 505 session at the Holiday Inn on Vista Avenue. Registration also is possible at the location, beginning at 8 a.m. The workshop, designed for state employees who are within five years of retirement, will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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ITD Public Affairs
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