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Idaho Transportation Department’s Sablan earns state’s first AASHTO fellowship

Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) State Design/Traffic Services Engineer Kevin Sablan has been given a 2016 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Fellowship, the first for the state in the program’s 15-year history. Beginning March 28, Sablan will spend a year in Washington, D.C., working on enginnering and transportation policy issues. He has […]

March 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Idaho road worker captures footage of large landslide as it blocks highway

Idaho Transportation Department workers were out near Elk City performing some simple maintenance on Idaho Highway 14 when part of the mountain gave way to a huge landslide that blocked the highway. The landslide left the main route to the small town of Elk City blocked off for nearly a week. ITD transportation technician Bret Edwards was […]

March 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Dept. sees drop in accidents on icy roads thanks to electronic spreader control system

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has used an electronic spreader control system from Cirus Controls to help cut its winter maintenance spending by 29 percent over three years, and attributes the system to a drop in its three-year average of accidents on snowy and icy roads by 27 percent. “Idaho’s success is largely based on […]

December 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Department releases report on 2015 activities

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has made available to the public its Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report that details the state’s current transportation demographics and infrastructure, business practices and financial information including new revenue and how that money is being used. “Our 2015 annual report reflects the accomplishments of ITD as we continue our mission […]

December 25, 2015

Roadbuilding

Idaho Transportation Department receives AASHTO communications awards for article, advertisement

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) presented the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) with two communications awards during the association’s recent annual meeting. AASHTO’s Subcommittee on Transportation Communications (TransComm) presented the awards as part the Skills Contest, an opportunity each year for the association to recognize “outstanding communications work” from departments of […]

September 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Construction company called out for substandard concrete

The state of Idaho is not happy with the construction company replacing two Interstate-90 bridges because it’s using substandard concrete in portions of the project. Luckily routine quality controls by the Idaho Transportation Department discovered the problem before it’s late. The columns holding up the bridge passed inspection, but the concrete being used to construct the […]

October 15, 2014

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: Idaho Transportation Department’s first design-build project wins engineering excellence award

An Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) project completed last year has received an engineering excellence award. The agency announced Tuesday that the reconstruction of Idaho 44 from Linder Road to Ballantyne Lane — its first design-build project — won an award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Idaho at their Engineering Excellence awards luncheon […]

April 30, 2014

Roadbuilding

Series of avalanches engulf Idaho’s Highway 21; ITD captures amazing photo of the scene

A series of avalanches has left a portion Idaho’s Highway 21 completely covered in snow, ice and trees, and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has the picture to show just how much work the agency will have to do in the coming weeks. About eight avalanches have occurred in the past few days, engulfing a […]

March 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Seven states use technology, innovative solutions to combat extreme winter weather

It’s no secret that extreme winter weather can drive up costs, forcing state transportation departments to think creatively when looking for effective solutions within their budgets. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) President and Secretary of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Mike Hancock notes that some DOTs have found solutions to cut costs, […]

December 26, 2013

Roadbuilding

Top 10 finalists selected for America’s Transportation Awards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have selected 10 state transportation department projects as finalists in the 2013 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The top 10 projects are: 1.  Dumbarton Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit project: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) – $62.3 million 2.  I-285 […]

September 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

Six projects receive western regional America’s Transportation Awards

Six transportation projects have won awards in the sixth annual western regional America’s Transportation Awards competition. The competition, sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, recognizes transportation projects in three main categories: “Ahead of Schedule,” “Under Budget” and “Best Use of Innovation.” The […]

August 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

ITD uses goats to manage roadside weeds

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has begun using a non-chemical weed-control method in areas near water, The Spokesman-Review reported. In mid-May, a herd of about 100 goats spent two days grazing in an area near a retention pond on Eagle Road. A bonus with this new form of grass management: There is no additional dry […]

May 31, 2013