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Two unexploded artillery shells found underwater near Idaho bridge
This video shows two unexploded artillery shells were found underwater near a bridge in Idaho. Read all about this on Equipment World.
November 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
Idaho partners with National Weather Service for travel app
Drivers in Idaho can now better track driving conditions and weather forecasts along their routes. The Idaho Transportation Department has updated its 511 app and website and partnered with the National Weather Service in Pocatello to offer weather forecasts. “The weather forecast information is really important from a planning standpoint for a traveler,” says Tony Ernest, […]
January 31, 2018
Roadbuilding
Idaho Transportation Dept. grant provides free equipment training to vets, women, minorities
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is one of only eight states out of 40 applicants to receive a $198,000 Ladders of Opportunity grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. With the grant, ITD chose 19 people from close to 700 applicants for a free three-week hands-on heavy equipment operator training course aimed at helping veterans, […]
July 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Idaho Transportation Dept. closes 2 bridges over I-15 for maintenance and repair
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) closed two bridges over Interstate 15 at Shattock Butte Road (113th North) and McCarty Road (200 North) north of Idaho Falls on May 10 and they will remain closed until late June, Local News 8 reports. ITD will be performing preventive maintenance during that time that includes resurfacing bridge decks, replacing the guardrail and repairing […]
May 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Idaho Transportation Department to push for new projects through $320 million in anticipated funding
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will push for additional road and bridge projects during presentations to the state transportation board April 21 that will be funded through several methods, including the new authorized Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) bonds. The department reports additional funds are being made available from two transportation bills passed into law […]
April 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Idaho installing Bluetooth sensors along I-15 to monitor traffic during construction
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is installing Bluetooth-based roadway sensors in the median of Interstate 15 to provide real-time travel information for drivers during construction work that will start this spring, Traffic Technology Today reports. ITD is planning to make bridge repairs and resurface the deteriorated pavement on I-15 in eastern Idaho, which is expected to […]
March 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Idaho’s I-90 requires emergency repaving to repair potholes
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is performing emergency repaving to repair potholes caused by freeze-thaw on parts of I-90 near Coeur d’Alene, krem.com reports. “It just creates the perfect storm for potholes,” Mike Lanz of the Idaho Transportation Department told the news agency, referring to the freeze-thaw conditions. Although the potholes aren’t too deep, there are […]
January 31, 2017
Roadbuilding
AASHTO picks Idaho Transportation Department innovation program as prototype
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has selected the Idaho Transportation Department’s (ITD) innovation program as a prototype for other state departments to use. ITD reports AASHTO called Innovate ITD! a “best-in-class process” and the association’s Innovation Initiative committee plans to work with the department to “showcase the innovation” to other […]
January 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
Idaho Transportation Department cites culture change for improvements in customer service, safety
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) says it has experienced a “significant change” in the “work and accountability culture” within the agency that has resulted in better customer service and safety standards for the state’s citizens. ITD says this determination came from a recent survey of roughly 1,600 of its employees. The Center for Health and […]
September 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
Several I-15 bridge projects in Idaho to be completed by late October
Several bridges on Interstate 15 between Blackfoot and Idaho Falls in Bingham County, Idaho, will be repaired or upgraded in a series of projects that are now underway and should be completed by late October, the Idaho State Journal reports. According to the report, the work is being funded by new revenue approved by the Idaho Legislature in 2015. Once […]
July 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
Work begins on Idaho’s surplus-funded critical-need transportation projects
Work has begun on critical-need projects identified by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and is being funded by a surplus from the state’s general fund. There are 17 projects in all to be funded by the surplus. The first project includes critical safety improvements to eight bridges on U.S. 20 in the eastern part of the […]
April 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Idaho selects road and bridge projects to be funded by General Fund surplus
Idaho is taking some of the extra money it had at year’s end and is putting it toward roads and bridges. And the state recently announced the projects getting a piece of the $54 million. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, the state has selected 17 road and bridge projects to be funded by the general […]
December 28, 2015
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