***Due to the unforeseen weather conditions we have decided to postpone the class until fall 2017. The melt in Northern Idaho is causing a lot of concern and we had many requests for postponement.***

When:  March 21, 2017 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  

Intended Audience: Local Highway Jurisdictions (employees and elected officials)

Location: This workshop will be held via an ITD WebEx Conferencing System. You can attend at your local ITD District office (D1, D2, D3 or D4) or from own computer. Registration is required to attend.

• D1 – EOC Conference Room
• D2 – Map Room
• D3 – ITD Headquarters, East Annex
• D4 – Twin Falls Maintenance Shed and D4 Conference Room in Shoshone
• No facilities for D5 or D6.

Registration opens tomorrow (March 15) through the T2 Center website http://t2.lhtac.org/. If you have not already used our registration system please create an account.

Workshop Goals:  

• Discuss the importance of truck mobility and access to the economic vitality of the State and to local governments.
• Roadway safety for all highway system users is non-negotiable; this will be an underlying principle driving Workshop discussions.
• Tradeoffs are always at play when considering truck routes; safety is included as a tradeoff.

  Agenda:

• Overview and General Considerations
• Currently Designated Truck Route Networks
• Locating Truck Trip Generators
• Current Truck Travel Patterns by Truck Type
• Local Roadway Network Ability to Accommodate Truck Trips
• Consideration of Interactions with Other Land Uses
• Workshop Summary and Wrap Up.

Note: This class is eligible for 1 elective credit through the T2 Center Road Scholar/Master Program.
Feel free to contact LHTAC with any questions: 208-344-0565.