From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
In 2013, 3,154 people lost their lives to distracted driving crashes. No text is worth a life, yet many decide to put themselves and others at risk every day doing just that – in fact, over 660,000 people are using a cell phone or manipulating an electronic device while driving at any given moment of the day. We’ll say it again: No text is worth a life. (more…)
The Legislature has gone home. With the adjournment of the Legislative session, House Bill 329 died in committee. This bill would have eliminated most of LHTAC services for locals. (more…)
The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) would like to invite you to attend a bus tour through some of our past and present projects in the Lewiston, Idaho area. (more…)
On April 7, 2015 Representative Joe Palmer introduced House Bill 329. This bill removes all Federal-aid services and T2 Center from the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC). These programs include Rural, Small Urban, Bridge, Local Safety, Construction and LRHIP Grant.
You should review the points below for the impact to your jurisdiction. If you disagree with the removal of these programs, we encourage you to contact your local legislator. (more…)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that $500 million will be made available for transportation projects across the country under a seventh round of the highly successful U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program. (more…)