Posts Categorized: LHTAC News

FHWA FAST Act Guardrail Safety Training Opportunity -Session 1 or Session 2

LHTAC believes this training will be very beneficial to locals and has decided to sponsoring the travel costs for up to 15 people to attend. This will be first come, first served. The attendee must be employed through a local highway jurisdiction (city, county or highway district). Only one person per agency. If you would like to send more than one person from your agency they may be added to the waitlist.

LHTAC will be doing all the registration. Email us to reserve your spot. Please indicate if you are interested in attending session 1 or session 2. You may only select a single session. They are geared towards different positions. See descriptions further down below.

Travel – If you are an Idaho Local Highway Jurisdiction traveling more than 50 miles to attend you are eligible for travel reimbursements. Your mileage, hotel costs, and your per diem are claimable. You will be reimbursed per Federal per diem rates and regulations. Be sure to keep all travel receipts for any flights, rental cars, gas receipts if using a rental car and lodging.

Contact Dawn Christensen at LHTAC for additional questions regarding these free seats at DChristensen@LHTAC.org or 208-344-0565.

For question regarding the actual training session contact Sonna Lynn Fernandez at Sonnalynn.Fernandez@itd.idaho.gov
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Free flood Training

Free flood trainings 3/26 in Sandpoint & 3/27 in Post Falls

Tuesday, March 26, 2019
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
NFIP 101 Workshop
Sandpoint City Hall Council Chambers, 1123 Lake St., Sandpoint

Tuesday, March 26, 2019                             
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Elevation Certificate Workshop
Sandpoint City Hall Council Chambers, 1123 Lake St., Sandpoint

Tuesday, March 26, 2019                             
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Elevation Certificate Workshop
Kootenai County Admin Building, 451 Government Way, Lower Floor, Room 1B, Coeur d’Alene

Wednesday, March 27, 2019                       
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
NFIP 101 Workshop
City Hall, 408 N Spokane St, Post Falls

Thursday, March 28, 2019                            
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
CFM Exam
Coeur D’Alene

Contact:

Maureen O’Shea, AICP, CFM
State NFIP Coordinator
Office # 208-287-4928
Maureen.OShea@idwr.idaho.gov
https://www.idwr.idaho.gov/floods/ 

 

 

New multi-use path in Spirit Lake serves biking, pedestrian interest

By Reed Hollinshead, ITD Office of Communication

A new eight-foot-wide multi-use path was recently completed in the northern Idaho town of Spirit Lake, connecting Idaho Highway 41 (5th Avenue), city hall, and the fire station, and adding sidewalk to many residences in the area. The path, identified as a need by the city since 2007, used $216,456 in TAP (Transportation Alternatives Program) funding.

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